# Deputy president Paul Mashatile says government appreciates efforts by the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition and Microsoft for reaching an agreement on a 1.32-billion-rand investment. He says this will be deployed over the next ten years in the development of black-owned small, medium and micro enterprises in both tech and non-tech sectors. Mashatile says the agreement makes provision for the skills development of young black South Africans in emerging technologies:
Mashatile says government appreciates Microsoft agreement on R1.32-billion-rand investment [SOUND]
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