Southern African Cross Border Traders Association SACBTA secretary general Jacob Makambwe says the association is making strides in training and equipping its members with necessary information on how to access SMEs empowerment schemes under the ministry of small and medium enterprise development.

In an interview with q-news Mr. Makambwe says government should consider a targeted focus on cross border traders in terms of empowerments to grow their businesses, looking at the contribution the sector has on the economy.

He says following the disruption of cross border trade as a result of the impact of covid19 on global economies the association has been working with open society initiative for southern Africa to provide relief to its members.

Mr. Makambwe disclosed that so far 9,000 dollars was made available to support small scale traders especially women.

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