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Join FABCOS today
Become part of a growing number of corporate's that together with FABCOS are working to find a profitable balance between:
- The legacy of our past and the demands of a prosperous future
- The incompatible characteristics of the informal and formal
economies of SA - Established traditions and new ways of doing things
- Township, rural and suburban dynamics
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BackgroundDuring the latter part of 2004, the FABCOS National Council appointed a corporatization committee under chairmanship of Mr. Mxolisi Zwane (Chairman of Premier Foods and Policy Advisor to the FABCOS Group) in order to:
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This initiative resulted in the formation of FABCOS Consulting Enterprises (FCE). The Enterprises housed under FCE are listed below.
- FABCOS Ko-operasie
- FABCOS Construction
- FABCOS Distribution Network
- FABCOS Apparel
- FABCOS Leisure and Travel
All the enterprises are profit-making entities. Each enterprise is aligned to one or several of FABCOS’ sectors.
| FABCOS ENTERPRISE | SECTOR ASSOCIATION |
| FABCOS Distribution Network | SATA – South African Taverners Association |
| NTSA – National Traders Association of South Africa | |
| FIBA – Foundation for Informal Business Association | |
| AHBA\SA – African Hair and Beauty Association of South Africa | |
| FABCOS Construction | ABA – African Builders Association |
| FABCOS Ko-operasie | AFASA – African farmers Association of South Africa |
| FIBA - Foundation for Informal Business Association | |
| FABCOS Leisure and Travel | BATASA – Black Association of Travel Agencies of South Africa |
| FABCOS Apparel | NCIA – National Cottage Industry Association of South Africa |
works to achieve 2 main objectives:
- To generate annuity income
- To directly participate in the formal economy in order to assist members with market access and enterprise development
The various enterprises are outlined in the sections that follow.
