5.2.2 Recommendations . Communities should be encouraged to form business co-operatives. In addition, training in entrepreneurial and managerial skills should be provided in order to make entrepreneurs sustainable. . There should be continuous monitoring and evaluation of the co- operatives by both communities and government. Government projects must not only benefit the politically connected as is the case currently. They must be accessible to all qualifying business co- operatives in order to benefit broader society. . People whose ideas were stolen by councillors should report the matter to the relevant authorities, for example the Mayor, Members of the Executive Council or members of Parliament. . Funding should be sourced for managerial, financial and project management skills training. . Markets should be identified for selling community products. . The stringent government procurement policies must be reviewed. . Primary and secondary schools should introduce relevant agricultural and tourism programmes as soon as possible. To augment the basic agricultural knowledge acquired at school level, closed education institutions such as the former Bushbuckridge College of Education, the venue for the People's Assembly event, must be revived as agricultural training institutions. . Where possible, multipurpose centers should be utilised to educate the youth about the importance of farming and agriculture. . Mobile and/or satellite offices must be established and manned by trained officials who will train and help the poor through workshops and other forums. Municipalities, Sector Education and Training Authorities and NGOs must also assist in the training of communities. . The government must expedite the processing of land claim applications. A commission of enquiry should be established to investigate the delay around the processing of these applications. . Businesses owned by foreign nationals should be adequately regulated regardless of the size and a special surcharge should be implemented for entrepreneurial skills training of local communities. Communities must also tap into the knowledge and skills of these foreign nationals so that when they leave the country, the skills remain. . Uniform standards for employment of Abet teachers should be established by the national Department of Education as a matter of urgency. In addition, Abet teachers should be trained further to meet the current skills demands. . Government must improve rural communication and contact networks. . Communities must establish fire fighting teams in order to manage veld fires in the area. The government and the private sector could be approached to assist where necessary.