Abstract
One of the great challenges facing the
South African economy is to increase the number
and variety of viable and sustainable economic
enterprises, it is central to government’s economic
policy that it promotes the development of emerging
economic enterprises and diversifies the ownership,
size and geographic location of those enterprises
.Cooperative development is one of the interventions
that the South African government can use, it can
also uplift indigenous people who were neglected or
excluded by the apartheid system to play a role in the
economic development of the nation. Cooperatives
have being receiving the support from government,
but there is very little success. The study used
qualitative research methods, data was gathered
from 200 cooperative that were situated in Limpopo
and Gauteng province, through focused group
interview, one on one interviews and observations.
Secondary data was gathered through an extensive
literature review. The research recommends that
responsible authorities need to engage in Continuous
trainings, workshops and seminars for communities,
cooperative members and government officials and
also employ cooperative managers in order for them
to strengthen cooperatives and also develop them
successfully.