Thousands of unemployed people stand to benefit from the City of Tshwane’s public employment programme, which is set to provide approximately 4 500 new job opportunities in the 2024/25 financial year.
This is all thanks to a total allocation of R111 million from the National Treasury, according to MMC for Economic Development and Spatial Planning, Hannes Coetzee.
He said the City was focused on implementing Phase 4 of the employment programme in its entirety after it successfully completed its Phase 3, which saw it spending more than 97% of the grant.
Coetzee said Phase 3 had created more than 7 400 work opportunities in the past year, and was a pivotal force in alleviating poverty and unemployment in Tshwane. “This was achieved through the use of a fair, transparent and audited lottery selection process,” he said.
The programme spearheaded diverse projects, from pothole repairs and street light maintenance to initiating environmental projects, such as cleaning, greening and waste management.
Coetzee said: “It has also facilitated participation in the artisan development programme. This campaign has impacted lives, invigorated communities and sparked positive change across Tshwane.”
He said the programme was set to continue to offer much-needed employment opportunities to job-seekers in the 2024/25 financial year from the Treasury’s R111m budget allocation.
“It is anticipated that this new allocation will result in the creation of over 4 500 employment opportunities across all seven regions of Tshwane and support the executive mayor’s urban management programme,” he said.
The City, he said, was committed to enhancing the quality of service delivery to further advance and fortify involvement, skills development and employment opportunities for the youth, women and persons with disabilities.
“I wish to thank the National Treasury for further granting the City of Tshwane an opportunity to participate in the Presidential Employment Stimulus programme,” Coetzee said.
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