Eastern Cape Premier Ms Noxolo Kiviet said her government plans to create 60 000 work opportunities during this current financial year. Premier Kiviet made this announcement in Bhisho in her State of the Province Address. This is set to bring some sigh of relief to unemployed people in the provinces who are hard hit by the current economic down turn.
Said Premier Kiviet: “Over the next five years our target is to create 480 000 work opportunities, across all departments and at local government level. This will be done through the implementation of phase two of the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP).
Premier Kiviet said the Expanded Public Works Programme will be linked to the National Youth Service. She said the objectives will be to employ 1 000 young people as part of the National Youth Service (NYS) to utilise the unemployed youth in the maintenance of public assets.
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Issued by: Office of the Premier, Eastern Cape Provincial Government
17 June 2009
Source: Office of the Premier, Eastern Cape Provincial Government (http://www.ecprov.gov.za)
