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MANAGING DIRECTOR
C O N T E N T S
Rachel Gitari
EDITOR
Tersia Booyzen
EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTORS
Contributing to a working nation
Monique Terrazas
George Chavunduka
1 Editor’s comment
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Frédérick Danton
5 View from the top
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Cynthia Selemela
CHIEF SUB-EDITOR
Milton Webber
Overview
SUB-EDITOR
Lia Marus
1O The vision revisited
MARKETING MANAGER
Jackie Slavin
12 Phase I: A solid foundation
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Felicity Moon
14 Phase 2: Charting the way forward
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR
Jaqueline Modise
FINANCIAL MANAGER
Andrew Lobban (ACIS, FCIBM) Focus on the sectors
ADMINISTRATION
Tonya Hebenton
18 Infrastructure
SUBSCRIPTION SALES
Cindy Cloete
2O Social
DISTRIBUTION COORDINATOR
Asha Pursotham
22 Environment & Culture
ADVERTISING SALES
Abisola Owolawi
25 Non-state
Nomaswazi Mposula
Nomsa Phato
Thabiso Manicus
Darren Harrison Implementation
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26 How to participate in the EPWP
Fax: +27 (0)11 234 7274/7275
E-mail: abisola@3smedia.co.za infrastructure sector
PRINTERS
28 Expanded Public Works Support Programme
United Litho Johannesburg
31 The EPWP incentive grant
PUBLISHER
Elizabeth Shorten
On the national front
35 Phase 2 progress on track
Physical address: No.4, Fifth Avenue,Rivonia 39 Vuk’uphile learnership programme
Postal address: PO Box 92026, Norwood 2117,
South Africa 41 Powering the EPWP
Tel: +27 (0)11 258 6200 • Fax: +27 (0)11 234 7275
Editorial correspondence 43 Community Work Programme
E-mail: tersia@3smedia.co.za
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On the metro and municipal level
62 City of Johannesburg
64 City of Cape Town
66 Nelson Mandela Bay
69 Amathole
70 Chris Hani
71 Sol Plaatjie
Kamoso Awards
72 Celebrating excellence in job creation
Social
77 Manyeleti Youth Academy
79 Limpopo: School Nutrition Programme
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FOREWORD
“A
realistic and achievable.
S PART OF PHASE 2 OF THE EXPANDED This publication is an
PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMME, the attempt to analyse
Community Work Programme will be the figures and more
fast-tracked. importantly to look beyond
Another important element of our drive to create job the figures at the stories
opportunities is the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP). about real communities,
The initial target of 1 million jobs has been achieved. families and individuals
The second phase of the programme aims to create about 4 million who have benefited from
job opportunities by 2014. this programme.
Between now and December 2009, we plan to create about There are stories President Jacob Zuma
500 000 job opportunities” of hope, courage and
- President Jacob Zuma, State of the Nation Address, perseverance where
June 2009 those who find themselves
in the desperate situation
“The nation will recall that during the 2009 State of the Nation of unemployment have
Address, I announced that the Expanded Public Works Programme taken it upon themselves
would create 500 000 work opportunities by December 2009. to participate in these
These are job opportunities created to provide unemployed people programmes.
with an income, work experience and training opportunities. Participating in the
Honourable members, Fellow South Africans, EPWP has ensured that
We are pleased to announce that by the end of December, we communities not only
had created more than 480 000 public works job opportunities, benefit from access to
which is 97% of the target we had set. much-needed services,
The jobs are in areas like construction, home and community- but that members of Geoff Doidge
based care, and environmental projects. these communities were Minister of Public Works
We have identified some areas of improvement, which the ones that contributed
we will effect going forward, including ensuring more labour- to the delivery of the
intensive projects Let me reiterate that these are not jobs in the service. These services range from caring for the elderly and sick,
mainstream economy. These are job opportunities created to and programmes that educate and care for young pre-school
provide unemployed people with an income, work experience, children, to projects that upgrade and maintain infrastructure
and training opportunities. such as roads, bridges, water and sanitation, and programmes
The jobs are in areas like construction, home and community- that seek to rehabilitate and clean up our environment so that
based care, and environmental projects. We have also identified we all benefit. Since its inception, the EPWP has restored dignity
some areas of improvement, which we will effect going forward, to many of the unemployed by providing access to an income
including ensuring more labour-intensive projects. through productive work.
We know that these and other measures cannot fully mitigate This publication also highlights the successes of many
the effects of the recession or resolve poverty and unemployment professional civil servants at all levels of government who have
overnight. But we are grateful for the spirit of family, community diligently designed and managed labour-intensive programmes
and voluntary work that inspires many people to help those most that were able to generate these job opportunities.
affected through these difficult times.” However, the success thus far should serve to galvanise us all,
- President Jacob Zuma, State of the Nation Address, communities and government, to expand this programme further
11 February 2010 so that its benefits can be felt by many more. We need to rise to
the next challenge set by the president and
A key component of the inaugural State of the Nation Address grow the programme so that we can create
delivered by President Zuma in 2009 was government’s target 4 million work opportunities by 2014, but
to fast-track the EPWP and create 500 000 job opportunities by also ensure that there is not a community
December 2009.At that time, many experts, media commentators in our country that is not participating in
and opposition parties commented that this was an impossible the EPWP.
task. Over the last eight months, my department has had to deal Sponsored by
constantly with the many detractors to convince them that this was Geoff Doidge, Minister of Public Works Active Power
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Social responsibility
Lawrence Pillay believes wholeheartedly
in giving back to the community and
giving people the opportunity to
prove themselves, as he was given the
encouragement and the means to
start APP.
APP is involved in a number of initiatives to
uplift the community:
• APP distributes hampers to less-fortunate
individuals, for the past
10 years.
• The company regularly donates gifts,
hampers and toys to children and works
closely with Rotary. Lawrence Pillay
was named a Paul Harrison Fellow by
the Rotary Foundation owing to his
Control panel commitment to assisting those in need.
• In 2009, the company sponsored a live
ACTIVE POWER PROJECTS is a Values and empowerment mixed-culture show and the proceeds of
supplier of industrial equipment, parts Active Power Projects forms associations this show went to feeding approximately
and services to the mining, petrochemical, with reputable, reliable and approved 2 000 people.
process plant, power generation and companies, especially in multidisciplinary • APP recently donated money to Leratong
general engineering industries. projects. The company maintains high- school in Alexandra.
The company’s focus is mainly on the quality standards, managing its projects • The company supports 20 children at
medium to heavy electrical and engineering according to the requirements of the a home, and recently pledged R50 000
industries. ISO9000 system. Active Power Projects towards an underprivileged child’s
APP was founded in 2001 by dedicated prides itself in first-rate management, ear operation.
and highly skilled engineers Lawrence and dedicated leadership, integrity, efficiency, • In addition, APP has made the following
Vincent Pillay with Lawrence’s sons, Darrel and the use of appropriate and cutting-edge donations:
and Rodney Pillay. Lawrence says his mentor technology to produce the most effective •R250 000 towards the building of
and former manager and director, Johan results in every project. a church
Basson of RBF Engineering, gave a platform Staff training and development are also •12 wheelchairs to a home for
from which APP successfully launched into important to the company. The organisation the disabled.
the industry. Basson made a significant has an empowerment policy for the APP also holds a certificate of recognition
contribution in all respects of APP’s and his development of their staff, many of whom for involvement in the 16 Days of Activism
own development from the early years of were previously not recognised for their for No Violence Against Women
the company’s existence and Lawrence is skills and abilities. and Children.
deeply grateful to Basson for this support
and contribution. Market segments Company divisions
Initially, the company’s services were APP provides services to market segments Construction and project
limited to the rail sector but as the such as: management
enterprise grew, APP began taking on larger • food and beverages (breweries, food The focus of this division is on
projects for major corporations such as processing and canning plants) multidisciplinary and infrastructural
Transnet Freight Rail. • petrochemicals projects. In this division, we provide the
Today, APP has offices and workshops in • power (power generation, power following services:
Brakpan and Booysens in Johannesburg, distribution, power reticulation, • planning
and is able to meet all of its sheet metal and electrification) • advisory services in project
requirements using its own facilities. APP • rail (refurbishment of DC substations) delivery strategy
is a 100% South African owned black • mining (material handling, conveyor • budget estimation
economic empowerment company. systems and plant recovery). • contract administration
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Electrical products
APP supplies electrical cables, cable
accessories, cable racking, circuit breakers,
transformers, rectifiers, fuse gear, lamps
and lighting, electric motors, switchgear
(MV and LV), positive isolators, battery
chargers and under-voltage relays, as well
as small to medium-sized panels
Previous projects
• 2003 to 2004: Metrorail (for the South
African Rail Commuter Corporation
SARCC): design, manufacture, supply,
installation, testing and commissioning of
control and distribution panels for various
3KV DC traction substations.
• 2003 to 2004: Spoornet: refurbishment of
Active Power management and staff
a substation.
• project management Among APP’s general engineering services • 2007 to 2009: Transnet Freight Rail 2007:
• procurement are conceptual engineering design, refurbishment of various substations
• construction management procurement, construction management countrywide.
• construction and post commissioning care. Lawrence Pillay endorses the good work
• commissioning being done by the government in creating
• post-commissioning care and Industrial electrical services jobs and opportunities, and encourages
management. APP provides the following industrial people to look for niche markets instead of
electrical services: looking to government
Electrical services • plant lighting power factor correction solely for solutions.
This division of APP performs the following systems “The Expanded Public
electrical services: • bulk power supplies Works Project is all
• HT and LT installation • HT and LT reticulation about giving back,
• power reticulation • motor-control centres and power and so is Active
• supply and installation of stand-by plant distribution Power,” he says.
• panel manufacture • servicing of electricals at wastewater
• stand-by generator installation treatment plants CONTACT
• supply of street lighting • materials handling.
• manufacture of rectifiers for Process control, automation and PO Box 19427
traction substations. instrumentation Actonville, 1506
APP specialises in:
Tel: +27 (0)11 813 2293/5
General engineering • programmable logic control Fax: +27 (0)11 813 1733
App provides a full spectrum of • supervisory control and data acquisition Cell: +27 (0)83 273 5482
engineering-related services allowing (SCADA) systems E-mail: slpillay.activepower@gmail.com
it to fast track project implementation. • field instrumentation
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O V E RV I E W
The EPWP is a
national government-
led initiative using
the delivery of public
services, established
government structures
and budgets, to
draw millions of
unemployed people
into productive work.
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and state-owned
development for employment and April 2009.
self-employment. The programme involves
At the time of the EPWP launch enterprises reorientating line function budgets
in Limpopo in 2004, the EPWP and conditional grants so that
already boasted a number of well- government expenditure results in
established and thriving projects, more work opportunities, particularly
such as the labour-intensive Limpopo Provincial Roads for unskilled labour.
Programme called Gundo Lashu, as well as the Zibambele, The GDS agreed that the EPWP must not displace existing
Vuk’uzenzele and Zivuseni road projects in KwaZulu-Natal, the permanent jobs and all opportunities must be based on real
Eastern Cape and Gauteng. demand for services. The programme is also structured around
four sectors: infrastructure, environment and culture, social
The strategy and non-state.
The EPWP strategy is to create work opportunities coupled
with training to ensure that workers gain skills while they work, Infrastructure sector
and increase their capacity to earn an income in the future. International and local experience has shown that with well-
The programme creates temporary work opportunities for the trained supervisory staff and an appropriate employment
unemployed, using public-sector expenditure. It builds on framework, labour-intensive methods can be used successfully
existing best-practice government infrastructure and social for certain types of infrastructure projects.
programmes either by deepening their labour absorption or The infrastructure sector incorporates a large-scale
extending them. initiative to use labour-intensive methods to upgrade rural and
The challenge for the EPWP is not to reinvent the wheel, but municipal roads, municipal pipelines, and storm water drains.
to develop and promote existing best practices and to expand People living in the vicinity of these infrastructure projects are
their application more widely. employed by contractors to carry out the work.
In reality, most of the unemployed are unskilled and many In addition, 500 emerging contractors will participate in
have never been employed before, necessitating an emphasis learnerships registered at the Construction Education and
on skills development. All of the work opportunities generated Training Authority to gain the necessary skills to build this
by the EPWP are therefore combined with training, education infrastructure labour intensively.
or skills development, so the workers will be able to earn an
income once they leave the programme. Together with the Environmental and cultural sector
SETAs, the DOL coordinates the training and skills development The environmental sector’s contribution to the EPWP involves
aspects of the programme. employing people to work on projects to improve their
local environments.
Targets
The target of creating 1 million work opportunities through Social sector
phase 1 of the EPWP was attained in 2008, a year earlier than The social sector contributes to the EPWP by employing people,
envisaged in the 2004 electoral mandate. As a result, the targets through NGOs and CBOs, to work on home-based care and
for phase 2 are more ambitious. The goal of EPWP phase 2 is early childhood development programmes, coordinated by the
to create 4.5 million work opportunities or 2 million full-time- Departments of Social Development, Health and Education.
equivalent jobs for poor and unemployed people in South Africa
to contribute to halving unemployment by 2014. Non-state sector
This is a new sector introduced in phase 2 and will consist
Implementation of institution-based programmes delivered through non-
The implementation of the EPWP is being coordinated by state institutions such as NGOs and CBOs. Department of
the Department of Public Works, which has established a Corporate and Traditional Affairs is also rolling out area-based
dedicated unit to perform this function. Although the EPWP is a programmes delivered through organisations that produce
national programme, it is implemented largely by the provinces regular and predictable employment.
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O V E RV I E W P H A S E I
A solid foundation
In 2008, a year
earlier than envisaged,
1 million work
opportunities were
created through
phase 1 of the
EPWP, creating
scope to expand
the programme
significantly and apply
lessons learned to
improve quality.
Institutional arrangements
The Department of Public Works (DPW) is responsible for
leading the programme. such as the Working for Water programmes, the Land Care
The department also formulates and coordinates Programme, the Coastal Care Programme, and the Waste
EPWP programmes in the infrastructure sector, building on Management Programme.
existing initiatives such as the Zibambele road maintenance The Department of Trade and Industry was responsible
programme in KwaZulu-Natal, the Gundo Lashu road for coordinating the EPWP in the economic sector, including
construction programme in Limpopo, the Zivuseni building programmes such as incubator programmes for small
maintenance programme in Gauteng, and the labour-intensive businesses, which obtain work from government and
construction of water pipelines under the Department of community-based, income-generating projects.
Water Affairs’ Community Water Supply and Sanitation In the social sector, the Department of Social Development
Programme. The Department of Environmental Affairs and is responsible for formulating and coordinating EPWP pro-
Tourism is responsible for coordinating the implementation grammes in the areas of social and personal services, such
of the EPWP in the environment sector, through programmes as home-based care for people living with HIV/Aids, as well
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Cumulative outputs of the programme for each of the sectors for the 2009 to 2014 period
Sector Work opportunities FTEs
Infrastructure 2 374 000 900 000
Environment 1 156 000 350 000
Social 750 000 500 000
Non-state 640 000 280 000
TOTAL 4.5 million plus 2 million plus
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in some of the most challenging
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from repairing and maintaining structures, to capacity to cater for projects of varying levels
construction and rehabilitation. of expertise and scale, having established the
following key deliverables: 25 G Railway Street,
The company is 100% owned by black • civil construction Benoni, 1501
women, with an entrenched empowerment • building construction Tel: +27 (0)11 421 8665/
+27 (0)15 223 3656
culture. To date, a significant number of • development and project management.
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women have been empowered through Over the years, Mologadi a Nape has had Cell: +27 (0)83 399 6555/
training that has facilitated access to decision- the opportunity to participate in some of the +27 (0)83 444 7322
making, managerial and supervisory positions larger government projects, a prerequisite E-mail: info@mologadianape.co.za
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T
E IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EXPANDED PUBLIC
WORKS PROGRAMME (EPWP) in the infrastructure
sector involves the use of labour-intensive methods in
the construction and maintenance of public sector-funded
The Technical Support Programme
Under this programme, the national Department of Public Works
(NDPW)/EPWP technical team provides technical support
to provincial departments and municipalities to facilitate the
infrastructure projects. Labour-intensive construction methods implementation of infrastructure projects.
relate to the use of an appropriate mix of labour and machines, with
a preference for labour where technically and economically feasible, Assistance rendered
without compromising the quality of the product. Labour-intensive • identifying suitable projects
infrastructure projects under the EPWP consists of: • setting job creation targets for selected projects
• using labour-intensive construction methods to provide • ensuring that contract documents are compliant with the EPWP
employment opportunities to local unemployed people guidelines
• providing training or skills development to those locally employed • providing advice on the development and adoption of policies that
workers favour labour-intensive construction
• building cost-effective and quality assets. • reporting by municipalities on key performance indicators (KPIs)
of the EPWP on projects implemented.
Successes
The EPWP’s infrastructure sector created more than 1 million Vuk’uphile Contractor Learnership
jobs during phase 1 of the EPWP. Over the period covered by the Programme
strategic five-year review, approximately R15 billion (or one third of The Vuk’uphile Contractor Learnership Programme pertains to the
the total budget) was spent on labour-intensive construction and training of individuals in labour-intensive methods of construction to
maintenance. On average, the local labour content of infrastructure become contractors at NQF level 2 and supervisors at NQF level 4.
projects was increased from 5% to 30% of project costs, being The objective of the Vuk’uphile programme is to build the capacity of
highly competitive with machine-intensive construction methods. contractors and supervisors knowledgeable in the areas of labour-
As per the targets set in this regard, approximately 37 000 km of intensive methods of construction. To date, more than 492 labour-
roads, 31 000 km of pipelines, 1 500 km of storm water drains and intensive contracting companies have been developed across all
150 km of urban sidewalks have been constructed using labour- nine provinces. The NDPW has partnered with 22 municipalities,
intensive methods. All the workers employed on these projects six government departments and two government agencies in the
received training funded by the Department of Labour (DoL) from its creation and development of the 492 labour-intensive civil works
budget. In addition, 492 emerging contractors participated in CETA- companies. Each of the public entities have actively participated in
registered learnerships. The Department of Public Works (DPW) the labour-intensive contractor development programmes.
also arranged for access to finance for these learner contractors.
National Youth Service Programme
Programmes The National Youth Service (NYS) programme was jointly
Five programmes have been implemented in the infrastructure implemented by the DPW, the Umsobomvu Youth Fund and the
sector under the auspices of the EPWP. DoL. The NYS is a year-long skills training and development
intervention. It aims to provide
400 000 unemployed South African
377 357
youths with technical skills and
350 000
Work opportunities
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FOCUS EPWP
on the programme. The exit strategies include, among others, Moving into phase 2
placement of youth trained with contractors, placement of youth The infrastructure sector will be led by the DPW and will work
trained at Further Education Training colleges, and placement within together with the:
workshops of the NDPW. A total of 9 688 individuals were recruited • Department of Transport
by both the national and provincial public works departments • Department of Provincial and Local Government
to participate in the NYS programme during the 2007/08 • Department of Water Affairs
financial year. • Department Minerals and Energy
• Department of Sports and Recreation.
Large projects programme Most projects are implemented by the provinces and municipalities,
Large projects are defined as those with a minimum budget of and this will continue in the second phase of the programme. While
R30 million or more. These should have appropriate contract all provinces are already contributing to the EPWP, many provincial
conditions, including labour-based methods and allowing workers departments could increase their contribution further. The continued
of all categories (non-skilled and semi-skilled) to undergo training. growth of the sector will depend on the degree to which some of
the underperforming provinces can increase their performance
The aims of the large projects programme by implementing their projects more labour intensively and by
are to: establishing dedicated labour-intensive maintenance programmes
• ensure delivery of large budgets based on EPWP principles that have the potential to provide regular employment to large
• ensure meaningful development of emerging contractors numbers of people, especially in rural areas.
• ensure job creation and skills transfer by training beneficiaries.
The large projects programme is currently being implemented by Focus at the local government level
three provincial departments, three metropolitan municipalities, • ensuring that those municipalities that already exceeding their
and two district municipalities. In the fourth quarter of 2008/09, the targets based on their municipal infrastructure grant allocations
programme created 37 340 work opportunities, against a target keep performing and are able to continue growing their EPWP
of 15 000. programmes through accessing the wage incentive
• ensuring that those municipalities already implementing the EPWP,
Provincial roads programme but not yet meeting their targets based on their MIG allocations,
The provincial roads programme focuses on the provision of improve their performance so that they can meet the minimum
technical support to provincial roads and transport departments in requirements to access the wage incentive
constructing and maintaining access roads labour intensively. • ensuring that those municipalities not yet implementing and
reporting on the EPWP start implementing and reporting
Technical support provided as required.
• assistance in identifying projects It is anticipated that the sector will continue to grow and remain the
• designs and developing appropriate contract documentation for largest sector of the EPWP because of the large investments and
projects identified allocations already planned and the continued scope to increase
• assistance during project implementation to ensure that projects the labour intensity of the infrastructure spending of government.
are implemented labour-intensively While this has proved difficult in the first phase of the programme,
• adequate reporting on work opportunities created. it is anticipated that the wage incentive will provide a real boost to
There are more than 64 programmes in the provincial roads the efforts to increase the labour intensity in the second phase of
programme and more than 88 000 work opportunities were created the programme. The planned output for the five years is the creation
on provincial access roads projects for the 2008/09 financial year. of 900 000 full-time equivalents of employment.
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and teachers who now operate in a safe and secure learning training, the Health and Welfare SETA conduct the HCBC training,
environment, as school principals have reported a drastic reduction while procured service providers offer training at local level. The aim
in criminal activities. Although this project has been implemented during Phase 1 was to provide skills programmes and learnerships
by the Western Cape only, plans are in progress to expand the to unemployed people and volunteers, on-the-job experience, a
programme to other provinces. stipend and training – ultimately resulting in NQF qualifications and
possible longer term income opportunities.
Institutional arrangements
Provincial departments are directly responsible for the Phase 1 results
implementation and monitoring of the programmes at both district The social sector’s aim was to create 122 240 work opportunities,
and local levels. of which 17 400 would be through learnerships, and 150 000
Non-profit organisations (NPOs) provide the bulk of services temporary jobs. In addition, it was envisaged that 2.9 million people
and are responsible for delivery. Government support is provided would be able to access HCBC services and 400 000 children would
via conditional grants or subsidies to assist with the delivery of be serviced by registered ECD sites and trained practitioners.
these services, especially to poor areas. The Education, Training The table below reflects the work opportunities created over the
and Development Practices SETA is responsible for the ECD first five-year period in the EPWP social sector.
Work opportunities created in ECD, HCBC, community safety and other projects: 2004/05 to 2008/09
Programme Name 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09
Early childhood development - 2 200 12 144 9 125 7 531
Home community based care 1 316 12 769 20 893 35 721 42 473
Safety and security 0 734 1 075 882 2 493
Other 334 2 156 220 15 290 8 413
Grand Total 1 650 17 859 34 332 61 018 60 910
Phase 2
The social sector plan for Phase 2 of the EPWP is still being finalised, and the sector will continue in its current format in the first year of this phase.
In order to increase the scale of the sector so that it will be able to contribute 500 000 FTEs over the next five years, a number of key issues have
to be resolved, including standardising the employment framework for the sector, funding mechanisms to grow the sector, and identifying key
areas for expansion.
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• DEAT: People and Parks, Coastal Care, Sustainable Land- that the cumulative target of 350 000 FTEs can be met. The targets
based Livelihoods, Cleaning up SA, and Growing a Tourism for the environment and culture sector during Phase 2 of EPWP are
Economy programmes detailed below.
Environment and culture sector five-year targets: Number of job opportunities created
Year Total Muncipal Provincial National
2009 to 2010 150 000 3 043 48 657 98 300
2010 to 2011 156 000 3 165 50 603 102 232
2011 to 2012 200 000 4 058 64 876 131 067
2012 to 2013 275 000 5 579 89 204 180 217
2013 to 2014 375 000 7 608 121 642 245 750
Environment and culture sector five-year targets: Number of full-time equivalents created
Year Total Muncipal Provincial National
2009 to 2010 32 609 1 103 9 494 22 012
2010 to 2011 41 739 1 412 12 152 28 175
2011 to 2012 59 130 2 001 17 215 39 914
2012 to 2013 81 304 2 751 23 671 54 882
2013 to 2014 110 870 3 751 32 279 74 839
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T HE NEW non-state sector consists of two programmes, namely the Community Works Programme and the Non-
State Sector Programme. The introduction of the non-state sector is crucial to the success of phase 2 of the EPWP,
as the different spheres of government will not be able to generate the 2 million full-time equivalent jobs on their
own, even with an increased programme budget.
The targets for the non-state sector over the next five years are detailed in the tables below.
Non-state sector five-year targets: No. of work opportunities
Non-state 60% 40%
2009 to 2010 20 000 12 000 8 000
2010 to 2011 48 000 28 800 19 200
2011 to 2012 96 000 57 600 38 400
2012 to 2013 176 000 105 600 70 400
2013 to 2014 300 000 180 000 120 000
The proposed new sector will consist of institutional-based initiatives that create employment in ways that build goods and
programmes and area-based programmes. The first will services on public or community level. This approach offers
be delivered through non-state institutions such as non- considerable scope for work activities to be determined by the
governmental organisations (NGOs) and community-based unique needs of a community and implemented at community
organisations (CBOs), while the second will be delivered level with partial funding from the state.
through organisations that build capacity at local level. The An approach called the Community Works Programme is
latter approach offers considerable scope for work activities currently being implemented by the Second Economy Strategy
to be determined by the unique needs of a community and Project, an initiative of the Presidency, in collaboration with
implemented at community level with partial funding from the Department of Social Development and Public Works. This
the state. approach aims to provide an employment safety net by providing
regular, rather than full-time, employment to participants, with a
Institutional-based programmes predictable number of days of work provided per month.
Institutional-based programmes will involve the development
of programmes that could create income for large numbers Community Works Programme
of individuals through socially constructive activities by non- The programme is structured so that it provides the participants
state actors, typically not-for-profit organisations, faith-based with regular and predictable income through regular but part-
organisations and CBOs. The type of initiative would be time work. The pilots are being run in four areas in the country
determined by the non-state sector with the state providing and employ approximately 1 000 people in each area on a part-
partial funding for specified costs and wages. time basis.
Based on the results of the current pilots, this programme
Area-based programmes looks very promising and it is anticipated that it could grow to
Area-based programmes involve local organisations to support 180 sites and employ 180 000 people by 2014.
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providing a financial performance reward. process and from these identify projects
The incentive is structured to reward that are amenable to labour-intensive
provinces and municipalities that create methods. There are no business plans to
EPWP work by reimbursing them a be submitted to the DPW as funds come
portion of their wage costs. The more Activities such as directly to the municipalities. The MIG will
employment created, the higher the
incentive that will be paid out.
low-volume roads, have conditions attached that activities
such as low- volume roads, trenching,
trenching, storm water storm water drains and pavements
Technical support drains and pavements should be undertaken using labour-
programme should be undertaken intensive methods. The public body that
One of the key lessons derived from implements the project is responsible for
phase one is that it was not realistic using labour- payments to consultants. Municipalities
to assume that all public bodies have intensive methods are also encouraged to use their own
the capacity to implement EPWP capital expenditure on EPWP projects
programmes. In many cases, specific where suitable.
types of technical support will be required to ensure that these Many provinces and municipalities will now be eligible to access
entities are able to meet their targets. the wage incentive, but will initially require support to do so. It is
The EPWP unit manages a technical support programme the intention that the EPWP unit provides this support through an
that supports municipalities and selected provinces with the expansion of its existing technical support programme.
identification, planning, execution and reporting of EPWP projects
and programmes. Management and monitoring
Management at project level rests with the employer and owner of
Employment the asset, i.e. the municipality of province. The municipality and/
The employment of locally employed temporary workers on or province will be responsible for the correct implementation of
all EPWP labour-intensive infrastructure projects must be in projects and accountable to the auditor general for funds disbursed.
accordance with the Code of Good Practice for Employment and Municipalities and provinces are required to report on EPWP key
Conditions of Work for Special Public Works Programmes issued indicators to the DPW via monitoring systems put in place by the
in terms of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997 (Act DPW and DPLG, based on other requirements from Treasury.
N° 75 of 1997) and promulgated in Government Gazette Notice No.
P64 of 25 January 2002. However, proposals have been made to Building capacity
the Department of Labour for the updating of the current code of Consultants that want to be part of the EPWP need to attend the
good practice and the related ministerial determination, which will NQF level 7 or NQF level 5 CETA-accredited training on labour-
hopefully come into effect from 1 April 2010. A minimum wage of intensive construction. There is also an eligibility requirement for the
R50 is applicable to all provinces and municipalities that access appointment of contractors and consulting engineers, i.e. their key
the EPWP Incentive Grant from the DPW. From 1 April, minimum staff involved in the project must undergo special NQF-accredited
wages across all EPWP programmes will need to comply with the training programmes in labour-intensive construction.
minimum rate as determined by the ministerial determination. The DPW has applied to the Construction Education and
Training Authority (CETA) for training 1 500 emerging contractors
Consultants and contractors countrywide to participate in learnerships that will qualify them
Consultants and contractors for EPWP projects are appointed to build and maintain these types of infrastructure using labour-
through the normal procurement processes of public bodies. intensive construction methods.
The EPWP Guidelines document stipulates that all These emerging civil contractors and individuals can apply
the standard forms of contract listed in the Construction to the DPW through their municipalities which must indicate to
Industry Development Board (cidb) Standard for Uniformity the DPW that they have adequate funds in their capital budget to
in Construction Procurement may be used for labour- provide three projects for the trainee contractor’s practical training.
intensive projects. The guidelines also cover contract documentation The learnerships are based on a framework for NQF level 2 to NQF
and design checklist activities suitable for labour-intensive methods. level 4. For the infrastructure sector, all workers employed on the
Public bodies must select sections of the guidelines and insert them EPWP projects will be provided with training in terms of the Code of
in the tender documentation for labour-intensive projects. Good Practice for Special Public Works Programmes. This training
will aim to equip the participants with the skills to enhance their
Funding ability to obtain an income after the projects have been completed.
The EPWP infrastructure projects will be funded through the MIG. The Department of Labour will fund these training programmes and
Municipalities will identify infrastructure projects through the IDP assist with their implementation.
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public entities engaged in the programmes such as the Roads Programme, Large Contractor
Programme and Domestic Waste Collection programme were
implementation of the programme. identified, structured and are now being implemented. A key
focus was also assisting with the review of the first phase of
the EPWP and with formulating and securing approvals for a
T
second phase of the EPWP.
HE SUPPORT PROGRAMME is a joint initiative With the support programme assistance during phase 1 of
between the Department of Public Works (DPW) the EPWP, the target of creating 1 million work opportunities
and the Business Trust. It aims to facilitate the was achieved and is now one year and one month ahead of
implementation of the Expanded Publib Works Programme target. A total of 1.4 million work opportunities were created
(EPWP) by undertaking focused and prioritised programmes, which are 400 000 more than the target of 1 million. As
which seek to maximise the achievement of the EPWP’s targets. a result of this success, on the 22 April 2009 the second
It is a five-year programme (1 March 2005 to 31 March 2010) phase of the EPWP was launched with the aim to create 4.5
with a project value of R110.64 million, of which R100 million million work opportunities between April 2009 and March
was provided by the Business Trust and R10.64 million by 2014. This means that the programme has been increased
the DPW. by four and a half times its original size. An amount of R4.2
billion has been allocated to the EPWP to provide a wage
The Business Trust incentive to public entities to incentivise them to achieve
The Business Trust combines the resources of business and this target.
government in areas of common interest to accelerate the
achievement of national objectives. It focuses on creating Support programme focus
jobs, building capacity and combating poverty. The trust • Provides strategic support to the DPW and other sector
was established in 1999, financed by South Africa’s leading lead departments.
companies and governed by a board of business and • Provides operational support to sector lead departments,
government leaders. provinces and municipalities.
• Undertakes strategic and technical assignments to support
Key achievements the implementation of the EPWP.
The support programme has played a critical and important
role in supporting the DPW in achieving the EPWP targets. In Support programme key principles
this regard, the support programme has undertaken a range of • Support only: The support programme does not act as the
activities focused on introducing interventions to create work principal, but seeks to enhance and complement the EPWP
opportunities, undertaking strategic assignments, building the unit and the designated sector lead departments’ efforts to
capacity of the EPWP unit and other stakeholders and assisting implement the EPWP.
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• Synchronisation: All activities of the support programme are • Incentives and recognition: The support programme operates
synchronised with those of the EPWP unit and sector lead on the basis of incentives and recognition both in terms of
departments and feed directly into their systems. Institutional implementers of the EPWP and its own staff.
arrangements are carefully structured to ensure effective • Key innovations: The support programme identifies key
integration without creating undue duplication. innovations that can increase job creation at scale, as
• Building relationships: Ongoing and regular meetings are held well as applies innovation in all aspects of the work that it
between the support programme, the DPW, the sector lead is undertaking.
departments and other stakeholders to build trust and plan • Opportunities for participation: The support programme
and agree on the work to be undertaken. identifies and maximises opportunities for private sector
• Prioritisation and focus: The support programme focuses on participation in, and contribution, to the EPWP.
those areas where it is able to achieve success.
• Direct engagement: The support programme directly engages The support model
with stakeholders on the ground focusing on officials, The kind of support provided by the support programme
contractors and non-governmental organisations that are varies but generally includes one of the following approaches
implementing EPWP projects. depending on the issue being addressed:
• System driven: A management and information system has • Piloting an innovative approach to determine if it is feasible.
been developed that assists in implementing and managing • Documenting best practice and supporting mechanisms for it
the EPWP, as well as measuring and reporting on its to be applied more widely.
achievements. This IT system has been adopted by the EPWP • Jointly developing and implementing innovation.
unit and is now being used to implement the second phase of • Directly implementing where the EPWP unit did not have the
the EPWP. capacity or expertise.
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Incentive grant
A
Figure 1: Type of infrastructure portfolio FTE factor used
S A CONTINUATION OF ITS FIRST PHASE, the
to determine the minimum performance threshold per
second chapter of the Expanded Public Works
portfolio for 2009/10
Programme (EPWP) was launched for implementation
FTEs per
during the 2009 to 2014 financial years, with the aim of creating 2 Infrastructure portfolio FTE factor
million rand
million full-time jobs, which is a huge step towards providing the 4.5
Public works (provinces) 19.06
million work opportunities that are needed. Though this phase is in
Roads, transport and public works infrastructure
many ways similar to the first stage of the programme, it places more 4.28
(combined in provinces)
emphasis on the creation of temporary work opportunities, providing
Urban municipal infrastructure 6.00
income to the poor and unemployed.
Non-urban municipal infrastructure: For the first
To facilitate this objective, a wage-incentive grant was introduced year of the programme, the minimum threshold
on 1 April 2009 for provinces, and on 1 July 2009 for municipalities, 0
has been relaxed to allow for the participation of
with the belief that this would further enhance the creation of full-time more rural municipalities.
equivalent (FTE) work opportunities by public bodies, where one FTE
= 230 working days. A total amount of R4.1 billion was allocated to the Figure 2: Infrastructure five-year targets:
Department of Public Works (DPW) from 2009/10 to 20011/12 to pay no. of work opportunities
out the incentive to public bodies such as provinces and municipalities Year Total Municipal Provincial National
that will implement the programme. 2009 to 2010 300 000 176 820 121 412 1 768
It is expected that by the 2013/14 financial year, this figure will 2010 to 2011 342 000 201 574 138 410 2 016
have risen to at least R 5 billion. Out of the sectors targeted by the 2011 to 2012 440 000 259 335 178 071 2 593
programme, only the infrastructure and non-state sectors had access 2012 to 2013 572 000 337 136 231 493 3 371
2013 to 2014 720 000 424 367 291 390 4 243
to the incentive during the 2009/10 financial year. The social sector as
well as the environment and culture sector will be able to access the the budget process of making proposals and budget requests takes
EPWP Incentive Grant from the 2010/11 year going forward. place between July and November, the reporting criteria is applied
as follows:
How the wage incentive works • For example, to be eligible in 2010/11, public bodies must
The idea behind the grant is to increase the job creation efforts of have reported on 2008/09 EPWP performance through
provinces and municipalities by reimbursing them a portion of their the EPWP Management Information System managed by
wage costs. The more employment created, the higher the financial National Public Works for all EPWP projects.
incentive paid out. • In addition, eligible provincial departments and urban municipalities
each have a set minimum performance thresholds that must be
Incentivising the adoption of labour-intensive met to be eligible to receive the incentive grant. This minimum
methods performance threshold is the minimum number of FTE jobs that
A major assumption is that the incentive grant will lead to a greater must be created from the infrastructure grant funding allocated
adoption of labour-intensive methods and approaches by the public either through the infrastructure grant to provinces or the municipal
bodies implementing the EPWP. infrastructure grant (MIG).
The incentive has been designed to address this by funding • For the 2009/10 period, non-urban municipalities were designated
wage costs partially and freeing up funds to accommodate any a zero minimum performance threshold, meaning that the incentive
additional costs that public bodies would have incurred, so is payable from the very first FTE job created. This is to assist the
increasing the labour intensity of their projects. Where there performance of non-urban municipalities in the first year of the
are no additional costs, the incentive will increase the overall incentive. Participation in the incentive grant by eligible public bodies
budget, allowing for an increase of the scope of work of the also requires that they first enter into a standard agreement with the
public body. national DPW.
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• FTE factor x 2007/08 infrastructure conditional grant allocation = Figure 5: Environment and culture sector five-year targets:
minimum performance threshold: no. of FTEs created
• if EPWP performance for 2007/08 = or > minimum Year Total Municipal Provincial National
threshold, public body is eligible 2009 to 2010 32 609 1 103 9 494 22 012
• if EPWP performance for 2007/08 < minimum threshold, 2010 to 2011 41 739 1 412 12 152 28 175
public body is not eligible. 2011 to 2012 59 130 2 001 17 215 39 914
2012 to 2013 81 304 2 751 23 671 54 882
National public works (in consultation with oversight bodies)
2013 to 2014 110 870 3 751 32 279 74 839
determines the indicative incentive allocations. The size of each
indicative incentive is calculated as follows: Figure 6: No. of work opportunities created/projected
• performance targets public body – minimum performance threshold Total Municipal Provincial
public body x R50 per day x 230 days per FTE. 2009 to 2010 80 000 2 744 77 256
This amounts to an incentive of R11 500 per FTE. The rate of R50 2010 to 2011 96 000 3 293 92 707
per day will be reviewed annually based on inflation rates so that it 2011 to 2012 132 000 4 527 127 473
at least remains constant in real terms. Once a public body exceeds 2012 to 2013 187 000 6 414 180 586
the set quarterly minimum performance threshold of FTEs, public 2013 to 2014 255 000 8 746 246 254
works will start paying out for every FTE created above the minimum
Figure 7: Social sector five-year targets: No. of FTEs created
performance threshold as per the above example. Consequently,
Total Municipal Provincial
although an annual FTE performance target and an indicative
2009 to 2010 60 870 270 60 599
incentive allocation are determined for each public body for 2009/10,
2010 to 2011 67 826 301 67 525
these are indicative allocations. This means that the actual amount
2011 to 2012 90 435 402 90 033
that will be paid out within the financial year does not necessarily have 2012 to 2013 124 348 552 123 795
to be the same as the indicative allocation. 2013 to 2014 169 565 753 168 812
Infrastructure sector Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and have included funds to initiate
Overall, R4.1 billion has been allocated for all sectors from the the Working for Energy Programme, which is an interdepartmental
beginning of the EPWP. initiative. The sector will be able to grow faster from 2010 when it will
For the infrastructure sector, municipalities were allocated R201 be able to access the wage incentive as well. Growth in the sector
million for the 2009/10 year. Provinces were allocated R151 million: will come both from increasing the number of work opportunities and
• In 2010/11, provinces were allocated R331 million while municipalities increasing the duration of work opportunities.
were allocated R623 million.
• In 2011/12, provinces were allocated R800 million while municipalities EPWP social sector grant allocation 2010/11
were allocated R1.1 billion. The social sector has been allocated an amount of R56 637 million
• In 2012/13, R1.16 billion will be allocated to municipalities. for the 2010/11 financial year to create an additional number of 4
To date, 217 000 work opportunities have been created within the 719 FTEs. The allocation will be accessed as a Conditional Grant
infrastructure sector out of a target 300 000 for all sectors. A total Schedule 5 and this approach is applicable only in the 2010/11 financial
of 480 000 work opportunities were created from April to December year. The sector continues to finalise the comprehensive Social Sector
2009. Infrastructure is the largest sector of the EPWP and is expected Incentive Grant Model to be submitted to the national Treasury in June
to continue growing because of the large investments and allocations 2010 for consideration for 2011/12.The sector resolved to earmark
planned, as well as the continued scope to increase the labour the allocated amount for the Home Community-Based Care (HCBC)
intensity of the infrastructure spending of government. The planned programmes of the departments of social development and health.
output for the five years is the creation of 900 000 FTE jobs. The allocation will be used to subsidise wages of existing non-stipend
caregivers in the HCBC NPOs of the two departments. To determine
Environment and culture sector: number the allocation to programmes, the DPW considered information and
of work opportunities created data collected via desktop exercises, among others, the EPWP
Allocations to the sector have increased over the Medium-Term Monitoring and Evaluation System 2008/09 Performance Reports,
NT Programme Quarterly Reports for 2008/09 and the National
Figure 3: Infrastructure five-year targets: no. of FTEs Programme Manager’s inputs. Communication on the grant allocation
Year Total Municipal Provincial National
2009 – 2010 108 696 60 548 47 461 687 has been sent to the director-generals of the two departments and
2010 – 2011 130 435 72 658 56 953 824 workshops have been conducted for the national and provincial
2011 – 2012 170 435 94 939 74 419 1 077 stakeholders. The process of further engaging on the allocation to
2012 – 2013 220 000 122 549 96 061 1 390
2013 – 2014 273 913 152 581 119 601 1 731 ensure achievement of expected FTEs will continue.
Figure 4: No. of work opportunities
Year Total Municipal Provincial National Planning for the social sector grant uptake
2009 – 2010 150 000 3 043 48 657 98 300 The business planning process by provinces as guided by the national
2010 – 2011 156 000 3 165 50 603 102 232
2011 – 2012 200 000 4 058 64 876 131 067 Treasury template is underway to meet the deadline of end of March
2012 – 2013 275 000 5 579 89 204 180 217 2010. Subsequent implementation plans will be developed to ensure
2013 – 2014 375 000 7 608 121 642 245 750 right targeting of non-stipended caregivers.
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During the SONA
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work opportunities
by December 2009.
The final reported
figure of 482 742
work opportunities
as at 31 December
2009 represents
an impressive 97%
achievement of this
challenging target.
Q1 [1 April 09 – 30 June 09]: Overall EPWP – progress against 2009 – 2010 targets
Work opportunities [WO] delivered to date
Targeted work [1 April 09 – 30 June 09]
Sector
opportunities [WO] Gross* Net**
No % of targeted WO No % of targeted WO
Infrastructure 300 000 59 579 20 59 579 20
Environment 150 000 13 960 9 13 960 9
Social 80 000 7 466 9 7 466 9
Non-state 20 000 2 909 15 2 909 15
Total *** 550 000 83 914 15 83 914 15
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Provinces taking up
the challenge
Having signed the Intergovernmental Implementation Protocol with the
national Department of Public Works in 2009, the provinces certainly
rose to the demanding challenge of creating 500 000 work opportunities
in three short quarters between April 2009 and December 2009.
A
Q2 [1 April – 30 September 2009]: Overall EPWP - Job opportunities per
S THE MAIN DELIVERY ARMS OF
sector and province
GOVERNMENT, provinces and
Environment
municipalities are the primary project Province Infrastructure Non-state Social TOTAL
implementing bodies for the EPWP and therefore & Culture
play a central role in the success of the EPWP. EC 5 229 26 148 3 200 2 323 36 900
To confirm that all spheres of government are FS 1 672 3 608 1 470 4 670 11 420
committed to contribute to the overall national goal GP 4 541 31 301 2 331 6 118 44 291
and mobilise participation in the programme, the KZN 6 560 59 059 784 3 828 70 231
national Department of Public Works (DPW) produced LP 2 398 4 448 1 042 4 848 12 736
the EPWP Intergovernmental Implementation MP 1 242 5 365 1 711 3 037 11 355
Protocol. This protocol was signed by each province, NC 874 3 968 3 311 8 153
represented by the Premier. This protocol specifies NW 1 649 5 372 568 1 622 9 211
provincial targets for EPWP Phase 2, as well as WC 5 160 9 895 4 216 19 271
mechanisms to monitor the implementation of TOTAL 29 325 149 164 11 106 33 973 223 568
these targets.
Considered a significant development in the second phase of provinces in achieving this demanding target. A brief overview of
EPWP, the signing of the pledges at the launch of Phase 2 at the each province’s approach and progress in terms of EPWP serves
University of the Western Cape, Bellville, on 4 April 2009, committed to elucidate the driving forces behind the results achieved.
national, provincial and local governments to implementing and
surpassing the targets for job creation. Overview of EPWP in the provinces
During the signing ceremony, public works minister, Geoff EASTERN CAPE
Doidge, said, “There is no better way to put in practice the In the first phase of the EPWP, the Eastern Cape was the second-
formidable cooperative governance commitment between our best contributing province, exceeding its target of 176 000 by
national, provincial and local spheres of government than the creating 255 684 work opportunities.
signing ceremony you are witnessing here today. More importantly, “This is a product of the cooperation and selfless participation
this signing ceremony of commitment to implementing, reaching of public bodies within the province, both provincial departments
and surpassing the target of job creation by different municipalities, and local government structures,” says MEC Pemmy Majodina,
as well as national and provincial departments, is happening in full of the Eastern Cape Department of Roads and Public Works.
view of the public represented here today.” “The 375 young people participating in the Vuk’uphile leanership
Recognising the presence and commitment of Public Works programme are a clear testimony to this commitment.” In respect
MECs from all provinces at the launch, minister Doidge said, “It of Phase 2, the Eastern Cape has committed itself to contribute not
is our intention that these elected representatives must be held less than 484 736 work opportunities over the five years between
to account to ensure that these commitments are delivered upon. 2009 and 2014. The Department of Roads and Public Works, as
Simply put, all municipalities and provinces are signing a job- a lead department charged with the responsibility of coordinating
creation target agreement with the national Department of Public and providing the support to public bodies, has already started with
Works. And if and when they surpass their set target in that financial providing technical support to public bodies that are eligible for the
year, they will be given more money to create more jobs.” The EPWP Wage Incentive Grant, which is meant to encourage public
provinces have certainly risen to the demanding challenges, as bodies to create more job opportunities. The provision of accredited
evidenced by a 97% achievement of the targets set by President training to the social sector through Department of Education and
Jacob Zuma during his first State of the Nation Address on 3 June Social Development in the Early Childhood Development (ECD)
2009 of 500 000 work opportunities by December 2009, as well as programme has been accelerated to improve the quality of service
4 million work opportunities (2 million full-time equivalent jobs) by delivery and career-pathing of practitioners. Around 1 100 ECD
2014. The graph above indicate the contributions from the various practitioners are undergoing NQF level 1 on child care, while 60
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were already in child care level 4. By the end of October, a further and Transport, as part of their “inaccessible roads programme”.
670 was trained in child care level 4. The Department of Economic Jobs were created for 111 people. Routine maintenance
Development and Environmental Affairs has started implementing can easily be carried out by locals using the skills acquired
the environmental cleanliness and biodiversity programmes, during construction.
which have a great potential of absorbing unemployed people to
productive work. Spekboom thickets
The province has also intensified its communication strategy in The EPWP, through the Department of Economic Affairs and Tourism
profiling and presenting the EPWP and the best practice within the and the Gamtoos Irrigation Board, has established two sites on
province. It aims to increase the public awareness on the strides degraded communal land at Glenmore near Peddie where spekboom
the province has taken in mainstreaming job creation within the thickets are being planted to prevent further degradation and soil
core mandates as well as to engage its social partners in attempts erosion. The work teams consist of 12 members each. Plans are in the
to encourage them to invest more in job creation programmes. pipeline to create 26 more jobs in the area and to sell carbon credits to
EPWP Phase 2 in the province is well on track. During 2009, foreign buyers.
the National Youth Service programme was launched by Roads
and Public Works with the aim of contracting 1 000 youth to FREE STATE
maintain government assets. The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality The Free State has shown considerable progress over the
graduated 60 EPWP learnership contractors and in September, last few years in implementing the EPWP, particularly in the
cheques were awarded to the public bodies eligible for the Wage infrastructure, social and environmental sectors, with the provincial
Incentive Grant as a symbol of commitment in accelerating EPWP continually overachieving its targets for the creation of job
and taking the fight against poverty and unemployment to opportunities and training.
greater heights. The Free State Public Works and Rural Development
A series of briefing sessions were held throughout the province Department implements labour-intensive construction projects
with professional consultants to help them understand the aimed at delivering much-needed community-level infrastructure,
EPWP requirements. while at the same time contributing towards job creation targets.
As part of Operation Hlasela, the department contributes,
Examples of Eastern Cape EPWP Projects through the EPWP projects, to the revitalisation of Batho
Inkwanca Home-Based Care Centre in Molteno Location, particularly renovating the Maphikela Triangle. In
With funding from the Department of Social Development building social cohesion in rural areas, the EPWP will renovate
through its EPWP and the Department of Health, the Inkwanca four community halls in the Xhariep district towns of Smithfield,
Home-Based Care Centre in Molteno cares for 568 children Jacobsdal, Edenburg, Rouxville as well as Boshoff in the
of which 268 attend crèche and after-school centre every day. Lejweleputswa district.
Employees include 15 carers who undertake home visits, a social From November 2009, for a period of 12 months, the department
worker and a nurse, as well as full-time staff for the vegetable will commence with a labour-intensive access road in Jaggersfontein
garden, the kitchen producing food for Meals on Wheels, and amounting to R10 million. It will also respond to the call of township
commercial clothing makers that make free school uniforms for dis- revitalisation programme by building an ablution block and fencing
advantaged pupils. the cemetery in Jaggersfontein. These projects will alleviate
unemployment in the poverty-stricken district. The Kroonstad
A world first experimental road house of the late reverend ZR Mahabane, former president of the
The Eastern Cape Department of Roads and Transport, in ANC, will also be renovated. As part of the provinces’ commitment
partnership with the CSIR, implemented an experimental road to providing accommodation to early childhood development
project at the KuNgolo village near the Mthatha Quarry to change centres, the EPWP unit will complete the construction of the
the road from gravel into the world’s first 50 mm continued Smithfield Crèche. The department, together with the national
reinforced concrete pavement (CRCP) road. The virtually Department of Public Works and the Masilonyana Local
maintenance-free road significantly reduced the cost of the road Municipality, has put systems in place to launch a pilot project on
and increased the labour intensity. Two hundred and twenty- waste management, the aim of which is to clean and green the
four locals were employed and trained. If proven successful, designated areas. This is consistent with the premier’s call in his
this technology will be implemented all over South Africa and State of the Province Address regarding the launch of National
the world. Youth Service (NYS) projects focusing on cleaning and greening.
It is expected that 60 households will benefit from this pilot project
Ngcingcinikhwe village now connected to the budgeted at R600 000 and all goods and services linked to the
world project will be sourced from local suppliers to contribute to the local
Physically isolated by the Great Kei River and enormous vertical economic development.
cliffs, Ngcingcinikhwe village has now been connected to the The department also conducted a workshop with all the
world with a one-way all-weather concrete access road, a project municipalities to discuss the effective implementation of the EPWP
implemented under the Eastern Cape Department of Public Works phase 2. Together with the Department of Corporate Governance
EPWP programme, with help from the Department of Roads and the Office of the Premier, the public works and rural development
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department will sign a memorandum of understanding with all 25 By focusing on road maintenance, learners are helping city
municipalities in the province, the purpose of which is to define the authorities to deal with one of the biggest nuisances in the
roles and duties of each public body in the execution of EPWP. The city: potholes.
municipalities agreed to signing this memorandum of understanding
on institutional mechanisms for effective implementation, reporting, Transport infrastructure
monitoring and evaluation of the EPWP. Three municipalities have A pilot EPWP programme, initiated in 2006 by the province’s
already signed a memorandum of understanding with the national directorate of transport infrastructure maintenance to increase
Department of Public Works to access the incentive grants. The output on road maintenance, while also creating jobs and
department has been coordinating all National Youth Service (NYS) developing contractors, has grown into one of the biggest projects
activities in the province and will continue to do so. There have of its kind in the country. In 2008, 69 contractors were supported
been successes and challenges that were experienced during the and maintenance work was increased from 500 to 3 850 km
execution of the NYS programme. In the last financial year, 107 of road.
young people from Motheo and Xhariep were selected and trained in This maintenance programme has created 1 860 jobs. In all
the built environment and some of them have since been absorbed routine maintenance work carried out, the emphasis is on using
by parastatals and the private sector as part of their exit strategy. and supporting contractors at CIDB level 1 and mentorship is made
The department continues to source funding from potential partners available from 15 professional teams. The plan is to grow these
to ensure that 393 youth who were not able to participate on the contractors to up to CIDB level 4.
programme are able to do so.
The emphasis in this current financial year is on ensuring that Jameson Park Frail Care Centre
all departments, and municipalities in particular, participate in the The Jameson Park Hospice provides terminally ill patients in the
NYS programme. In an endeavour to absorb youth and women into Lesedi Local Municipality with a 24-hour nursing care service. Land
the active sectors of the economy, the department – in partnership was donated by the Lesedi Local Municipality and Gauteng’s EPWP
with Whole and Retail Sector Education and Training Authority made available R7.5 million for construction. British American
– will implement a new venture learnership creation. A total of Tobacco contributed a further R1.5 million, illustrating how EPWP
30 young people from all over the province will be participating can encourage public-private partnerships. The Lesedi Local
in this 18-month learnership. Upon successful completion of this Municipality is committed to operating the centre with trained staff,
learnership, they will become fully trained entrepreneurs who will in partnership with home-based care NGOs in the area. The centre
have the necessary capacity to provide quality goods and services staff also conduct home visits.
to the market. Up to 30 work opportunities were created during the
construction of the centre, excluding locals employed by the
GAUTENG four local sub-contractors. EPWP beneficiaries were trained
The provincial Department of Infrastructure Development is in areas such as bricklaying, carpentry, electrical works,
responsible for coordinating EPWP in Gauteng. A wide range of plastering and welding and worked with qualified artisans on
innovative EPWP projects have been undertaken in the province, a site. Previously disadvantaged professionals were also engaged
few of which are briefly described below. as consultants.
EPWP supports the National Youth Service The new Natalspruit Hospital
Since 2007, Gauteng’s EPWP has recruited up to 4 000 young With the help of the EPWP in Gauteng, construction on the new
people, who have secured temporary work opportunities in Natalspruit Hospital on a 12.7 ha piece of land on the eastern edge
the Department of Infrastructure Development. In addition, of Vosloorus commenced in 2006. The initiative has also been
partnerships have been concluded with sister departments approved as a revitalisation project by both the national Department
and state-owned agencies, such as the Johannesburg of Health and National Treasury. As such, the hospital is an example
Roads Agency. of how cooperative governance involving national, provincial and
local government can deliver much needed public infrastructure.
George Mkhari hospital in Garankuwa A joint venture construction group, consisting of five venture
About 24 young people, including 13 women, have been deployed partners and incorporating a unique community involvement
to the George Mkhari Hospital in Garankuwa, west of Pretoria. structure, has been awarded the work. Up to 48 local sub-contractors
These learners are provided with training in as many as four trades, have benefitted from the projects and nine emerging contractors
including carpentry, plumbing, electrical works and air conditioning. are part of the project’s entrepreneurial development programme.
The learners are able to deal with the hospital’s plumbing problems Five of these SMME’s are led by women and the other four are
and the maintenance of over 300 air conditioners, reducing led by youths. So far, 273 people have been trained on life skills;
turnaround time and improving conditions for the hospital staff and 512 on technical skills such as plumbing, carpentry and electrical
patients. works. About eleven local contractors have benefitted through 320
jobs created and the more than R4.5 million paid to them. Because
Joburg Roads Agency’s Benrose Depot the hospital is creating a new development node, the project is
A total of 34 young people, including 18 women, have been continuously creating work opportunities for local people, with more
placed at the Johannesburg Roads Agency’s Benrose Depot. than 70% of those employed being sourced locally.
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Q3 [1 April – 31 Dec 09]: Overall EPWP - Job opportunities
per sector and province
Environment
Province Infrastructure Non-state Social TOTAL
& Culture
Duduza Resource Centre
EC 11 438 40 142 12 509 14 716 78 805
The Duduza Resource Centre in Ekurhuleni was
FS 3 519 7 103 4 147 11 182 25 951
established in 1992 as a community development
GP 11 226 53 712 2 413 14 379 81 730
centre, housing workshops, education activities,
community meetings and various community outreach KZN 17 837 68 370 4 236 54 570 145 013
programmes. With around 15 separate projects running LP 5 658 9 947 2 499 22 927 41 031
from the Duduza Resource Centre, space is a huge MP 3 063 6 982 4 391 18 507 32 943
challenge and the centre was often forced to turn away NC 3 262 9 186 354 5 875 18 677
projects. The EPWP in Gauteng therefore invested NW 2 415 8 099 2 598 11 320 24 432
nearly R4 million for building an additional building on WC 7 622 13 986 562 11 990 34 160
the grounds of the centre, employing local labour and TOTAL 66 040 217 527 33 709 165 466 482 742
labour-intensive construction. The construction of the
additional buildings is now complete and already 90%
in use by organisations such as the Masihlanganeni Association for selected by the communities themselves, is required to work a
the Disabled and a private college training locals in upholstery and maximum of 60 hours per month. The programme is targeting
cabinet making. women-headed households and has developed into a major
employer of mainly unskilled and otherwise unemployable
KWAZULU-NATAL labour, 96% of which are women, on 25 000 km of the province’s
KwaZulu-Natal occupies almost 8% of the total land area of the road network.
country and is home to 21% of the population. It has the second-
largest provincial economy in South Africa, despite being the African Renaissance Upgrading Programme
country’s third-smallest province. It contributes approximately (ARRUP)
R206 billion or 16.5% towards the country’s gross domestic product. This emerging contractor development programme focuses on
(Davies, 2008). wealth and job creation in historically disadvantaged communities.
The biggest challenge facing the province remains job creation. Piloted in 1994 as part of the Roads for Rural Development
The provincial government has established a number of different Programme with a budget of R3 million, this programme assists
mechanisms to ensure that provincial growth and development emerging contractors to acquire the skills, experience, and
occurs in an integrated and balanced manner that also reduces capital that contractors need to compete successfully with other
the gaps between the dual economies. The EPWP is one of the independent entrepreneurs in the construction industry.
mechanisms identified to create job opportunities.
Learnerships
Institutional arrangements In 2008 the Department of Transport implemented the Vuk’uphile
The Department of Transport was mandated by the KZN Cabinet to and road worker learnerships, two-year EPWP-specific programmes
lead EPWP in the province. There are two structures that oversee through which contractors are trained in civil construction activities
the coordination of activities and implementation of the EPWP in through classroom theory and practical implementation on site. The
the province, the Provincial Steering Committee, convened by the contractors are capacitated and skilled in executing labour intensive
Department of Transport on a
quarterly basis, and the Sector
Coordinating Committees, that
are convened on a monthly basis
by sector lead departments.
EPWP achievements
Infrastructure sector
There are a number of
infrastructure programmes
implemented through the
various provincial departments.
Zibambele
A routine road maintenance
programme, based on the
Kenyan Lengthman system
and using EPWP-aligned
labour-intensive methods
and norms. Each contractor,
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Environmental sector
The Environment and Culture Sector
Programme collectively supports the
creation of land-based livelihood and
community-based natural resource
management.
The Department of Agriculture and
Environmental Affairs’ EPWP initiatives
are mainly through the Invasive Alien
Species Programme, Land-Care and
Diptank Rehabilitation. The Land-Care initiative involves a variety of LIMPOPO
activities that include small-scale invasive alien plant control, donga Limpopo featured strongly at the recent Kamoso Awards for
rehabilitation and wetland rehabilitation. These initiatives are short its contribution to the EPWP. In the Social Sector categories,
term, ranging from a few days to medium term of up to two years. Limpopo was recognised as the Best Province – Early Childhood
The contribution to this sector’s EPWP by Ezemvelo KZN Development, while its Manyeleti Youth Academy programme
Wildlife (EKZNW) is mainly through the control of invasive alien walked away with the Best Innovative Project award.
plants and tourism-based initiatives. Since the initial implementation In the Environment and Culture sector of the Kamoso Awards,
of EPWP in KZN, municipalities have been playing a critical role as Limpopo was also honoured as the Best Province, while its
far as creating much-needed jobs and where possible, facilitating Greening Vhembe project received the Best Project – National
skills development. award, and the Limpopo-based Mbhombela Cultural Group
There are a number of municipalities in KZN that continue Cooperative took the top honours as the Best Cooperative. Many
to implement EPWP projects and currently include Umsunduzi, other EPWP projects were nominated and recognised as finalists
Hibiscus Coast and Mnambithi/Ladysmith. This is also in line for the Kamoso Awards.
with poverty alleviation within the poverty nodes of KZN. These To manage these programmes effectively, the Limpopo
municipalities have implemented the Siyazenzela initiative which Department of Public Works has established a provincial
is a community based waste management project wherein steering committee (PSC), involving all EPWP stakeholders,
community members provide waste management services on which convenes quarterly. The PSC has a technical arm, i.e., the
behalf of the municipality. Technical Coordination Committee, which meets more regularly
Community members collect and sort waste and in exchange and deliberates on day-to-day technical activities of the sectors.
for the sorted waste, receive food parcels from the municipality. The Four sector coordinating committees are also established, each
potential for this initiative to create more jobs and contribute to more comprising of relevant implementing agencies and facilitated
effective waste management is partly limited by funds. The total by a lead department. The department is being assisted by the
number of community members benefitting from the project within International Labour Organisation (ILO), which is providing technical
the province is 452. assistance and skills development support in infrastructure-related
works covering all the sectors, while providing managerial support
Social sector related to the implementation of EPWP.
The intervention in the social sector involves creating work op- Sector plans have been prepared for all the sectors, which
portunities in public social programmes such as community outline the scope and activities of EPWP projects under each sector.
health workers, Home Community-Based Care, Early Childhood As part of its implementation strategy, the department has been
Development, and National Youth Service. The interventions are providing assistance to the municipalities and other implementing
implemented through the Departments of Health, Education and agencies in the selection and design of projects, realigning projects
Social Development. to EPWP principles as well as awareness creation in the form of
workshops and seminars. Programmes involving the Department
Kamoso Awards of Water Affairs’ Working for Water project, including the protection
In 2006/2007, the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport was of water sources and the removal of alien plants are ongoing.
announced as the Best Performing Provincial Department at the The Department of Agriculture is implementing projects
Kamoso Awards. In 2007/2008, and again in 2008/2009, the de- under sustainable land base livelihood, RESIS and land care.
partment received two awards for the Best Maintenance Project The Department of Economic Development, Environment and
and Best Province in performance. Tourism has several projects that include the fencing of national
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Equizine Civils ADVERTORIAL
THE HISTORY of Equizine Civils is closely of South Africa (ECSA), the South African Equizine Civils ensures that it completes
linked with the Expanded Public Works Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE), projects within the allocated time, producing
Programme (EPWP). The company was the Construction Industry Development the finest-quality work. The company’s
established in 2006 by Sisa Tinise under the Board (cidb), the South African Federation inventory consists of:
Buffalo City Municipality’s EPWP learnership of Civil Engineering Contractors (SAFCEC), • 1 × concrete mixer
agenda. It is based in Mdantsane, East Master Builders Association (MBA), and the • 1 × plate compactor
London, and its areas of specialty are civil Chamber of Commerce. • 1 × generator
works, building construction, maintenance, Equizine provides the following services: • 1 × concrete breaker
renovations, rehabilitation of civil structures • road construction • 1 × grinder
and various other civil engineering and • water supply reticulation • 1 × flat truck
construction services. In addition to • sewerage reticulation and sanitation • 1 × 1t van.
an experienced and knowledgeable • sidewalk construction, including kerbing, Its staff complement is made up of the
management and supervisory team, Equizine concrete paving and asphalt following artisans and labourers:
employs a skilled team of labourers, who • asphalt speed humps and speed hump • five bricklayers
possess the skills set necessary to complete tables • two roofing carpenters
any job to the highest-quality standards. • low-cost housing staircases, slabs, beams, • two plumbers
The company is 100% owned by Tinise, who pillars and columns • 20 general labourers
achieved a civil engineering qualification • retaining walls: gabions, stone pitching, • two operators.
while developing his skills profile. concrete walls and masonry walls Equizine Civils has the capacity to provide
He also has extensive experience, which • roof structures services that vary in scale and type, having
he gained through the EPWP learnership • parking bays, e.g. taxi and bus bays established relationships with other
empowerment programme. Employment • tunnelling reputable contractors in different sub-
creation and poverty alleviation for • subways and bridges trades with whom it partners for specialised
previously disadvantaged people are key • fencing projects.
aspects of this entrepreneur’s vision, and are • painting The business intends on purchasing
actively pursued in the company’s planning. • plumbing. more plant and equipment in the near
Equizine Civils aims to become a leading future, maximising revenue and realising
contractor, providing the highest-quality Previous projects its ideal potential. By offering plant hire in
service in construction, civil engineering and • Mdantsane schools’ pedestrian facilities: addition to its already-extensive repertoire
building science in the Eastern Cape. construction of sidewalks, speed humps as of services, Equizine will cater to a wider
Among its priorities is the development well as taxi and bus bays next to schools in range of its clients’ needs.
of a safe, active and positive workforce. Mdantsane
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Mdantsane
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East London, 5219
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aside 50% of their municipal infrastructure grant for the EPWP, Environmental sector: Work opportunities created since 2004
some even committing 100% of their MIG funds. However, Year Work opportunities
provision of EPWP training will definitely be a challenge, as only
2004/2005 1 592
40% of the municipalities in the province have been able to set
aside 1% of their budget for EPWP training needs. 2005/2006 5 220
2006/2007 23 940
Sakh’abakhi contractor development 2007/2008 19 228
programme 2008/2009 13 036
The province has set targets for the participation of women,
2009/2010 (April to December 2009) 8 846
youth and people with disability, as well as military veterans in the
Sakh’abakhi programme. To date, 55% women, 40% youths, 2% for transport. Another improvement to the programme was that
people with disability and 3% military veterans have participated in learners are now receiving their monthly stipends through the
the programme. training service providers i.e. FET colleges and the Ifihlile Training
One of the biggest challenges is the lack of projects Academy. NYS 2 members will be concluding their theoretical
through which participating contractors can advance from one training in 2010 and the 1 050 members of NYS 2 should graduate
Construction Industry Development Board level to the next. early in 2010. The recruitment for NYS 3 commenced in October
From its first year, Sakh’abakhi 1, there are still 14 learner 2009 and will carry on in 2010.
contractors that need second projects before they can exit the
programme. From the second year, Sakh’abakhi 2, 35 learner NORTHERN CAPE
contractors still need another project before they can exit At the launch, EPWP Phase 2 in the Northern Cape, which took
the programme. place in Kimberley in August 2009, the public works minister
Geoff Doidge and Northern Cape Premier, Hazel Jenkins, signed
National Youth Service the EPWP implementation protocol, to confirm the province’s
The province formally launched the National Youth Service (NYS) agreement and commitment to achieving the targeted number of
in June 2007. Since then, the youth identified for these projects full-time equivalent jobs in the province by 2014 and to confirm the
were trained as artisans, using a combination of on the job and province’s agreement and commitment to assisting and mobilising
classroom training. For the 2007/2008 financial year, 500 youths municipalities in the province. Addressing the audience, provincial
were recruited and have graduated as part of the NYS 1 group. MEC for Roads and Public Works, David Rooi, acknowledged
Exit strategies saw 10% of the NYS 1 formally employed by the successes of the first phase of EPWP and recommitted his
the Department of Public Works, Roads and Transport. Some department to achieving the targets set for the second phase of the
150 members of NYS I are currently receiving further training programme. “Together we can do more to achieve our target for the
at NQF level 3, through the national skills fund programme of next five years.
Vul’ematfuba. Cooperatives have also been formed and registered “We have committed to provide skills to the unemployed
as part of the exit strategy. The NYS was scaled up to recruit youth. Our mandate as the Department of Roads and Public
1 050 new members. To improve the programme, participants in Works is to build roads and maintain public infrastructure. We
the new intake were recruited from within a walking distance of the will continue to build public schools and libraries.”
projects identified. This is to ensure that the stipend is not used During her State of the Province Address in February this
year, the Northern Cape Premier, NC
Jenkins, said that the Northern Cape
planned to contribute, through the EPWP, a
total of 115 019 work opportunities towards
the national 4.5 million target over a period
of five years to 2014, including 8 826 work
opportunities within municipalities and 106
193 work opportunities within provincial
departments. The three sectors namely
social, infrastructure and environment
will be crucial in the achievement of
these targets.
The EPWP Phase 2 implementation
programme has seen the Northern Cape
already creating and reporting an overall
8 153 work opportunities through 204 projects
against the annual target of 16 709.
For example, the department has
spent more than R1 billion on road
infrastructure development in the past
Non-state Sector Progress 1 April – 31 Dec 2009 (Overall)
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Siyazama Housing cc provided the clients with the highest quality of materials and service during the
construction of these projects. With years of technical and practical experience, the company guarantees
customer satisfaction, placing great emphasis on client communication in order to achieve work ethic,
Siyazama Housing boasts a proven track record in residential and commercial construction, ensuring the
utmost attention on detail.
Siyazama Housing cc is a black empowered Management has adopted a policy that any
business. Members who were previously project that is awarded to them, the community
disadvantaged individuals by determination and surrounded by such project must benefit from
hard work has progressed through hard times. such, whereby 100% of unskilled labourers and
50% of skilled labourers will be taken from such
Today they have a policy to empower people community. This will enhance the relationship
through employment. Creating jobs in less with community leaders and the community by
advantaged areas were possible. Making sure that creating employment.
the community on hand is happy where they work.
Where there are local black businesses in the
We are proud to be truly South African, making surrounding areas then every Endeavour will be
sure as far as possible that all material bought is taken to make sure that we support the local
manufactured in South Africa. In this way we are businesses.
doing our part in creating employment.
Our motto is to strive to empower people by creating employment and supporting small
business to grow from stregth to strength
THE PROVINCIAL LEVEL
Social sector: Work opportunities created since 2004 department has entered into a service level agreement with the
Year Work opportunities CIDB to establish a contractor contact centre in the Northern Cape
to assist these emerging contractors with registration and also
2004/2005 0
mentor them.
2005/2006 6 474
2006/2007 8 030 NORTH WEST
2007/2008 5 893 The North West Provincial Government is well on its way to
2008/2009 4 711 contribute towards the EPWP Phase 2 targets, judging by various
community projects in full swing around the province. The North
2009/2010 (April to December 2009) 50 898
West Province launched its EPWP under the brand name Semelela,
five years. The department completed the following major which means “roll up your sleeves and work”, in 2004 through
road projects: the Modimola Integrated Expanded Public Works Programme
• Transfrontier Park flagship project.
• SKA road
• Britstown – Vosburg Modimola Integrated EPWP project
• Barkly West – Hartsrivier. The Modimola Integrated EPWP was initiated by the Provincial
The department will spend R1.28 billion on capital infrastructure Executive Council in 2004 to be a flagship project of the EPWP in
investment in the 2009/10 MTEF period. The bulk of this is funded the province.
from the infrastructure grant allocated to provinces.
Projects under way for the 2009/10 financial year are as follows: The project entails the following:
• Churchill-Bendel road • Labour intensive routine maintenance of a 70 km section of the
• Ntsweng-Tsineng road Mafikeng-Vryburg road between Mafikeng and Setlagoli, involving
• UAP Phase 2 access road five contractors.
• Karakoel access road • Route patrol by three contractors, on the road between Mafikeng
• Jooste Eiland access road. and Taung, via Vryburg over a length of approximately 230 km.
In addition, projects for 2010/11 include the following: • Labour-intensive construction of approximately 15 km internal
• Vosburg-Carnarvon road access roads in Modimola by six contractors.
• Nababeep-Concordia road • The establishment of an agricultural project in Modimola where
• Colesburg-Phillipolus road 31 small farmers cultivate cash crops for own consumption
• Prieska-Niekerkshoop road. and commercial production under irrigation, as well as the
Other major projects undertaken by Public Works include establishment of an egg-laying unit.
the Mental Health Facility, which is now 63% completed and The project focused on the integration of the different economic
created a total of 744 jobs to date, as well as the Kimberley sectors relevant to the rural community of Modimola, to create
Conference Centre. short-term employment, as well as long-term sustainability and the
Through the National Youth Service (Building Maintenance establishment of economic advantages that will continue to sustain
programme), the Northern Cape aims for a skills revolution among the community once construction of the infrastructure has been
the youth. Young people recruited into this programme will also be completed.The project also targeted unemployed individuals from
enrolled with institutes of higher learning as artisan trainees to further the project area, to be trained as new small contractors and farmers
their skills. The National Youth Service programme also facilitates and for them to employ labour from the project communities for the
exit strategies for those youths upon completion of the programme, execution of the projects.
at which point they will be issued with accreditation certificates to A very heavy emphasis was therefore placed on training and
enable them to seek for future employment opportunities. Similarly, skills development. All contractors and farmers employed on
the Phakamile Mabija leanership programme seeks to support the project for the construction of infrastructure were identified,
nation-building through involving young people in the delivery of trained and developed through a learnership programme during
crucial government services and therefore enabling these young this project. This resulted in the creation of 46 new entrepreneurs
people in the maintenance of government assets, while training in the form of 16 contractors and 30 farmers, as well as direct
these youths to become mechanics in the motor industry. employment for approximately 450 people from the target
These young people will be trained in fields such as fitter and community. It is very clear that the project is having a profoundly
turner, earth moving equipment mechanic, diesel mechanics, beneficial impact on the lives of the people of Modimola, with the
as well as air conditioning and refrigeration specialists. The benefits filtering through to other parts of the community, such as
training of learners under the Vuk’uphile Contractor Learnership small businesses.
programme that seeks to build the capacity of emerging
SMME’s involved in the construction industry also continues. Rustenburg Local Municipality –
One of these key challenges experienced in the Northern Cape Vuk’uphile Projects
is the acute limited number of contractors that are registered with These infrastructure projects fall under the Vuk’uphile Development
the Construction Industry Development Board (cidb), especially Programme, which is a joint initiative between the Department of
on higher grade levels such as level seven to level nine. The Public Works, EPWP, Construction SETA, Department of Labour,
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Lindiwe Hlekani Construction ADVERTORIAL
Building dreams
AT THE BEGINNING of the Expanded
Public Works Programme (EPWP) in
Buffalo City Municipality in the Eastern
Cape, Lindiwe Hlekani, an architect by
profession, began a two-year contract
under the auspices of the EPWP learnership
programme. Her contract consisted of:
• construction management
• a sanitation project
• building speed humps at a school
• construction of a taxi and bus bay
• kerbing and sidewalk construction
• roadworks around the Buffalo City
Municipality. exceed the expectations and needs of clients. Key clients
This contract marked the beginning of It is independent and is consequently able to LHC’s key clients include local
Lindiwe Hlekani Construction (LHC), a take advantage of new opportunities quickly, municipalities, district municipalities,
construction and civil engineering company in a dynamic environment. government departments, mega-
that was established in 2006. construction companies, private-sector
Hlekani studied and practised architecture Values entities and private clients.
before developing an interest in LHC ensures that projects are completed
construction. ”I became curious about what within the time allocated. “We never miss Previous projects
happens on site,” she says. This curiosity, deadlines and we don’t compromise,” Nxamkwana sanitation project
combined with a motivation to overcome emphasises Hlekani. LHC does its utmost BCM – R350 000
construction challenges, paved her way into to maintain high standards of integrity, Rehabilitation of sidewalks in Mdantsane
the industry. LHC is a 100% woman-owned professionalism, transparency, accountability BCM – R320 000
company where women are practically and strives to be effective and efficient. Mdantsane School pedestrian facilities
involved in on-site work. LHC specialises in It follows a non-discriminatory policy in BCM – R1 330 958.
kerbing, paving, concrete sidewalks, road employing staff and ensures adherence to
construction, civil construction, building industrial health and safety standards. Major business areas
construction, designing building plans, and • designing and drawing-up of
product supplies. As an additional service, Vision and social responsibility building plans
LHC offers an after-service programme by Hlekani’s goal is for LHC to excel as a • construction of retaining walls and
which it ensures comprehensive service to its woman-owned civil and road construction boundary walls
clients throughout the Eastern Cape, with a company, and eventually for it to be listed • construction of concrete sidewalks
vision to expand throughout South Africa. among the top-five companies in the • driveway construction
industry. The organisation is committed to • paving
Lessons learned the economic growth of the nation, and • kerbing
The process of mastering the handling of believes in the contribution of women, • fencing
practical issues involved in the day-to-day youth and the disabled towards achieving • water supply and reticulation
running of the business has honed Hlekani’s this goal, beginning in the construction • sewer-line construction.
leadership skills and cemented LHC as a industry. Hlekani aspires to expand into projects
people-driven entity. “I’ve learned a lot involving water and sanitation. She would
about leadership, communication, and Staff also like to start another company, where
people skills,” she says. LHC prides itself on a team of qualified the sole focus will be on architectural
staff that collectively possess a number design.
Mission of industry-related certificates and
LHC aims to make a visible contribution
in communities through the consistent
qualifications.
The team consists of two supervisors,
CONTACT
provision of unequalled service in every a manager, a foreman and a ‘first-aider’. PO Box 682
project. The intention is to enhance Where it undertakes labour-intensive East London, 5200
service quality in the construction industry construction projects, the company
through innovative construction solutions employs temporary staff. In this way, it Fax: 086 600 5989
and to make a visible contribution to contributes towards the fulfilment of EPWP Cell: +27 (0)73 331 6161/
+27 (0)83 711 3563
rural, economic and human resource objectives through which the organisation
E-mail: elihlel@webmail.co.za
development. LHC attempts – through hard guarantees that its products and services
work, focus and dedication – to meet and are continually enhanced.
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THE PROVINCIAL LEVEL EPWP
Absa Bank and the local municipality. fight to create employment opportunities
Unemployed people, interested in the and eradicate poverty.
construction industry, are recruited
and shown how to form their own Institutional arrangement
company, comprising one contractor and The Western Cape Department of
two supervisors. They undergo a formal Transport and Public Works was mandated
learnership programme, followed by by the Western Cape Cabinet to implement
practical experience in the form of local the EPWP as a lead strategy throughout
municipality projects for which they recruit The department the Western Cape province.
labourers from the local municipality.
A private sector mentor oversees the has spent more The key objectives of
institutionalising of the EPWP Lead
the
quality of work, while Absa provides than R1 billion on Strategy’s strategic directive are to:
access to financing for the projects. road infrastructure • provide a planning platform for EPWP
Following the two-year programme, they
receive a formal qualification and have development in per sector with a key output being a
sector implementation plan
the experience to go out into the private the past five years • drive accountability and accurate
sector and find other work opportunities. reporting per department on a monthly
There are currently 1 500 contractors and basis
supervisors under this programme. The • develop and document best practice
head of infrastructure for EPWP, Maikel Lieuw-Kie-Song, said that • commission relevant research
Vuk’uphile is the biggest contractor development programme in the • implement regulatory framework for provincial EPWP
country, with 39 programmes, worth R1.5 to R2 billion, in the Rustenburg implementation.
area alone. The EPWP has been the one of the strategies to create job
“The drop-out rates are low, the project completion is good, opportunities in the province, and the province’s meeting of
about 400 people in the local Rustenburg community have been targets reflect the commitment and resolve of the Western Cape
employed as labourers and most of the contractors have ended up government and all EPWP stakeholders.
with a positive bank balance.” Although the Western Cape is performing at a first-rate level in
most sectors, a strategic decision has been taken to upscale the
North West EPWP/National Youth Service EPWP in the following sectors:
Projects • Infrastructure sector:
As one of the sub-programmes of the infrastructure sector of the • upgrading of access roads in the province
EPWP, and aimed at assisting the youth of North West to become • maintenance of provincial roads, targeting poor families
self-sufficient, this programme imparts valuable life, entrepreneurial identified through ward committees and CDW structures
and technical skills and provides opportunities for engagement in • continuing major construction projects, such as the Gansbaai-
the actual implementation of projects. Bredasdorp roadworks
The North West Department of Public Works and the Department of • expanding labour-intensive construction methods, such as the
Health as its client Department have undertaken to implement EPWP/ MIG projects
NYS projects that focus on the maintenance of governance facilities, • going ahead with housing projects throughout the province
such as hospitals, clinics and other government-owned buildings. • expanding the NYS programme
The youth, who are the primary targeted group, are engaged into • building facility maintenance programme.
formal and accredited skills programme learning as well as active • Social sector:
participation in the practical construction and maintenance sites and • the continued launch of the Community Home-Based Care
capacitated with business/entrepreneurial skills to facilitate exiting Programme
the programme. Various youth development institutions are playing • the continued launch of the Early Childhood Development
a pivotal role in ensuring effective involvement of youth – such Programme
institutions are the Department of Labour, Department of Public • expanding programmes in community safety and other health-
Works, Umsobomvu Youth Fund, Provincial Youth Commission and care services.
the Small Enterprise Development Agency.
The North West Department of Public Works aims to employ Kamoso Awards
565 young people – to date 465 young people have been identified In 2007/2008, the Western Cape Department of Community
and placed in 10 projects that are spread throughout the province. Safety’s Bambanani Programme was announced as the best
innovative programme in the social sector of the Kamoso Awards.
WESTERN CAPE In 2008/2009, the George Municipal won the Best Maintenance
The Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) in the Western Project – Municipal within the infrastructure sector. The City of Cape
Cape is being implemented by a united front of provincial Town was also recognised for the Best Innovative Project within the
departments, the City of Cape Town and the people, joined in the environmental sector.
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M E T R O & M U N I C I PA L L E V E L
City of Johannesburg
The City of Johannesburg has
been actively participating in
the EPWP since 2004/05,
when the programme was
introduced as EPWP phase I.
The city continues to succeed
in EPWP phase II, which was
launched in April 2009.
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EPWP milestones
• During 2008/09, 16 379 EPWP job opportunities were created
against a corporate target of 12 000 with a budget totalling
R1.3 billion.
• A total of 468 officials have received the prescribed NQF level 5 with the upgrading of 4 km of concrete roads in Tambo village
and 7 training for planning and implementing the EPWP labour- and Guguletu. Some 25% of the project cost, about R2.4 million,
Intensive methodology since 2005. has been a direct benefit to the communities in the form of
• An EPWP targets-cascading formula was developed in 2008 salaries, wages and fees. The project has been implemented in
to determine a scientific target for each of the contributing other areas of the Cape Flats.
departments in meeting the corporate target. The formula has
been modelled on capital, operating and grants. Other prominent projects across the
• In 2009, council approved a draft recruitment and selection EPWP sectors
policy for the appointment of local labour on council-funded Infrastructure sector
temporary job-creation projects and programmes. • Spatial planning and urban design: Through this department,
• The city has signed a memorandum of agreement to participate EPWP principles are applied to create quality public spaces.
in the EPWP incentive scheme. This involves the use of labour-intensive construction methods
• A revised EPWP monitoring and reporting framework has been for soft and hard landscaping. The flagship project under this
developed in line with the national reporting requirements. programme is the upgrading of the Grand Parade, which will be
• A draft EPWP policy has been developed to guide implementation one of the 2010 World Cup fan park sites.
and is in the process of being approved through the relevant • Non-motorised transport (NMT): The city’s NMT plan focuses on
structures of the city. the improvement of access, as well as the safety and security
of cyclists and pedestrians. Under the programme, new cycle
Project Vukuhambe: a landmark project paths, sidewalks and disabled-friendly pedestrian crossings
for the city are constructed. Areas highlighted are public transport
This is a roads rehabilitation programme using labour-intensive interchanges, CBD areas as well as routes to schools, public
construction techniques. The model maximises the use of facilities and tourism sites. Key projects include park-and-ride
local labour and consequently complies with the principles of facilities at main public transport interchanges, Bunga Avenue
the EPWP. The initial project, at a cost of R9.5 million, commenced pedestrian and cycle bridge at a cost of more than R20 million,
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as well as the Gugulethu and • The solid waste, sports, recreation and
Nonqubela pedestrian and cycle amenities industries are leading the
paths at a cost of more than generators of EPWP jobs in the environ-
R25 million. ment sector.
• Rapid Transport System (RTS): • The Witsand project: slipway construction:
To enhance road-based public
transport, the city has implemented
This project implemented by the Environmental
Resource Management (ERM), the
the RTS. This system uses contributes to the Witsand project in Ocean View involved
dedicated public transport lanes city’s strategic priority: the construction of a boat-launching
to ensure fast and economically
efficient public transport. EPWP
energy efficiency for a slipway, stabilisation of the dunes and the
rehabilitation of parking areas. The project
principles were applied to all sustainable future was nominated as a finalist in the 2009
the major RTS construction Kamoso Awards in the environment and
projects at a value of more than culture sector.
R500 million and include projects such as the Hospital Bend • City’s solar-heating initiative in Kuyasa, Khayelitsha: This project
upgrade; as well as the construction of a public transport contributes to the city’s strategic priority: energy efficiency for
corridor on the R27 leading to the West Coast, the N1 and N2, a sustainable future, which represents one of the key activities
which are the main entry and exit routes to the city and primary to reduce energy consumption, limiting the city’s impact on the
2010 World Cup venues. environment and building a low-carbon economy. The project
won the 2009 Kamoso Award for Outstanding Innovation. The
Environment sector departments involved in this project include environmental
• City Parks spearheaded a project on cleaning public open resource management, electricity, housing, and the urban
spaces in 2006. renewal programme, among others.
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M E T R O & M U N I C I PA L L E V E L
Amatole Municipality
Located on the
Eastern seaboard
of South Africa and
home to about
1.7 million people,
Amathole District
Municipality is abuzz
with growth and
ongoing development.
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M E T R O & M U N I C I PA L L E V E L
Chris Hani
District Municipality
By continuing to implement a proven
formula, the largely rural Chris Hani
District Municipality is on the brink
of significant transformation in the
second phase of the EPWP.
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K A M O S O AWA R D S
Celebrating excellence
in job creation
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K A M O S O AWA R D S
in recognition of this that the 2009 the night, during which Limpopo scooped
Kamoso Awards was extended from most of the awards. The members
15 to 23 award sub-categories, within of the adjudication panel consist of
the three sectors: infrastructure, representatives from the Presidency,
social, and environment and culture. The growth of the Government Communications and
This expansion of the award sub-
categories affords the EPWP the
EPWP was highlighted Information Systems, SALGA, National
Treasury, DPW (EPWP), and the
unique opportunity to acknowledge as one of the most sector-lead department such as social
the many examples of best practices important forms development or environmental affairs
in second economy intervention, which
are being launched countrywide.
of unemployment and tourism.
The following criteria were taken into
The event proved that the insurance and social consideration during the adjudica-
Kamoso Awards continues to be an protection tion phase:
important annual pilgrimage of EPWP • level of labour intensity vs. actual
implementers, evidenced by the expenditure
number of EPWP implementers and managers who attended • total allocation vs. expenditure
the glitzy function in recognition of the hard work they have • duration of work opportunities (average duration as
put in the EPWP projects. A roof-raising performance by Afro- the benchmark)
Pop group Malaika set the stage alight in the Serengeti Boma • number of FTEs created per million rand of expenditure
of the Birchwood Hotel after the end of the formal activities of • exit opportunities provided (15%).
Social sector
Best province Mpumalanga
Best province – Early childhood development (ECD) Limpopo
Best province – Home community-based care (HCBC) Mpumalanga
Best innovative project Limpopo: Manyeleti Youth Academy
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Mmanduku Building Construction ADVERTORIAL
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Limpopo’s Manyeleti
Youth Academy
T HE
ACADEMY
MANYELETI
teaches
YOUTH
life and
vocational skills to youths between
the ages of 17 and 30 who are unemployed or out
of school, of which 23% are petty offenders.
Participants reside on campus for three to
15 months. The first six weeks entails life skills
training, which includes financial management,
computer literacy, community safety and
elementary fire fighting.
During the remainder of the time the focus is
on vocational skills training. Professionally, the
youth are offered a number of SETA-accredited
courses to choose from, the vocations includes
beautician, hospitality and catering, diamond
cutting and polishing, contact centre professional,
business skills and community house building.
But it isn’t all work and no play, the academy
also offers sport, exercise and other complimentary
activities such as debating and motivational talks
to ensure that the youths leave as well-rounded,
disciplined individuals.
When participants complete the project,
they are assisted with placement as interns with
permanent employment or they are helped to start
their own businesses.
To date, the project has created 440 work
opportunities as well as 58 jobs in the academy,
of which 46% are filled by people living in the
community and 68% by former participants in the
programme. None of the participants have been
reported to be in trouble with the law.
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Tel: 011 733 2320
Cell: 072 650 1621
E-mail: abakhethwa@yahoo.com
Address: 8 Bosman Avenue,
Persida, Springs 1559
Limpopo School
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Education in the Western Cape, Eastern • clinics
Cell: +27 (0)82 555 3486
Cape, Northern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, • offices E-mail: jonbuxton@e-kwikbuild.co.za
Mpumalanga and the Free State. We have • housing
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Baviaanskloof project
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Kunini Business Enterprises ADVERTORIAL
Customer is king
A strong customer focus and service excellence are the distinguishing qualities of
rising star Kunini Business Enterprises.
THE EXPANDED PUBLIC WORKS Kunini aims to become the preferred service • theodelite
PROGRAMME (EPWP) boasts a rich provider in all areas in which it operates. The • dumpy level
tapestry of companies that have reaped company strives to provide optimum solutions • concrete mixer
significant benefits through participation and quality products. The enterprise has a • plate compactor
in the EPWP learnership programme. One strong customer focus and prioritises achieving • fully equipped workshop.
such company is Kunini Business Enterprises. and maintaining exceptional quality in their Kunini Business Enterprises’ project history
The emerging organisation, which operates products and services. At Kunini, employees illustrates its wealth of experience, especially
in Limpopo and Gauteng, took part in are valued, respected and mentored to be in the area of construction. Some of their
the Sakhasonke programme in Limpopo. responsible leaders in their respective work previous projects include:
Registered in 2001, the company is 100% areas. Kunini Business Enterprises has a social • renovation of schools
woman and 100% youth owned. The investment programme through which it • construction of various structures, including
company’s major business area is building empowers women, youth and the disabled. classroom blocks, an administration block
construction and civils. The company also Through its sizeable plant, Kunini Business and toilets at a number of schools.
concentrates on the following: Enterprises is able to meet client needs
• building construction efficiently and without unnecessary delays. CONTACT
• civil works The company’s inventory consists of: 117 Forest Hill, 900 Koeduberg Street
• electrical works • trucks Faerie Glen, Pretoria East
• plastering • bakkies Tel.: +27 (0) 12 991 7841
Fax: 086 619 1883
• plumbing • scaffolding Cell: +27 (0)82 939 9667
• carpentry. • bomag compactor E-mail: kuninij@yahoo.co.uk
Ithemba Construction
• Bricklaying • Painting • Roof construction and covering •
• Building alterations and general maintenance • Brick and pre-
cast concrete paving • Plastering • General cleaning services •
• Civil engineering • Mechanical engineering •
KwaZulu-Natal’s
Platt Estate-Clearing
The Eco-Coffins Project is a KZN
initiative aimed at controlling invasive
alien plants, rehabilitating and healing
the environment, while creating
employment opportunities and social
benefits for poor communities.
and have a significant impact on water security, the productive
potential of agricultural land, the severity of wildfires, and many
other impacts.
The project is labour intensive during all stages, from the
clearing of the invasive alien trees to the manufacturing of the coffins,
to optimise the number of sustainable jobs that can be created.
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jobs have already been created in the clearing and manufacturing
process. All of these people were unemployed prior to the start of the
project. Emphasis is placed on providing opportunities to women,
the disabled and former inmates to ensure that the job opportunities
created are available to the marginalised.
Another social benefit of the project extends to the poorest
T
people in the local communities, who often borrow money, or use all
HE PLATT ESTATE-CLEARING PROJECT – also of their insurance payouts, to bury their loved ones in ornate coffins.
known as the Eco-Coffins Project based at the Cedara Through the eco-coffins project, dignified funerals – in keeping with
Agricultural College in Howick – falls under the KZN all major religious traditions – are possible without deepening the
Invasive Alien Species Programme (IASP), a sub-directorate of the plight of the poor. The eco-coffins are of a high standard and can
Department of Agriculture and Environmental Affairs. It seeks to compete in a commercial arena.
create tangible environmental benefits, through facilitating the The eco-coffins are made available to the poor at cost through
control of invasive alien plants, and social benefits through the faith-based organisations in South Africa working in partnership
creation of employment opportunities in manufacturing coffins and with local authorities, traditional leaders, NGOs and ethical burial
growing indigenous plants for rehabilitation and healing. societies. As such, it seeks to give the poor the greatest possible
dignity, at the lowest possible cost, in their time of bereavement
Objectives through the provision of quality eco-coffins and pastoral support
• ensure that the targeted communities have access to affordable around the funeral. The formal engagement of the traditional
and dignified coffins authorities and faith-based organisations to facilitate distribution
• ensure that the project uses suitable cleared biomass for the and to advocate affordable funerals has been key to the success
manufacturing of the coffins of the project.
• partner with local faith-based and other groups to reach those in The programme was awarded US$ 150 000 (about R1 million)
need in the communities and through these groups to ensure the for a two-year pilot project as one of 31 winners, from over 2 600
distribution to the bereaved entries, in the World Bank’s ‘development marketplace’ finals in
• optimise the number of sustainable jobs that can be created through 2005. The programme is co-funded by the KwaZulu-Natal IASP, in
this project, and to ensure that these go to the marginalised partnership with the national Working for Water programme.
• assist in reducing cost of clearing work through the use of It is intended to become a self-funding, non-profit enterprise
the biomass. in the near future. As an EPWP, the project meets the needs of
The eco-coffins are made from wood from invasive alien plants the government and the community. Employment opportunities
cleared by the IASP. These plants – among others pines, gums and are generated, environmental benefits are gained, and a service is
wattles – are the biggest threat to South Africa’s rich biodiversity offered to the most vulnerable in society.
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Luqaqambo Civil Construction ADVERTORIAL
Our commitment
We always have and will continue to
commit ourselves to meeting and exceeding
our clients’ expectations and needs through
hard work, focus, dedication and the will to
excel. Our commitment to independence
ensures that we can act quickly to take
advantage of new opportunities in a
changing environment.
Our commitment is motivated by our
LUQAQAMBO CIVIL mandate, which is to transform our clients’
CONSTRUCTION was established proper financial control, a leading, self- projects and ensure that their desired goals
in 2006 with the aim of delivering quality sustained construction company. Ultimately, and objectives are achieved.
products to clients with construction- we aim to expand service delivery to
related needs. The company was founded include South Africa as a whole. Social responsibility
by Meliwe Mcotshana, who is also the We aim to contribute to the upliftment
director and 100% shareholder in the Our mission is to: of previously disadvantaged individuals,
company. Our focus is mainly in the areas • make a visible contribution through groups and communities. To this end, we
of civil construction, building construction competitive service to our clients have committed ourselves to:
and product supplies, among other areas. provide quality services and products • instilling a sense of pride and dignity in
We also have an after-service programme • to all our clients through innovative people in various communities through
and with this, clients are assured of the construction solutions training and skills development
company’s commitment to service in • make a visible contribution to rural and • assisting the communities and youth
all areas of the Eastern Cape. The long- economic development nationally with whom we are involved in becoming
term vision of Luqaqambo is to expand • develop human resources as an integral independent as well as exposing them
throughout South Africa. • part of our organisational development to job opportunities after they have
philosophy completed training.
Service offering: • render innovative and unique civil and
• retaining and boundary walls building construction services Key clients
• concrete sidewalks • deliver high-quality, cost-effective • local municipalities
• driveways products. • district municipalities
• paving • government departments
• kerbing Values • large construction companies
• asphalt services We aim to: • private-sector clients, such as
• water supply and reticulation • provide our clients with services of an community members.
• sewer line construction. exceptional quality and high standard
• be instrumental in skills transfer and Previous projects
Empowerment policy harnessing human resources to enable • Nxamkwana sanitation project
We are committed to the economic the creation of an environment in which
development and active involvement of employment opportunities are created. • Mdantsane: rehabilitation of sidewalks
women, the youth and the disabled in the Luqaqambo Civil Construction prioritises • Mdantsane School pedestrian facilities
construction and infrastructure industries. assisting staff in accessing training that will • Mdantsane road rehabilitation.
In this way, Luqaqambo hopes boost their skills level and help them to be
to contribute to a greater vision of self-sufficient. CONTACT
economic empowerment. This also has a positive knock-on
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effect in enhancing our service quality.
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Vision We seek to maintain high standards of East London
Luqaqambo’s vision is to be one of the integrity, professionalism, transparency, 5200
best service providers in Southern Africa, accountability, effectiveness, and an Fax: +27 (0) 43 742 0146
delivering exceptional quality to our clients. efficient after-service programme. Our Cell: +27 (0) 72 154 5474/
We strive to be, through hard work and company adheres to a non-discriminatory +27 (0) 72 574 4478
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Limpopo’s Mavungeni
SLAG Cooperative
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BUILDING & ROAD
CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE
QUALITY Ensure that our service and
products we supply are of high standard.
The preset standards are maintained and
improved.
CREDIBILITY Ensure effective and efÀcient
service delivery.
PARTNERSHIP Develop a meaningful
relationship with our client.
FLEXIBILITY Adapt to different
approaches to better suit the clients’ needs.
GENERAL BUILDING
• Building Maintenance
• Waterproofing & Tilling
• Painting & Paving
• Roofing & Plastering
• Tenant Installations & BICs
• Plumbing Services Vino Building Constructions & Multi Projects cc – A dynamic
merging of established talent.
CIVIL ENGINEERING We have a hands on management philosophy, a keen team
• Roads & storm water player spirit and pride ourselves on quality workmanship and
the timeous completion of projects. On all our projects we have a
• Manhole Extension highly motivated, competent and qualiÀed foreman at all times.
• Sewer & Water Pipe Laying As a result, we have extremely resourceful individuals capable
• Pipe Encasement & Reinforcement of implementing our works to the highest of standards in order to
satisfy the expectations of our clients.
• Trench Opening, Drilling & Blasting
We always seek to add value, to Ànd opportunities, and deliver
to expectation. We guarantee and promise that to us the word
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING “Service” means just that.
• Heating, Ventilation, Air-condition
and Refrigeration Services CLIENTS INCLUDE:
• Plant Maintenance Johannesburg Water, City of Johannesburg, Johannesburg Fresh
Produce Market, Department of Public Works, Department of
• Pneumatics and Hydraulics Communications & Private clients.
Systems
Contact person: Mr Vincent Dube
• Mechanical Engineering Designs
Tel: 011 680 4588 • Fax: 011 680 1251 • Cell: 072 858 3671
• Cabling & Electrical Services E-mail: vinoprojects@gmail.com
Address: 11a Jackson Road, Southdale, 2190
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Gauteng’s Vusomunye
Clothing Manufacturers Cooperative
T HE VUSOMUNYE CLOTHING
M A N U FAC T U R E R S
COOPERATIVE (VCMC) is a
manufacturer of leather products mixed with the
The Vusomunye Clothing Manufacturers
Cooperative, based in Krugersdorp, Gauteng,
focuses on the manufacture of leather products
game skin products targeted at local and
international markets. The company also
incorporating game skin.
produces customised orders of various clothing company’s environment and structure encourages productivity and
lines. Vusomunye aims to develop an export respect for customers and fellow employees. VCMC has strategic
market in various international countries for alliances with the Gauteng provincial government, NGOs and other
leather products including bags, cushions, belts, cooperatives, which provide the required exposure for its products
purses, wallets and clothing that are all made within communities. A key factor in the success of VCMC is its
from African leather. Differentiating itself through distribution: The company plans to distribute its products through
competitive pricing and high-quality products, chain stores, leather specialty stores, catalogues and a website.
VCMC is run by seven dedicated women led by Quality products from a branded supplier with a good reputation,
Busisiwe Renah Papiyana. Founded in 2008, the as well as continuous assessment and evaluation of the marketplace,
company has an asset value of R50 000 and is products, methods of production and human resources, will ensure that
fully operational on a day-to-day basis. VCMC becomes a world-class business entity, making a difference not
Vusomunye means ‘seeking to develop other only to members of the company, but also to the community through
people in communities’, particularly women; the skills development.
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on the KZN North Coast. From humble beginnings, the company has
progressed over the years and has established itself as the leader in
the KZN Structural Steel Industry. We are also a major contributor to
this industry on a national and international level.
Thinking globally
Kasi Building Construction believes in making the impossible, possible
EVERY SO OFTEN, one finds • office partition professionalism and precision as key
an enterprise that pushes the limits • flooring, carpeting and tiling. standards.
previously set in the industry. Kasi Building Values
Construction is one such company. The Project management • We demonstrate honesty in presentation
Mogale City-based establishment provides • tendering, pricing as well as business, and in contracting.
general construction, building renovation, health and safety, and environmental • We prove ourselves reliable in delivery
project management and civil engineering plans and policies and in meeting deadlines.
services. It is owned by partners Goodness • projection plans and performance • We exercise integrity in our conduct and
Nkomo and Esther Lebeko, with 60% of management transactions.
the equity being black women-owned. Kasi • financial management, procurement and • We practise ubuntu in our client
Building Construction reflects its 16 years budgeting relations.
of experience in the quality of its finished • business consultation. Experience has also taught us the benefits
projects. and value of networking, information
Kasi Building Construction offers labour- Civil engineering sharing, and learning from industry
intensive, subcontracting services in • water and sewer reticulation business leaders.
infrastructure development, both to the • storm water infrastructure
public and the private sectors. The use • concrete rehabilitation and surfacing Membership
of cutting-edge technology and expert We provide labour for projects in any cidb and NHBRC
technical skills plays a facilitating role in province.
enabling the company to provide its clients We believe in working smartly and
with quality services. developing strategic partnerships across CONTACT
the construction industry to harness the
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Services capacity of other service providers. In this Kagiso
General construction way, we guarantee our clients specialised Mogale City
• Provision of labour for services such as: and effective service. Uncompromising 1754
– building construction and roofing with regard to quality, the company
Tel: +27 (0)11 410 6798
– plumbing installation and maintenance implements and enforces performance
Fax: +27 (0)11 410 5407
– electrical installation and maintenance. management and safety measures. At Cell: +27 (0)76 877 2993/
Kasi Building Construction we strive to +27 (0)78 249 2596
Building renovations meet global standards in each project E-mail: cchamzi@gmail.com
• painting, carpentry, paving and welding we undertake by constantly upholding
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Working on Fire is a
government-funded, multi-
partner organisation
focused on integrated fire
management of veld and
wild fires. As a flagship EPWP
programme, it contributes
towards employment creation.
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Information resources
www.environment.gov.za
• Frequently Asked EPWP Questions. Visit www.epwp.gov.za.
• EPWP Five Year Report. Visit www.epwp.gov.za.
www.dplg.gov.za • Details regarding the Municipal Infrastructure Grant (MIG).
Visit www.dplg.gov.za/html/progs/mig.htm.
www.thedti.gov.za • Details of the skills programme on NQF 7, 5, 4 and 2.
Visit www.saqa.org.za.
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AA Molaudzi Electrical 23 Eagle Plumbers and Contractors 42 Mologadi A Nape 16
Abakhethwa Developments 78 E-Kwikbuild Housing Company 82 Morongwa Business Enterprise 48
Abicia Construction and Civils 34 Equizine Civils 54 Myezane Construction & Services 68
Active Power Projects 8&9 EW Tools and Industrial Supplies 32 National Asphalt 67
Aeroduct Moya 36 Godzilla Electrical 34 Nolitha IBC
Afrisam OBC Gordon Verhoef & Krause Limited 40 Ntombani Trading Project 88
AKB Construction & Projects 56 Impact Engineering 89 P&B Master Builders 56
AMM Trading Enterprise 52 Inyameko Trading Enterprise 84 Rammy Building Construction & Civil 65
Andy's Boiler & Burner Service 78 Kasi Building Construction 90 Refemo Maintenance Services 50
Axitech 44 Khethwayo Construction 46 Shatadi Developers 63
Barleda 232 IFC Kunini Business Enterprise 84 Siyazama Housing 58
Bila Civil Contractors 30 Lindiwe Hlekani Construction 60 Sizisa Ukhanyo Trading 3 94
Bongi M Construction 80 Lutsango Security Services Thesa Civils 4
Chryselda Building Construction 34 Liquid Image 38 Tumber Fourie Consulting Engineers 52
CK Industries 29 Luqaqambo Civils 86 Vino Building Constructions & Multi Projects 88
Conpack 40 Madaleni GL Trading & Projects 24 Zamang Women Trading & Projects 56
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