Eskom plans to create about 10 000 temporary and permanent jobs in the Mpumalanga Province over the next three years as part of its development initiative.
These will be available in various trades within the energy sector and will largely include infrastructure maintenance and development projects in the region. Eskom has identified local business growth and development opportunities in all its sites in the province that will enable the implementation of its Mpumalanga development strategy in the short term.
“There are also 335 bursaries available and 680 learner development opportunities for young people in the province. This is in an effort to develop much needed skills. We are positioned not to only support the economic development in Mpumalanga but social development as well. And as such, over 90 Corporate Social Initiatives largely driven by the Eskom Development Foundation, have been budgeted for across sites in Mpumalanga for the current financial year. As Eskom, we believe it is important to contribute to improving the lives of the communities in which we operates. We will be engaging the community in an effort to inform them on how they can participate in these opportunities,” says Eskom interim group chief executive Sean Maritz.
