Tshwane mayor Solly Msimanga has launched a new expanded public works project (EPWP) recruitment drive.
In the past these projects have created as many as 5 000 job opportunities in townships across Tshwane. The EPWP was unfortunately also criticised for alleged nepotism and cronyism.
City officials and councillors will in future however be excluded from influencing the recruitment process, which will ensure that the new programme is not abused for political purposes.
Msimanga described it as “a fair and transparent process” during the introduction of the project at Denlyn mall in Mamelodi West on Monday.
He and other Tshwane metro officials walked around the mall handing out pamphlets and encouraging unemployed residents to register for the project.
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Msimanga said the metro wanted to do more than simply create temporary work opportunities. The metro also wanted to see people gain valuable skills they can use in the job market when they exit the programme.
The recruitment drive took the form of a series of city-wide roadshows from the east of the city. The drive will culminate in the actual week-long launch of the expanded public works project registration process on Monday, 27 November until 1 December 2017.
The programme will involve job opportunities from anything such as security guards at sporting events, cleaning up neighbourhoods to door-to-door information campaigns on topics such as AIDS and painting public buildings.
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Jobs under the programme can be for a period of up to 12 months.
Applicants must be 18 to 60 years at the time of the registration and must be South African citizens and must produce proof of residence in Tshwane.
Eligible participants will be registered on a central database and may only register in the ward where they reside.
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