Praised for over 30 000 jobs

27 August 2009 - 02:00
By Mhlaba Memela

KWAZULU-NATAL has earned praise for creating more than 30000 jobs through its public works programme in the first quarter of this year.

KWAZULU-NATAL has earned praise for creating more than 30000 jobs through its public works programme in the first quarter of this year.

The province has received a R19million incentive grant from the government for exceeding a job creationtarget of 25000 in the infrastructure sector.

It is the first province to receive such a grant. Its department of transport received special mention for creating job opportunities through programmes such as Vukuzakhe and Vukuzenzele.