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The Department of Public Works’ Schools Programme will ensure that learners have job security once they have completed their studies.

The beneficiaries are obligated by the contract to work for the Department of Public Works. This means they will not struggle to find employment after graduating.

The R130 000 bursary for each learner covers tuition, accommodation, meals, textbooks, academic resources and a monthly allowance.

Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi said the Schools Programme is part of the Seven-Year Plan to rebuild the department.

Adopting the habit of working hard from an early age is what secured a bright future for an aspirant mechanical engineer, Olwethu Bitterhout, from the Eastern Cape.

He is one of the 40 beneficiaries from the Class of 2016, who received bursary awards worth R130 000 from the Department of Public Works’ Schools Programme.

Bitterhout matriculated from Solomon Mahlangu Secondary School in the Eastern Cape and obtained seven distinctions.

Callers were invited to raise concerns with President Jacob Zuma during a recent GCIS-facilitated radio interview that gave citizens the opportunity to talk with the First Citizen.

In the interview, the President said that during a state visit to South Africa by President Edgar Lungu from the Republic of Zambia in December, both presidents noted the drought’s negative impact and pledged to work closely with the region and development partners to explore possible mitigation strategies.

President Jacob Zuma has assured citizens that the National Development Plan (NDP) 2030 is being implemented and that the monitoring of service delivery is taken very seriously by government.

He discussed this and other issues in a Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) radio interview recently, which was broadcast by community radio stations across the country and allowed people in more rural areas access to the President.

Small businesses in the tourism sector situated in the Pilanesberg in North West are set to benefit from a newly-established incubation programme

The story of Elliot Marobela is one of hard work and the determination to succeed at all costs.

Marobela is putting down roots near his place of birth, thanks to a public-private partnership (PPP) with Thaba Chweu Municipality.

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