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The Community Work Programme (CWP) is aimed at uplifting communities by tackling poverty and unemployment. The programme helps individuals and families to earn an income by providing employment opportunities. The primary purpose of the CWP is to create access to a minimum level of regular and predictable work opportunities for unemployed people. It targets areas of high unemployment, where sustainable opportunities are likely to remain limited for some time.

The National Treasury is committed to youth and skills development in South Africa. We provide graduates an opportunity to gain meaningful workplace experience to complement their studies. Our Graduate Development Programme is directed at those who have or are in the process of completing their studies. Graduate recruits will be part of a supportive environment allowing for continuous development.

Keeping it brief

Government will be focusing on achieving selected key goals during the remainder of the year. This follows the findings of the mid-year special Cabinet meeting or Cabinet Lekgotla in July. The purpose of the Lekgotla is to give government an opportunity to review its performance and the carrying out of its Programme of Action following the State of the Nation Address.

You will find them everywhere where many people are gathered. They can be seen outside school premises during breaks or after school; sometimes you bump into them on the streets or even at cemeteries where mourners are gathered. These young entrepreneurs are part of the Ice-Cream-On-Wheels project, a partnership between the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) and Nestlé SA.

In response to President Jacob Zuma's call to make 2011 the year of job creation, the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government has identified the Dube Trade Port as the engine that will drive economic development in the province.

From October this year, the Consumer Protection Act will come into effect to ensure a fairer deal for consumers. The main aim of the Act is to protect people who buy products and services by preventing suppliers from misleading or harming them.

Before we had a Consumer Protection Act, it was difficult for South African consumers to lodge complaints about goods and services they bought. The com

Tribute

A heroine and a dignified leader of the struggle against apartheid. This is how some have described the late Albertina Sisulu who passed away at her home in Linden, Johannesburg on 2 June 2011.

These principles are:

• de-racialisation of the rural economy for shared and sustained growth
• democratic and fair land allocation and use regardless of gender, race and class
• a strict production discipline for guaranteed national food security.

Economic growth 

Sport & Recreation

A playwriting programme aimed at producing South African playwrights for the future has been started to encourage talented young people with an interest in this field. The programme is a partnership between the Department of Arts and Culture, Wits University, the British Council and Sustained Theatre (UK).

Sport and Recreation

The Sport and Recreation Department aims to use sport, particularly football, to teach life skills to young people and also to help prevent violence and HIV and AIDS. The Department has partnered with the German Government on a programme called Youth Development Against Violence Through Sport (YDVS).