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The Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP), which created over one million work opportunities in the past financial year alone, continues to uplift the youth, the poor and the unemployed.

Managed by the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI), the EPWP created 1 016 646 work opportunities in the 2021/22 financial year, of which 415 897 (40.91%) were for the youth.

In 2002, Linah Segoka saw a need for a haven for the children of Madeira village in Limpopo, where she lived. She mobilised the residents and with teamwork, the doors of Lafata Drop-in Centre were soon opened.

Searching for a suitable skincare treatment and being unable to find one set Nonceba Hlengani’s (27) journey into entrepreneurship in motion.

Born in Giyani, Limpopo, and raised in Gauteng, Hlengani’s struggle with her skin during her teenage years impacted her self-esteem.

Electrical engineer Sbusiso Mahlangu(33) is his own boss, thanks to the support he received from the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA).

Yajvin Rajcoomar (27) from Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, is a candidate engineer at the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS).

Phumzile Mazibuko (35) from Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal didn’t let her disability become a hurdle to realising her dream. Instead, she let it become an inspiration to others.

Muhle Mkhonto (29) is one of 15 unemployed youth selected to take part in the Tshwane-Hollard Fire Hydrants Initiative, which is training young people to inspect fire hydrants throughout the city to prevent devastating fires and save lives.

A man who changed careers to become a farmer is one of the many people government has assisted to enter the agricultural sector.

While Happy Letsitsa (47) was working in the financial sector, assisting emerging farmers with loans, it became clear that his heart belonged to the land, and he made the brave decision to switch careers.

Applications for the 2023 Western Cape Provincial Treasury bursary programme are open.

The Western Cape Provincial Treasury is committed to addressing critical skills shortages and creating opportunities for young people in various treasury fields, says Mireille Wenger, the Western Cape Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities.

Over R3.6 million has been donated through a dedicated bank account opened by the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government towards the rebuilding process following the floods.

KwaZulu-Natal Premier, Sihle Zikalala, recently said as at 1 June 2022, the donor account had R3 625 960 in total, with R100 000 specifically earmarked for the Department of Health.