I AM AFRISAM

Building our future

“The AfriSam sustainability credo builds on the present

to create the future. Education is key, forming long-term
partnerships, not sporadic sponsorships. Through our
involvement with the Whole School Development Programme
(WSDP), we conduct needs analyses and, together with
community leaders, draw up strategic plans to address
shortcomings and requirements. Vital elements include
good governance, safety and security, quality standards,
teacher development, academic support and performance.
Schools become a centre for education and skills training,
with workshops and team-building developing individuals
and the community as a whole.”

Tsholo Diale -
Corporate Social Responsibility Manager

2010

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 E D I TO R ’ S C O M M E N T
Contributing to a
working nation
S OUTH AFRICA’S socio-economic
development will be forever
hampered unless there is a
commitment from both the public and private
sectors to develop skills and create employment
opportunities. The Expanded Public Works
Programme (EPWP) is one of government’s
flagship initiatives to bridge the gap between the
growing economy and the large numbers of
unskilled and unemployed people who have yet
to participate fully in South Africa’s economy and
earn a living.
The EPWP involves creating temporary
work opportunities for the unemployed using
public sector expenditure. It builds on existing
best-practice government infrastructure and social programmes
either by deepening their labour absorption or extending them. In
terms of the process involved, provinces, municipalities and public
bodies identify and locate suitable projects and issue tenders for
EPWP contracts as they do for other projects.
The emphasis is on relatively unskilled work opportunities
combined with training, education or skills development, with the aim
of increasing the ability of people to earn an income once they leave
the programme. The EPWP’s phase 1 target of creating 1 million work
opportunities was attained in 2008, a year earlier than envisaged in
the 2004 electoral mandate. Phase 2 was launched in April 2009
with the goal of creating 2 million full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs for
poor and unemployed people in South Africa and to reach the global
vision of halving unemployment by 2014. In the inaugural state of the
nation address in June 2009, the president set a target of 500 000
work opportunities for the EPWP by December 2009. In the February
2010 SONA the president reported that 482 000 work opportunities
were created which was 98% ot the target. By December 2009, the
total number of employment opportunities created already stood
at 480 000. The EPWP cuts cu across every department and sphere
Tersia Booyzen
Editor
E P W P C O N T R I B U T I N G TO A WO R K I N G N AT I O N
of government. All government bodies
and parastatals are required to make a
systematic effort to target the unskilled
unemployed. They must formulate plans
for using their budgets to draw significant
numbers of the unemployed into productive
work in such a way that workers gain skills
while they work, so increasing their chances
of getting out of the marginalised pool of
unemployed people.
The Department of Public Works
(DPW) is responsible for leading the
programme. It also formulates and
coordinates EPWP programmes in
the infrastructure sector, building on
existing initiatives and co-creating new labour-intensive construc-
tion projects.
The Department of Environmental Affairs is responsible for
coordinating the implementation of the EPWP in the environmental
sector. In the social cluster, the Department of Social Development is
responsible for formulating and coordinating EPWP programmes in
the areas of social and personal services (such as home-based care
for people living with HIV/Aids and early childhood development), as
well as food and nutrition. The non-state sector consists of institutional-
based programmes where non-state actors – typically not-for-profit
organisations, faith-based organisations and community-based
organisations (CBOs) – develop programmes that create income for
large numbers of individuals through socially constructive activities.
. In addition the government through the department of cooperative
governance and traditional affairs are rolling out EPWP through
area-based programmes involving local organisations that create
employment in ways that build public or community-level goods
and services. The Community Works Programme falls within this
category. In this publication, we share government’s vision to create
a happy, healthy, working nation. We hope you enjoy the read.
Rachel Gitari
Managing director
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 MANAGING DIRECTOR
C O N T E N T S
Rachel Gitari
EDITOR
Tersia Booyzen
EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTORS
Contributing to a working nation
Monique Terrazas
George Chavunduka
1 Editor’s comment
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Frédérick Danton
5 View from the top
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Cynthia Selemela
CHIEF SUB-EDITOR
Milton Webber
Overview
SUB-EDITOR
Lia Marus
1O The vision revisited
MARKETING MANAGER
Jackie Slavin
12 Phase I: A solid foundation
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Felicity Moon
14 Phase 2: Charting the way forward
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR
Jaqueline Modise
FINANCIAL MANAGER
Andrew Lobban (ACIS, FCIBM) Focus on the sectors
ADMINISTRATION
Tonya Hebenton
18 Infrastructure
SUBSCRIPTION SALES
Cindy Cloete
2O Social
DISTRIBUTION COORDINATOR
Asha Pursotham
22 Environment & Culture
ADVERTISING SALES
Abisola Owolawi
25 Non-state
Nomaswazi Mposula
Nomsa Phato
Thabiso Manicus
Darren Harrison Implementation
Tel: +27 (0)11 258 6200
Sharecall: 0860 033 300
26 How to participate in the EPWP
Fax: +27 (0)11 234 7274/7275
E-mail: abisola@3smedia.co.za infrastructure sector
PRINTERS
28 Expanded Public Works Support Programme
United Litho Johannesburg
31 The EPWP incentive grant
PUBLISHER
Elizabeth Shorten
On the national front
35 Phase 2 progress on track
Physical address: No.4, Fifth Avenue,Rivonia 39 Vuk’uphile learnership programme
Postal address: PO Box 92026, Norwood 2117,
South Africa 41 Powering the EPWP
Tel: +27 (0)11 258 6200 • Fax: +27 (0)11 234 7275
Editorial correspondence 43 Community Work Programme
E-mail: tersia@3smedia.co.za

On the provincial level

46 Provinces taking up the challenge

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On the metro and municipal level
62 City of Johannesburg
64 City of Cape Town
66 Nelson Mandela Bay
69 Amathole
70 Chris Hani
71 Sol Plaatjie

Kamoso Awards
72 Celebrating excellence in job creation

Winning Project Profiles

Infrastructure
75 Eastern Cape school building programme
76 eThekwini Municipality: Asbestos Cement
Water Relay

Social
77 Manyeleti Youth Academy
79 Limpopo: School Nutrition Programme

Environment & Culture

81 Limpopo: Greening Vhembe
83 Eastern Cape: Baviaanskloof project
85 KwaZulu-Natal: Platt Estate Clearing
87 Limpopo: Mavhungeni SLAG
89 Gauteng: Vusomunye Clothing Manufacturers
91 Working for Coast
92 Working on Fire
93 Working for Water
96 Resources
96 Advertising index

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 FOREWORD

View from the top

“A
realistic and achievable.
S PART OF PHASE 2 OF THE EXPANDED This publication is an
PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMME, the attempt to analyse
Community Work Programme will be the figures and more
fast-tracked. importantly to look beyond
Another important element of our drive to create job the figures at the stories
opportunities is the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP). about real communities,
The initial target of 1 million jobs has been achieved. families and individuals
The second phase of the programme aims to create about 4 million who have benefited from
job opportunities by 2014. this programme.
Between now and December 2009, we plan to create about There are stories President Jacob Zuma
500 000 job opportunities” of hope, courage and
- President Jacob Zuma, State of the Nation Address, perseverance where
June 2009 those who find themselves
in the desperate situation
“The nation will recall that during the 2009 State of the Nation of unemployment have
Address, I announced that the Expanded Public Works Programme taken it upon themselves
would create 500 000 work opportunities by December 2009. to participate in these
These are job opportunities created to provide unemployed people programmes.
with an income, work experience and training opportunities. Participating in the
Honourable members, Fellow South Africans, EPWP has ensured that
We are pleased to announce that by the end of December, we communities not only
had created more than 480 000 public works job opportunities, benefit from access to
which is 97% of the target we had set. much-needed services,
The jobs are in areas like construction, home and community- but that members of Geoff Doidge
based care, and environmental projects. these communities were Minister of Public Works
We have identified some areas of improvement, which the ones that contributed
we will effect going forward, including ensuring more labour- to the delivery of the
intensive projects Let me reiterate that these are not jobs in the service. These services range from caring for the elderly and sick,
mainstream economy. These are job opportunities created to and programmes that educate and care for young pre-school
provide unemployed people with an income, work experience, children, to projects that upgrade and maintain infrastructure
and training opportunities. such as roads, bridges, water and sanitation, and programmes
The jobs are in areas like construction, home and community- that seek to rehabilitate and clean up our environment so that
based care, and environmental projects. We have also identified we all benefit. Since its inception, the EPWP has restored dignity
some areas of improvement, which we will effect going forward, to many of the unemployed by providing access to an income
including ensuring more labour-intensive projects. through productive work.
We know that these and other measures cannot fully mitigate This publication also highlights the successes of many
the effects of the recession or resolve poverty and unemployment professional civil servants at all levels of government who have
overnight. But we are grateful for the spirit of family, community diligently designed and managed labour-intensive programmes
and voluntary work that inspires many people to help those most that were able to generate these job opportunities.
affected through these difficult times.” However, the success thus far should serve to galvanise us all,
- President Jacob Zuma, State of the Nation Address, communities and government, to expand this programme further
11 February 2010 so that its benefits can be felt by many more. We need to rise to
the next challenge set by the president and
A key component of the inaugural State of the Nation Address grow the programme so that we can create
delivered by President Zuma in 2009 was government’s target 4 million work opportunities by 2014, but
to fast-track the EPWP and create 500 000 job opportunities by also ensure that there is not a community
December 2009.At that time, many experts, media commentators in our country that is not participating in
and opposition parties commented that this was an impossible the EPWP.
task. Over the last eight months, my department has had to deal Sponsored by
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SUMMIT Department:
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REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

South African Council for Project and

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Gallagher Convention Centre, Johannesburg 26-27 May 2010

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 Active Power Projects
Trading in the currency of inspiration
Active Power Projects is a one-stop provider of services and supplies to the
engineering industry and trades in more than just goods and services.
Control panel
ACTIVE POWER PROJECTS is a
supplier of industrial equipment, parts
and services to the mining, petrochemical,
process plant, power generation and
general engineering industries.
The company’s focus is mainly on the
medium to heavy electrical and engineering
industries.
APP was founded in 2001 by dedicated
and highly skilled engineers Lawrence and
Vincent Pillay with Lawrence’s sons, Darrel
and Rodney Pillay. Lawrence says his mentor
and former manager and director, Johan
Basson of RBF Engineering, gave a platform
from which APP successfully launched into
the industry. Basson made a significant
contribution in all respects of APP’s and his
own development from the early years of
the company’s existence and Lawrence is
deeply grateful to Basson for this support
and contribution.
Initially, the company’s services were
limited to the rail sector but as the
enterprise grew, APP began taking on larger
projects for major corporations such as
Transnet Freight Rail.
Today, APP has offices and workshops in
Brakpan and Booysens in Johannesburg,
and is able to meet all of its sheet metal
requirements using its own facilities. APP
is a 100% South African owned black
economic empowerment company.
8 E P W P C O N T R I B U T I N G TO A WO R K I N G N AT I O N
Values and empowerment
Active Power Projects forms associations
with reputable, reliable and approved
companies, especially in multidisciplinary
projects. The company maintains high-
quality standards, managing its projects
according to the requirements of the
ISO9000 system. Active Power Projects
prides itself in first-rate management,
dedicated leadership, integrity, efficiency,
and the use of appropriate and cutting-edge
technology to produce the most effective
results in every project.
Staff training and development are also
important to the company. The organisation
has an empowerment policy for the
development of their staff, many of whom
were previously not recognised for their
skills and abilities.
Market segments
APP provides services to market segments
such as:
• food and beverages (breweries, food
processing and canning plants)
• petrochemicals
• power (power generation, power
distribution, power reticulation,
and electrification)
• rail (refurbishment of DC substations)
• mining (material handling, conveyor
systems and plant recovery).
ADVERTORIAL
Social responsibility
Lawrence Pillay believes wholeheartedly
in giving back to the community and
giving people the opportunity to
prove themselves, as he was given the
encouragement and the means to
start APP.
APP is involved in a number of initiatives to
uplift the community:
• APP distributes hampers to less-fortunate
individuals, for the past
10 years.
• The company regularly donates gifts,
hampers and toys to children and works
closely with Rotary. Lawrence Pillay
was named a Paul Harrison Fellow by
the Rotary Foundation owing to his
commitment to assisting those in need.
• In 2009, the company sponsored a live
mixed-culture show and the proceeds of
this show went to feeding approximately
2 000 people.
• APP recently donated money to Leratong
school in Alexandra.
• The company supports 20 children at
a home, and recently pledged R50 000
towards an underprivileged child’s
ear operation.
• In addition, APP has made the following
donations:
•R250 000 towards the building of
a church
•12 wheelchairs to a home for
the disabled.
APP also holds a certificate of recognition
for involvement in the 16 Days of Activism
for No Violence Against Women
and Children.
Company divisions
Construction and project
management
The focus of this division is on
multidisciplinary and infrastructural
projects. In this division, we provide the
following services:
• planning
• advisory services in project
delivery strategy
• budget estimation
• contract administration
 ADVERTORIAL Active Power Projects

Mr. Lawrence Pillay, Managing Director

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Electrical products
APP supplies electrical cables, cable
accessories, cable racking, circuit breakers,
transformers, rectifiers, fuse gear, lamps
and lighting, electric motors, switchgear
(MV and LV), positive isolators, battery
chargers and under-voltage relays, as well
as small to medium-sized panels

Active Power management and staff
• project management
• procurement
• construction management
• construction
• commissioning
• post-commissioning care and
management.
Electrical services
This division of APP performs the following
electrical services:
• HT and LT installation
• power reticulation
• supply and installation of stand-by plant
• panel manufacture
• stand-by generator installation
• supply of street lighting
• manufacture of rectifiers for
traction substations.
General engineering
App provides a full spectrum of
engineering-related services allowing
it to fast track project implementation.
Among APP’s general engineering services
are conceptual engineering design,
procurement, construction management
and post commissioning care.
Industrial electrical services
APP provides the following industrial
electrical services:
• plant lighting power factor correction
systems
• bulk power supplies
• HT and LT reticulation
• motor-control centres and power
distribution
• servicing of electricals at wastewater
treatment plants
• materials handling.
Process control, automation and
instrumentation
APP specialises in:
• programmable logic control
• supervisory control and data acquisition
(SCADA) systems
• field instrumentation
Previous projects
• 2003 to 2004: Metrorail (for the South
African Rail Commuter Corporation
SARCC): design, manufacture, supply,
installation, testing and commissioning of
control and distribution panels for various
3KV DC traction substations.
• 2003 to 2004: Spoornet: refurbishment of
a substation.
• 2007 to 2009: Transnet Freight Rail 2007:
refurbishment of various substations
countrywide.
Lawrence Pillay endorses the good work
being done by the government in creating
jobs and opportunities, and encourages
people to look for niche markets instead of
looking to government
solely for solutions.
“The Expanded Public
Works Project is all
about giving back,
and so is Active
Power,” he says.
CONTACT
PO Box 19427
Actonville, 1506
Tel: +27 (0)11 813 2293/5
Fax: +27 (0)11 813 1733
Cell: +27 (0)83 273 5482
E-mail: slpillay.activepower@gmail.com

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 O V E RV I E W
The vision revisited
The EPWP is a
national government-
led initiative using
the delivery of public
services, established
government structures
and budgets, to
draw millions of
unemployed people
into productive work.
A DDRESSING THE CHALLENGE of high levels of
unemployment has been identified as a national
priority. Government’s approach to reducing
unemployment is underpinned by two fundamental strategies:
• increasing economic growth to ensure that the number of new
jobs being created exceeds the number of new entrants into
the labour market
• improving the education system so that the workforce can
take advantage of the (skilled) work opportunities generated
by economic growth.
Short- to medium-term strategies have been put in place to
contribute toward these strategies, of which the Expanded Public
Works Programme (EPWP) is one. As such, the EPWP covers
all spheres of government and state-owned enterprises. Local,
provincial and national government involved in infrastructure
provision are tasked with taking steps to increase the levels
of employment on these projects where it is economically and
technically feasible.
Former President Thabo Mbeki formally announced the
programme in his State of the Nation Address in February 2003,
and it was agreed to at the Growth and Development Summit
held in June 2003. Following Cabinet approval in November
2003, the EPWP commenced on 1 April 2004, with an official
launched hosted on 18 May 2004 at Sekhunyani Village, Giyani,
in Limpopo.
Background
A number of strategies were the forerunners to the EPWP. As
far back as the early 90s, engagements took place between
10 E P W P C O N T R I B U T I N G TO A WO R K I N G N AT I O N
organised labour, the construction industry and government
relating to the use of labour-intensive construction methods.
These engagements resulted in the signing of a temporary
Framework Agreement for Labour-Intensive Construction.
The principles in this agreement were later written into a
Code of Good Practice for Special Public Works Programmes
and in a ministerial determination, which was formally
gazetted by the Department of Labour in 2002, after further
discussions at the National Economic Development and Labour
Council (NEDLAC).
Public Works Programmes were included in the
Reconstruction and Development Programme under the name
‘National Public Works Programme’, incorporating a two-
pronged strategy: a community-based public works programme
and the reorientation of mainstream public expenditure towards
infrastructure using labour-intensive techniques.
Another major development was the enactment of the
Division of Revenue Act in 2002, which incorporated the major
requirements for the implementation of labour-intensive work.
In 2004, the South African government implemented a new
electoral mandate based on the core objectives of increasing
employment and reducing poverty. With regard to the EPWP,
the manifesto stated that the approach should be to launch
or expand labour-intensive projects that would also provide
opportunities for skills development for employment and
self-employment.
Through the municipal infrastructure grants to local
government and other budgets in social services, the EPWP
was to ensure dedicated resources for labour-intensive

programmes. Flowing from this, the
Medium-Term Strategic Framework
suggested an approach of expanding
labour-intensive projects by means
of an EPWP, which would also The EPWP covers all
provide opportunities for skills
spheres of government
and state-owned
development for employment and
self-employment.
At the time of the EPWP launch enterprises
in Limpopo in 2004, the EPWP
already boasted a number of well-
established and thriving projects,
such as the labour-intensive Limpopo Provincial Roads
Programme called Gundo Lashu, as well as the Zibambele,
Vuk’uzenzele and Zivuseni road projects in KwaZulu-Natal, the
Eastern Cape and Gauteng.
The strategy
The EPWP strategy is to create work opportunities coupled
with training to ensure that workers gain skills while they work,
and increase their capacity to earn an income in the future.
The programme creates temporary work opportunities for the
unemployed, using public-sector expenditure. It builds on
existing best-practice government infrastructure and social
programmes either by deepening their labour absorption or
extending them.
The challenge for the EPWP is not to reinvent the wheel, but
to develop and promote existing best practices and to expand
their application more widely.
In reality, most of the unemployed are unskilled and many
have never been employed before, necessitating an emphasis
on skills development. All of the work opportunities generated
by the EPWP are therefore combined with training, education
or skills development, so the workers will be able to earn an
income once they leave the programme. Together with the
SETAs, the DOL coordinates the training and skills development
aspects of the programme.
Targets
The target of creating 1 million work opportunities through
phase 1 of the EPWP was attained in 2008, a year earlier than
envisaged in the 2004 electoral mandate. As a result, the targets
for phase 2 are more ambitious. The goal of EPWP phase 2 is
to create 4.5 million work opportunities or 2 million full-time-
equivalent jobs for poor and unemployed people in South Africa
to contribute to halving unemployment by 2014.
Implementation
The implementation of the EPWP is being coordinated by
the Department of Public Works, which has established a
dedicated unit to perform this function. Although the EPWP is a
national programme, it is implemented largely by the provinces
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and municipalities. The EPWP is
implemented in a five-year phased
approach: the first phase of the EPWP
began in the 2004/05 financial year
and ended in 2008/09. The second
five-year phase of the EPWP began in
April 2009.
The programme involves
reorientating line function budgets
and conditional grants so that
government expenditure results in
more work opportunities, particularly
for unskilled labour.
The GDS agreed that the EPWP must not displace existing
permanent jobs and all opportunities must be based on real
demand for services. The programme is also structured around
four sectors: infrastructure, environment and culture, social
and non-state.
Infrastructure sector
International and local experience has shown that with well-
trained supervisory staff and an appropriate employment
framework, labour-intensive methods can be used successfully
for certain types of infrastructure projects.
The infrastructure sector incorporates a large-scale
initiative to use labour-intensive methods to upgrade rural and
municipal roads, municipal pipelines, and storm water drains.
People living in the vicinity of these infrastructure projects are
employed by contractors to carry out the work.
In addition, 500 emerging contractors will participate in
learnerships registered at the Construction Education and
Training Authority to gain the necessary skills to build this
infrastructure labour intensively.
Environmental and cultural sector
The environmental sector’s contribution to the EPWP involves
employing people to work on projects to improve their
local environments.
Social sector
The social sector contributes to the EPWP by employing people,
through NGOs and CBOs, to work on home-based care and
early childhood development programmes, coordinated by the
Departments of Social Development, Health and Education.
Non-state sector
This is a new sector introduced in phase 2 and will consist
of institution-based programmes delivered through non-
state institutions such as NGOs and CBOs. Department of
Corporate and Traditional Affairs is also rolling out area-based
programmes delivered through organisations that produce
regular and predictable employment.
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A solid foundation
In 2008, a year
earlier than envisaged,
1 million work
opportunities were
created through
phase 1 of the
EPWP, creating
scope to expand
the programme
significantly and apply
lessons learned to
improve quality.

P HASE 1 of the Expanded Public Works Programme

(EPWP) was launched on 1 April 2004, as one of
a number of government strategies and
programmes aimed at addressing unemployment and poverty.
It was based on the GDS Agreement of 2003. The objectives
were fairly modest, despite the high levels of unemployment
in South Africa at the time.
Cutting across all departments and spheres of government,
the EPWP required all government bodies and parastatals to
formulate plans for using their budgets in such a way that
significant numbers of unemployed people would be drawn
into productive work and would gain skills in this process. This
would be to ensure that they had an income-earning potential
in the future.

Institutional arrangements
The Department of Public Works (DPW) is responsible for
leading the programme.
The department also formulates and coordinates
EPWP programmes in the infrastructure sector, building on
existing initiatives such as the Zibambele road maintenance
programme in KwaZulu-Natal, the Gundo Lashu road
construction programme in Limpopo, the Zivuseni building
maintenance programme in Gauteng, and the labour-intensive
construction of water pipelines under the Department of
Water Affairs’ Community Water Supply and Sanitation
Programme. The Department of Environmental Affairs and
Tourism is responsible for coordinating the implementation
of the EPWP in the environment sector, through programmes
such as the Working for Water programmes, the Land Care
Programme, the Coastal Care Programme, and the Waste
Management Programme.
The Department of Trade and Industry was responsible
for coordinating the EPWP in the economic sector, including
programmes such as incubator programmes for small
businesses, which obtain work from government and
community-based, income-generating projects.
In the social sector, the Department of Social Development
is responsible for formulating and coordinating EPWP pro-
grammes in the areas of social and personal services, such
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While the EPWP
reached its goal of
creating 1 million
work opportunities,
as early childhood development,
and food and nutrition. The national
this effort only
sector coordinating departments are reached 11% of
required to provide regular reports unemployed people
to Cabinet regarding progress
made in implementing the EPWP in
each sector. However, as the main delivery arms of
government, provinces and municipalities are the primary
project implementing bodies for the EPWP. They are supported
by the national government departments responsible for
sectoral coordination.
The results
The objective of phase 1 was to create 1 million work
opportunities over five years. This goal was reached one
year ahead of time. The programme also exceeded its youth
and women targets, achieving 40% for youth employment
against a target of 30%, and 47% for women, compared with a
40% target.
While there has been a general decline in the rate of
unemployment during the first years of the EPWP’s existence,
the scale of the programme needs to be expanded significantly
for it to make its contribution to the government’s goal of
halving unemployment by 2014.
Lessons learned
The five-year review of the programme indicated some areas
of concern, and made recommendations for increasing both
the scale and the effect of the programme in the future.
Criticism related mainly to the limited objectives and
the limited effect the programme has had on decreasing
unemployment and alleviating poverty. While the EPWP
reached its goal of creating 1 million work opportunities, this
effort only reached 11% of unemployed people in the 2007/08
financial year.
Another concern that emerged from the review was that
the duration of the work opportunities created was shorter
than anticipated, limiting the effect on poverty reduction.
There was considerable variation in the average
duration of work projects between sectors, provinces and
municipalities, with generally shorter periods reported in
areas with higher rates of unemployment. This suggested that
work opportunities were being shared within the community,
resulting in the shorter duration periods. The widely varying
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performance of public bodies was a
further concern, with some performing
very well and others very poorly. For
the programme to be scaled up, all
public bodies will have to perform at
a specified minimum level.
Wage rates also came under the spotlight, with these
varying widely from sector to sector. In some areas, wages
even remained stagnant, and did not increase to keep up
with inflation and the rising cost of living, while in some
cases wages were so low that they were not contributing in
any meaningful way to poverty reduction among participants.
A clearly defined minimum wage level for all participants in
the programme, which is adjusted annually, would assist in
resolving these issues.
Recommendations from phase I
The strategic review of the first phase of the EPWP, based
on extensive performance evaluations, provided a number of
recommendations aimed at increasing the scale and effect of
the programme during its second phase.
Identified constraints on capacity
for expansion
• DPW’s limited authority to demand contributions from
provinces and municipalities
• a lack of incentives in place for provinces and municipalities
to maximise their employment creation efforts
• a lack of capacity in certain public bodies
• insufficient political mobilisation in some areas.
Recommendations
• Measures and targets for increasing the average duration of
each work opportunity must be included.
• To increase the scale of the programme to the size proposed
in the Draft Anti-Poverty Strategy, mobilisation of non-state
capacity is required with programmes managed by non-state
organisations such as NGOs, CBOs and local communities
through the Community Works Programme.
• Improvement of the training framework is needed to implement
the massive training requirements of the programme.
• SMME development will need to be part of the delivery
strategy for other organisations and agencies that
become involved.
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Charting the way forward
Building on the successes and lessons learned from phase 1, phase 2 of
the EPWP aims to create 2 million work opportunities for poor and
unemployed South Africans within five years through the delivery
of public and community services.
T HE EXPANDED PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMME
(EPWP) unit began the planning and preparation
for a second phase of the EPWP in 2008. Following
Cabinet approval in June 2008, the Department of Public Works
launched the second phase of the EPWP at the University of
the Western Cape in Bellville, on 4 April 2009.
During phase 2, the EPWP is expected to grow by approximately
four and a half times its current size, enabling it to make a
significant contribution to the Millennium Development Goal of
halving unemployment by 2014.
Goals, purpose and indicators
The goal of phase 2 of the EPWP is to create employment
equal to 2 million full-time equivalents (FTEs), namely 4.5
million short and ongoing work opportunities with an average
duration of 100 days for poor and unemployed people in South
Africa through the delivery of public and community services.
This will scale up from 210 000 FTEs per year in 2009/10 to
680 000 FTEs in 2013/14.
All public bodies from all spheres of government and the
non-state sector will share a purpose to optimise the creation
of work opportunities for unemployed and poor people in
South Africa deliberately through the delivery of public and
community services. Training and enterprise development will
be implemented in sector-specific programmes to enhance
service delivery and beneficiary well-being.
Indicators for phase 2
Number of work opportunities (work opportunities, people
employed and full-time equivalents) created per annum in EPWP
programmes
Year 1 (2009/10) 500 000 work opportunities and 210 000 FTEs
Year 2 (2010/11) 600 000 work opportunities and 260 000 FTEs
Year 3 (2011/12) 850 000 work opportunities and 360 000 FTEs
Year 4 (2012/13) 1.2 million work opportunities and 500 000 FTEs
Year 5 (2013/14) 1.5 million work opportunities and 680 000 FTEs
2. Overall participation targets per annum starting from 2009/10:
• at least 55% of workers should be women
• at least 40% of workers should be youth
• at least 2% of workers should be people with disabilities.
3. Sector level targets are to be developed.
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4. Government and non-state sector service delivery is to be
provided to approved and defined standards.
5. An increased proportion of the normal budget is to be spent
on EPWP outputs (work opportunities, people employed,
training and income transferred).
6. Sector programme targets are to be specified, where applicable,
as a percentage of labour-intensive employment.
New initiatives
Many of the recommendations from the five-year strategic
review of phase 1 have been incorporated into phase 2.
Protocols
A significant development in the second phase of EPWP was
the signing of the pledge at the launch of phase 2, committing
national, provincial and local government to implementing and
surpassing the targets for job creation.
During the signing ceremony, public works minister, Geoff
Doidge, said: “There is no better way to put in practice the
formidable cooperative governance commitment between our
national, provincial and local spheres of government than this
signing ceremony.”
The protocols developed to be signed between the EPWP
unit and the different public entities are designed to secure buy-
in from the different public entities and spheres of government
in implementing EPWP.
Wage incentive
One of the main reasons public bodies did not adopt labour-
intensive methods on a large scale during the first phase was
the risk of increased costs. The wage incentive has been
designed to address this by essentially covering any additional
costs that public bodies might incur as a result of increasing the
labour intensity of their projects.
Where there are no additional costs, the incentive could be
used to increase the overall budget, allowing for an increase in
the overall scope of work. The wage incentive will be phased in,
commencing in the 2009/10 financial year and R4.2 billion has
been made available. Based on a R50 per day wage incentive,
this would be sufficient to cover the costs of an additional
365 000 FTEs.
In 2009/10, the wage incentive will be available to the
infrastructure sector and the non-state sector of the programme.
From the 2010/11 financial year, the wage incentive will also
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Cumulative outputs of the programme for each of the sectors for the 2009 to 2014 period
Sector Work opportunities FTEs
Infrastructure 2 374 000 900 000
Environment 1 156 000 350 000
Social 750 000 500 000
Non-state 640 000 280 000
TOTAL 4.5 million plus 2 million plus

Work opportunities: targets per year and sphere of government

Local Provincial National Non-state Totals
2009 to 2010 182 607 247 325 100 068 20 000 550 000
2010 to 2011 208 032 281 720 104 248 48 000 642 000
2011 to 2012 267 920 370 420 133 660 98 000 869 000
2012 to 2013 349 129 501 283 183 588 176 000 1 210 000
2013 to 2014 440 721 659 286 249 994 300 000 1 650 000
Totals 1 448 409 2 060 034 771 557 640 000 4 920 000

FTEs: Targets per year and sphere of government

Local Provincial National Non-state Totals
2009 to 2010 61 922 117 554 22 698 8 696 210 870
2010 to 2011 74 371 136 630 26 999 20 870 260 870
2011 to 2012 97 342 181 667 40 991 41 739 361 739
2012 to 2013 125 853 243 527 56 272 76 522 502 174
2013 to 2014 157 086 320 692 76 570 130 435 684 783
Totals 516 573 1 000 070 225 531 278 261 2 020 435

be made available to the environmental and social sectors of Institutional arrangements

the programme.
Sector programmes
The EPWP will continue to operate in the infrastructure, social,
and environment and culture sectors, albeit with some changes
in focus. The programme’s various SMME development
activities will be integrated into the other relevant sectors of the
programme, and the non-state sector will be mobilised to create
employment and income for the EPWP target group.
Operationally, all the sectors will continue to operate as they
have in the past, and all the proposed changes will be made to
enable implementing bodies to continue working as they have
in the past.
The second phase of the EPWP will increase the focus on
the creation of temporary work opportunities that provide income
for the poor and unemployed.
Funding
The minister of finance announced a substantially increased
budget of more than R4 billion for the implementation of EPWP
phase 2. It is expected that annual expenditure on the wage
incentive will grow to at least R5 billion by 2014.
As was the case in phase 1, funds for the EPWP programmes
will be allocated to national departments, provinces and
municipalities through the normal budgeting process. However, in
phase 2, those public bodies that are performing well will be able
to access additional funds through the EPWP wage incentive.
Provinces and municipalities can also use their own budgets
from their equitable share and own revenues to fund EPWP
projects and programmes, and many are doing so already.
At the national government level, the overall coordination of the
programme will continue under the auspices of the EPWP unit
in the Department of Public Works (DPW). The DPW will also
coordinate the infrastructure sector.
The environment, culture and social sectors will be
coordinated by the Department of Environmental Affairs and the
Department of Social Development.
The non-state sector will, in the first year, be led by the
DPW and will be tested in partnership with the business trust.
The DPW will also carry out its overall coordinating role and
report on progress through the economic and social clusters
of government. The clusters will receive progress reports and
address bottlenecks in implementation.
At the provincial government level, the EPWP units in the
provincial DPWs will continue to mobilise other provincial
departments, as well as municipalities within the province to
ensure EPWP performance.
Monitoring and evaluation
The national EPWP unit will retain the overall responsibility
for monitoring and evaluation. Key areas for improvement and
amendment to the existing framework include:
• the implementation of a central web-based monitoring system
to allow for more accurate and rapid reporting and management
of the EPWP wage incentive
• establishing a central database to allow for improved
data analysis
• improvement of the existing evaluation studies to obtain
qualitative feedback on the effect of the programme on the lives
of individual participants.

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The infrastructure sector

Identified as the largest employment generator within the EPWP, the infrastructure sector
has a target of creating 2 374 000 work opportunities over the next five years.

T
E IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EXPANDED PUBLIC
WORKS PROGRAMME (EPWP) in the infrastructure
sector involves the use of labour-intensive methods in
the construction and maintenance of public sector-funded
infrastructure projects. Labour-intensive construction methods
relate to the use of an appropriate mix of labour and machines, with
a preference for labour where technically and economically feasible,
without compromising the quality of the product. Labour-intensive
infrastructure projects under the EPWP consists of:
• using labour-intensive construction methods to provide
employment opportunities to local unemployed people
• providing training or skills development to those locally employed
workers
• building cost-effective and quality assets.
Successes
The EPWP’s infrastructure sector created more than 1 million
jobs during phase 1 of the EPWP. Over the period covered by the
strategic five-year review, approximately R15 billion (or one third of
the total budget) was spent on labour-intensive construction and
maintenance. On average, the local labour content of infrastructure
projects was increased from 5% to 30% of project costs, being
highly competitive with machine-intensive construction methods.
As per the targets set in this regard, approximately 37 000 km of
roads, 31 000 km of pipelines, 1 500 km of storm water drains and
150 km of urban sidewalks have been constructed using labour-
intensive methods. All the workers employed on these projects
received training funded by the Department of Labour (DoL) from its
budget. In addition, 492 emerging contractors participated in CETA-
registered learnerships. The Department of Public Works (DPW)
also arranged for access to finance for these learner contractors.
Programmes
Five programmes have been implemented in the infrastructure
sector under the auspices of the EPWP.
400 000
350 000
Work opportunities
The Technical Support Programme
Under this programme, the national Department of Public Works
(NDPW)/EPWP technical team provides technical support
to provincial departments and municipalities to facilitate the
implementation of infrastructure projects.
Assistance rendered
• identifying suitable projects
• setting job creation targets for selected projects
• ensuring that contract documents are compliant with the EPWP
guidelines
• providing advice on the development and adoption of policies that
favour labour-intensive construction
• reporting by municipalities on key performance indicators (KPIs)
of the EPWP on projects implemented.
Vuk’uphile Contractor Learnership
Programme
The Vuk’uphile Contractor Learnership Programme pertains to the
training of individuals in labour-intensive methods of construction to
become contractors at NQF level 2 and supervisors at NQF level 4.
The objective of the Vuk’uphile programme is to build the capacity of
contractors and supervisors knowledgeable in the areas of labour-
intensive methods of construction. To date, more than 492 labour-
intensive contracting companies have been developed across all
nine provinces. The NDPW has partnered with 22 municipalities,
six government departments and two government agencies in the
creation and development of the 492 labour-intensive civil works
companies. Each of the public entities have actively participated in
the labour-intensive contractor development programmes.
National Youth Service Programme
The National Youth Service (NYS) programme was jointly
implemented by the DPW, the Umsobomvu Youth Fund and the
DoL. The NYS is a year-long skills training and development
intervention. It aims to provide
unemployed South African
377 357
youths with technical skills and

life skills training, access to

300 000
practical work experience and
250 000 mentoring, and opportunities
238 951
200 000 for future employment or
support for continued studies
150 000 158 277
136 035 upon completion of their year
100 000 103 343 within the NYS programme.
50 000 The EPWP NYS unit also
0 facilitates exit strategies for
2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 youths who have been trained
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on the programme. The exit strategies include, among others,
placement of youth trained with contractors, placement of youth
trained at Further Education Training colleges, and placement within
workshops of the NDPW. A total of 9 688 individuals were recruited
by both the national and provincial public works departments
to participate in the NYS programme during the 2007/08
financial year.
Large projects programme
Large projects are defined as those with a minimum budget of
R30 million or more. These should have appropriate contract
conditions, including labour-based methods and allowing workers
of all categories (non-skilled and semi-skilled) to undergo training.
The aims of the large projects programme
are to:
• ensure delivery of large budgets based on EPWP principles
• ensure meaningful development of emerging contractors
• ensure job creation and skills transfer by training beneficiaries.
The large projects programme is currently being implemented by
three provincial departments, three metropolitan municipalities,
and two district municipalities. In the fourth quarter of 2008/09, the
programme created 37 340 work opportunities, against a target
of 15 000.
Provincial roads programme
The provincial roads programme focuses on the provision of
technical support to provincial roads and transport departments in
constructing and maintaining access roads labour intensively.
Technical support provided
• assistance in identifying projects
• designs and developing appropriate contract documentation for
projects identified
• assistance during project implementation to ensure that projects
are implemented labour-intensively
• adequate reporting on work opportunities created.
There are more than 64 programmes in the provincial roads
programme and more than 88 000 work opportunities were created
on provincial access roads projects for the 2008/09 financial year.
Moving into phase 2
The infrastructure sector will be led by the DPW and will work
together with the:
• Department of Transport
• Department of Provincial and Local Government
• Department of Water Affairs
• Department Minerals and Energy
• Department of Sports and Recreation.
Most projects are implemented by the provinces and municipalities,
and this will continue in the second phase of the programme. While
all provinces are already contributing to the EPWP, many provincial
departments could increase their contribution further. The continued
growth of the sector will depend on the degree to which some of
the underperforming provinces can increase their performance
by implementing their projects more labour intensively and by
establishing dedicated labour-intensive maintenance programmes
that have the potential to provide regular employment to large
numbers of people, especially in rural areas.
Focus at the local government level
• ensuring that those municipalities that already exceeding their
targets based on their municipal infrastructure grant allocations
keep performing and are able to continue growing their EPWP
programmes through accessing the wage incentive
• ensuring that those municipalities already implementing the EPWP,
but not yet meeting their targets based on their MIG allocations,
improve their performance so that they can meet the minimum
requirements to access the wage incentive
• ensuring that those municipalities not yet implementing and
reporting on the EPWP start implementing and reporting
as required.
It is anticipated that the sector will continue to grow and remain the
largest sector of the EPWP because of the large investments and
allocations already planned and the continued scope to increase
the labour intensity of the infrastructure spending of government.
While this has proved difficult in the first phase of the programme,
it is anticipated that the wage incentive will provide a real boost to
the efforts to increase the labour intensity in the second phase of
the programme. The planned output for the five years is the creation
of 900 000 full-time equivalents of employment.

Infrastructure five-year targets: no. of work opportunities

Year Total Municipal Provincial National
2009 to 2010 300 000 176 820 121 412 1 768
2010 to 2011 342 000 201 574 138 410 2 016
2011 to 2012 440 000 259 335 178 071 2 593
2012 to 2013 572 000 337 136 231 493 3 371
Infrastructure
2013 to 2014 five-year targets: no of000
720 full-time equivalents 424 367 291 390 4 243
Infrastructure five-year targets: no of full-time equivalents
2009 to 2010 108 696 60 548 47 461 687
2010 to 2011 130 435 72 658 56 953 824
2011 to 2012 170 435 94 939 74 419 1 077
2012 to 2013 220 000 122 549 96 061 1 390
2013 to 2014 273 913 152 581 119 601 1 731

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The social sector
The social sector contributes to the EPWP by employing people, through NGOs and CBOs,
to work on home-based care and early childhood development programmes coordinated by
the Departments of Social Development, Health and Education.
A KEY FOCUS of the EPWP social sector, was to equip
pre-school teachers and support staff (cooks,
gardeners and administrators) with adequate training
to pass on their knowledge to benefit the country’s children in the
long term.
Early childhood development (ECD)
The main purpose of early childhood development (ECD) is to
protect the child’s rights and the ultimate goal is to improve young
children’s capacity to develop and learn.
ECD interventions include educating and supporting parents,
delivering services to children, developing capacities of caregivers
and teachers, and using mass communication to enhance parents’
and caregivers’ knowledge and practices. Programmes for children
can be centre- or home-based, formal or informal, and can include
parent education. The Integrated ECD Plan commenced with a
mandate from the July Cabinet Lekgotla in 2004.
It entailed training opportunities for primary caregivers, parents
and practitioners. The purpose was to provide a basic package of
care and education services to young children from birth to four,
using an integrated approach.
The EPWP interfaces with the Integrated ECD Plan by
focusing on providing workplace experience and training to ECD
practitioners and support staff. Other ECD objectives include
increased registration of sites and augmenting the ECD subsidy to
children located in registered sites.
Responsibilities
• Department of Health: Immunisation services.
• Department of Education: Provision of training oppor-tunities and
overall coordination and management of the plan.
• Department of Social Development (DSD): Increasing registration
of sites and expanding the current levels of support to vulnerable
children through food subsidies to selected sites to sustain the
employment of trained practitioners and support staff.
ECD has reached its original targets. Through the EPWP, registered
sites increased from 8 113 in 2004/05, benefitting 270 096 children,
to 12 927 sites, benefitting 617 702 children. The subsidy to children
from poor households also increased from the average R4.50 to
R9.00 per child in all provinces. To date, ,more than 31 000 work
opportunities have been created, with practitioners and support
staff receiving skills and NQF level training.
Home community based care
This entails the provision of comprehensive services, including
health and social services, by formal and informal caregivers in the
HCBC and support programmes. It was prioritised as a cost-effective
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response, substituting a significant proportion of Aids-related
hospital care. The programme aimed to facilitate the foundations
for launching the Community Health and Development Worker
(CH&DW) Programme by equipping thousands of unemployed
people with the foundation skills and experience to enter the CH&DW
training programme.
HCBC services
• Early identification of families in need, orphans and
vulnerable children
• Addressing the needs of child-headed households
• Linking families and caregivers with poverty alleviation programmes
and services
• Patient care and support related to HIV/Aids and other chronic
conditions
• Information, education and communication
• Patient and family counselling and support
• Community mobilisation
• Addressing discrimination against stigmatisation and disclosure of
chronic diseases
• Family support, including capacity building, family planning,
burials, support for children and social service advice
• Initiating and supporting income-generating projects.
Through the EPWP, HCBC was able to create 113 172 job
opportunities over the five-year period. More than 50% of caregivers
received training through skills programmes and learnerships, and
over 4 million beneficiaries accessed HCBC services during the
same period.
Community Safety on provincial level
The Western Cape provincial government commissioned the
Department of Community Safety to implement a school safety
project, giving rise to a unique EPWP social sector project: the
Bambanani School Safety Programme.
When the project was launched, 40 high-risk schools were
identified and volunteers from the neighbourhood watch and street
committee structures in the community were deployed to provide
services such as access control, patrolling of school grounds,
search-and-seizure operations with the South African Police
Service, and conflict resolution.
The project has since expanded to cover 168 high-risk schools,
employing 825 people and a project team of 15 permanent staff
members. Project members received accredited training aimed
at increasing their employability. A total of 150 people obtained
permanent employment as a result of training in the areas of security
life skills. They are also registered with the Private Security Industry
Regulatory Authority. The beneficiaries of the project are learners
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and teachers who now operate in a safe and secure learning
environment, as school principals have reported a drastic reduction
in criminal activities. Although this project has been implemented
by the Western Cape only, plans are in progress to expand the
programme to other provinces.
Institutional arrangements
Provincial departments are directly responsible for the
implementation and monitoring of the programmes at both district
and local levels.
Non-profit organisations (NPOs) provide the bulk of services
and are responsible for delivery. Government support is provided
via conditional grants or subsidies to assist with the delivery of
these services, especially to poor areas. The Education, Training
and Development Practices SETA is responsible for the ECD
training, the Health and Welfare SETA conduct the HCBC training,
while procured service providers offer training at local level. The aim
during Phase 1 was to provide skills programmes and learnerships
to unemployed people and volunteers, on-the-job experience, a
stipend and training – ultimately resulting in NQF qualifications and
possible longer term income opportunities.
Phase 1 results
The social sector’s aim was to create 122 240 work opportunities,
of which 17 400 would be through learnerships, and 150 000
temporary jobs. In addition, it was envisaged that 2.9 million people
would be able to access HCBC services and 400 000 children would
be serviced by registered ECD sites and trained practitioners.
The table below reflects the work opportunities created over the
first five-year period in the EPWP social sector.

Work opportunities created in ECD, HCBC, community safety and other projects: 2004/05 to 2008/09
Programme Name 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09
Early childhood development - 2 200 12 144 9 125 7 531
Home community based care 1 316 12 769 20 893 35 721 42 473
Safety and security 0 734 1 075 882 2 493
Other 334 2 156 220 15 290 8 413
Grand Total 1 650 17 859 34 332 61 018 60 910

Number of training days provided in social sector: 2006/07 to 2008/09

Programme Name 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09
Early childhood development 62,258 204 045 90 362
Home community based care 411 037 551 838 419 328
Safety and Security 1 910 4 315 11 653
Other 4 488 42 126 37 605
Grand Total 479 693 802 324 558 948
Overall, during the period April 2004 to March 2009, the EPWP social sector provided 1 840 965 training days and created 175 769 job opportunities.
In addition, 2.9 million individuals were targeted to access HCBC services and over 600 000 children were serviced by ECD practitioners for the
five-year period commencing 2004/2005 to 2009/2010.

Phase 2
The social sector plan for Phase 2 of the EPWP is still being finalised, and the sector will continue in its current format in the first year of this phase.
In order to increase the scale of the sector so that it will be able to contribute 500 000 FTEs over the next five years, a number of key issues have
to be resolved, including standardising the employment framework for the sector, funding mechanisms to grow the sector, and identifying key
areas for expansion.

Social Sector five to year targets: Number of work opportunities

Total Muncipal Provincial
2009 to 2010 80 000 2 744 77 256
2010 to 2011 96 000 3 293 92 707
2011 to 2012 132 000 4 527 127 473
2012 to 2013 187 000 6 414 180 586
2013 to 2014 255 000 8 746 246 254

Social Sector five to year targets: Number of full to time equivalents

Total Muncipal Provincial
2009 to 2010 12 144 9 125 7 531
2010 to 2011 20 893 35 721 42 473
2011 to 2012 1 075 882 2 493
2012 to 2013 220 15 290 8 413
2013 to 2014 34 332 61 018 60 910

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The environment and

culture sector
The environment and culture sector’s contribution to the EPWP involves
employing people to work on projects to improve their local environments,
through programmes spearheaded by various government departments.

T HE ENVIRONMENT and culture sector comprises a

powerful combination in terms of building South
Africa’s natural and cultural heritage, and utilising
this heritage to create both medium- and long-term jobs and
social benefits.
This also implies particular ways of working with communities,
building on their historical custodianship of these resources,
and locating projects within the broader sustainable develop-
ment strategy.
Environment and culture sector objectives
• Creation of job opportunities
• Training of beneficiaries
• Linking people in the marginalised second economy with
opportunities and resources to enable their participation in the
developed first economy
• Integrating sustainable rural development and urban renewal
• Creating land-based livelihoods
• Promoting community-based natural resource management
• Developing natural resources and cultural heritage
• Rehabilitating natural resources and protecting biodiversity
• Promoting tourism
Background
The overarching objective of this sector was to create 200 000
job opportunities over the period 2004/2005 to 2008/2009, while
generating useful outputs in the areas of environment, heritage,
biodiversity and land care. In addition, the programmes supported
the creation of land-based livelihoods and community-based
natural resource management.
Other anticipated outputs for the period 2004 to 2009 included:
• Creating work opportunities equivalent to one million
human years
• Providing accredited training (learnerships) to 2 100 learners
• Training private sector players (250 emerging contractors and
15 000 professionals) on employment-intensive approaches
• Training 1 000 public sector officials on employment-
intensive approaches
• Clearing of 200 000 hectares of alien vegetation
• Rehabilitating of 40 wetlands
• Supporting 20 fire protection associations
• Clearing of 700 km of coastline and upgrading of facilities along
the coast
• Rehabilitating 10 000 hectares of land
• Establishing 32 waste management programmes
• Establishing 150 historical and community tourism projects
Role players and programmes
Programmes in the environment and culture sector are initiated
by the Departments of Environmental Affairs and Tourism,
Agriculture, Arts and Culture, Water Affairs, and Science
and Technology.
Funds for EPWP programmes in the environment and culture
sector were allocated to the relevant national and provincial
departments’ budgeting processes, and then dispersed to the
projects using existing channels.
Flagship programmes
• DoA: Land Care programme and Comprehensive Agricultural
Support Programme.

Number of work opportunities created in environment and culture sector

Programme National Provincial Muncipal Total
Landcare 69 333 83 803 8 982 162 118
Casp 10 554 4 666 - 15 220
Working for Coast 8 084 5 19 8 108
Working for Tourism 33 243 150 - 31 850
Working for Water 182 900 2 786 - 185 686
Working for Wetlands 10 470 33 156 10 659
Working for Fire 15 637 77 - 15 714
Working for Waste 3 050 1 698 9 682 14 430
Other 4 995 13 080 4 382 22 457
Total 338 266 106 298 23 221 467 785

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• DWA: Working for Water, Working for Wetlands, and Working on

Number of SMMEs created in the environment
Fire programmes.
and culture sector
Region Contractors/SMME’s
Success
Western Cape 507
Through its different programmes in all spheres of government,
Eastern Cape 310
the environment and culture sector was able to create more
Free State 77
than 450 000 work opportunities over the five-year period, as
Limpopo 355
Mpumalanga 229 outlined below.
North West 134
Phase 2
Northern Cape 176
The environment and culture sector will continue to grow through
South African National Parks Board 368
programmes implemented by national and provincial government
Independent Development Trust 95
departments. Allocations to the sector have increased, and include
Gauteng 179
funds to initiate the working for energy programme, which is an
CNC 221
interdepartmental initiative.
KwaZulu-Natal 671
Total SMMEs created 338 266 Growth in the sector will come from increasing the number of
work opportunities, as well as the duration of work opportunities so

• DEAT: People and Parks, Coastal Care, Sustainable Land- that the cumulative target of 350 000 FTEs can be met. The targets
based Livelihoods, Cleaning up SA, and Growing a Tourism for the environment and culture sector during Phase 2 of EPWP are
Economy programmes detailed below.

Environment and culture sector five-year targets: Number of job opportunities created
Year Total Muncipal Provincial National
2009 to 2010 150 000 3 043 48 657 98 300
2010 to 2011 156 000 3 165 50 603 102 232
2011 to 2012 200 000 4 058 64 876 131 067
2012 to 2013 275 000 5 579 89 204 180 217
2013 to 2014 375 000 7 608 121 642 245 750

Environment and culture sector five-year targets: Number of full-time equivalents created
Year Total Muncipal Provincial National
2009 to 2010 32 609 1 103 9 494 22 012
2010 to 2011 41 739 1 412 12 152 28 175
2011 to 2012 59 130 2 001 17 215 39 914
2012 to 2013 81 304 2 751 23 671 54 882
2013 to 2014 110 870 3 751 32 279 74 839

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The non-state sector

While the second phase of the EPWP consists of the continuation and growth of existing
programmes, it has also seen the introduction of new programmes, the most significant of
which is a programme to encourage the non-state sector to participate in the EPWP.

T HE NEW non-state sector consists of two programmes, namely the Community Works Programme and the Non-
State Sector Programme. The introduction of the non-state sector is crucial to the success of phase 2 of the EPWP,
as the different spheres of government will not be able to generate the 2 million full-time equivalent jobs on their
own, even with an increased programme budget.

The targets for the non-state sector over the next five years are detailed in the tables below.
Non-state sector five-year targets: No. of work opportunities
Non-state 60% 40%
2009 to 2010 20 000 12 000 8 000
2010 to 2011 48 000 28 800 19 200
2011 to 2012 96 000 57 600 38 400
2012 to 2013 176 000 105 600 70 400
2013 to 2014 300 000 180 000 120 000

Non-state sector five-year targets: No. of full-time equivalents

Non-state 60% 40%
2009 to 2010 8 696 5 217 3 478
2010 to 2011 20 870 12 522 8 348
2011 to 2012 41 739 25 043 16 696
2012 to 2013 76 522 45 913 30 609
2013 to 2014 130 435 78 261 52 174

The proposed new sector will consist of institutional-based
programmes and area-based programmes. The first will
be delivered through non-state institutions such as non-
governmental organisations (NGOs) and community-based
organisations (CBOs), while the second will be delivered
through organisations that build capacity at local level. The
latter approach offers considerable scope for work activities
to be determined by the unique needs of a community and
implemented at community level with partial funding from
the state.
Institutional-based programmes
Institutional-based programmes will involve the development
of programmes that could create income for large numbers
of individuals through socially constructive activities by non-
state actors, typically not-for-profit organisations, faith-based
organisations and CBOs. The type of initiative would be
determined by the non-state sector with the state providing
partial funding for specified costs and wages.
Area-based programmes
Area-based programmes involve local organisations to support
initiatives that create employment in ways that build goods and
services on public or community level. This approach offers
considerable scope for work activities to be determined by the
unique needs of a community and implemented at community
level with partial funding from the state.
An approach called the Community Works Programme is
currently being implemented by the Second Economy Strategy
Project, an initiative of the Presidency, in collaboration with
the Department of Social Development and Public Works. This
approach aims to provide an employment safety net by providing
regular, rather than full-time, employment to participants, with a
predictable number of days of work provided per month.
Community Works Programme
The programme is structured so that it provides the participants
with regular and predictable income through regular but part-
time work. The pilots are being run in four areas in the country
and employ approximately 1 000 people in each area on a part-
time basis.
Based on the results of the current pilots, this programme
looks very promising and it is anticipated that it could grow to
180 sites and employ 180 000 people by 2014.

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How to participate in the

EPWP infrastructure sector
Although the Expanded
Public Works
Programme has been
initiated as a national
programme, it will
largely be implemented
by the provinces
and municipalities.
Its success therefore
depends on a high
level of cooperative
governance.

A LL PUBLIC BODIES involved in infrastructure

provision are expected to attempt to contribute to the
programme. The starting point for any public body is a
comprehensive document entitled: Guidelines for the Implementation
of Labour-Intensive Infrastructure Projects under the Expanded
Public Works Programme (EPWP).
This guiding framework for the implementation of labour-
intensive projects was issued by the EPWP in 2004 and updated in
2005, and contains the guidelines agreed upon between SALGA,
the national Treasury and the Department of Public Works (DPW)
for identification, design and construction or projects financed
through the municipal infrastructure grant (MIG) or provincial
infrastructure grant.
These guidelines aim to provide provinces and municipalities
with the necessary tools to tender these projects successfully
as labour-intensive projects and to minimise the additional work
required from provincial and municipal officials.
What’s in the EPWP Guidelines document?
The EPWP Guidelines document provides the means by which
labour-intensive works can be implemented under the most
commonly encountered delivery model, namely design by employer
(i.e. the model in which the contractor undertakes construction on
the basis of full designs issued by the employer). It also assumes
that the public body will appoint a consultant to design the works
and to administer the contract.
The document provides guidance on the:
• identification of suitable projects
• appropriate design for labour-intensive construction
• the specification of labour-intensive works
• the compilation of contract documentation for labour-
intensive projects.
Implementation
The DPW will also put provincial project managers in place which
will coordinate the EPWP at provincial level. All provinces will have a
provincial structure that will manage and monitor the implementation
of the EPWP in their respective provinces. Framework guidelines for
the design of labour-intensive infrastructure have been distributed
to municipalities and other industry stakeholders. The guidelines
are also available from the DPW, which will provide additional
assistance when required.
Environmental and cultural sector and social sector projects will
be implemented through current line departmental arrangements.
The possibility of using other implementing models is being
investigated.
EPWP Incentive
From 1 April 2009, an EPWP wage incentive through a grant for
provinces and municipalities has been introduced.
The intention of the EPWP Incentive Grant is to increase
employment creation efforts by provinces and municipalities by

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providing a financial performance reward.
The incentive is structured to reward
provinces and municipalities that create
EPWP work by reimbursing them a
portion of their wage costs. The more Activities such as
employment created, the higher the
incentive that will be paid out.
low-volume roads,
trenching, storm water
Technical support drains and pavements
programme should be undertaken
One of the key lessons derived from
phase one is that it was not realistic using labour-
to assume that all public bodies have intensive methods
the capacity to implement EPWP
programmes. In many cases, specific
types of technical support will be required to ensure that these
entities are able to meet their targets.
The EPWP unit manages a technical support programme
that supports municipalities and selected provinces with the
identification, planning, execution and reporting of EPWP projects
and programmes.
Employment
The employment of locally employed temporary workers on
all EPWP labour-intensive infrastructure projects must be in
accordance with the Code of Good Practice for Employment and
Conditions of Work for Special Public Works Programmes issued
in terms of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997 (Act
N° 75 of 1997) and promulgated in Government Gazette Notice No.
P64 of 25 January 2002. However, proposals have been made to
the Department of Labour for the updating of the current code of
good practice and the related ministerial determination, which will
hopefully come into effect from 1 April 2010. A minimum wage of
R50 is applicable to all provinces and municipalities that access
the EPWP Incentive Grant from the DPW. From 1 April, minimum
wages across all EPWP programmes will need to comply with the
minimum rate as determined by the ministerial determination.
Consultants and contractors
Consultants and contractors for EPWP projects are appointed
through the normal procurement processes of public bodies.
The EPWP Guidelines document stipulates that all
the standard forms of contract listed in the Construction
Industry Development Board (cidb) Standard for Uniformity
in Construction Procurement may be used for labour-
intensive projects. The guidelines also cover contract documentation
and design checklist activities suitable for labour-intensive methods.
Public bodies must select sections of the guidelines and insert them
in the tender documentation for labour-intensive projects.
Funding
The EPWP infrastructure projects will be funded through the MIG.
Municipalities will identify infrastructure projects through the IDP
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process and from these identify projects
that are amenable to labour-intensive
methods. There are no business plans to
be submitted to the DPW as funds come
directly to the municipalities. The MIG will
have conditions attached that activities
such as low- volume roads, trenching,
storm water drains and pavements
should be undertaken using labour-
intensive methods. The public body that
implements the project is responsible for
payments to consultants. Municipalities
are also encouraged to use their own
capital expenditure on EPWP projects
where suitable.
Many provinces and municipalities will now be eligible to access
the wage incentive, but will initially require support to do so. It is
the intention that the EPWP unit provides this support through an
expansion of its existing technical support programme.
Management and monitoring
Management at project level rests with the employer and owner of
the asset, i.e. the municipality of province. The municipality and/
or province will be responsible for the correct implementation of
projects and accountable to the auditor general for funds disbursed.
Municipalities and provinces are required to report on EPWP key
indicators to the DPW via monitoring systems put in place by the
DPW and DPLG, based on other requirements from Treasury.
Building capacity
Consultants that want to be part of the EPWP need to attend the
NQF level 7 or NQF level 5 CETA-accredited training on labour-
intensive construction. There is also an eligibility requirement for the
appointment of contractors and consulting engineers, i.e. their key
staff involved in the project must undergo special NQF-accredited
training programmes in labour-intensive construction.
The DPW has applied to the Construction Education and
Training Authority (CETA) for training 1 500 emerging contractors
countrywide to participate in learnerships that will qualify them
to build and maintain these types of infrastructure using labour-
intensive construction methods.
These emerging civil contractors and individuals can apply
to the DPW through their municipalities which must indicate to
the DPW that they have adequate funds in their capital budget to
provide three projects for the trainee contractor’s practical training.
The learnerships are based on a framework for NQF level 2 to NQF
level 4. For the infrastructure sector, all workers employed on the
EPWP projects will be provided with training in terms of the Code of
Good Practice for Special Public Works Programmes. This training
will aim to equip the participants with the skills to enhance their
ability to obtain an income after the projects have been completed.
The Department of Labour will fund these training programmes and
assist with their implementation.
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Expanded Public Works
Support Programme
The Expanded Public Works
Support Programme (the support
programme) is designed to
accelerate implementation and
expand the impact of the national
EPWP by providing targeted
assistance to the Department
of Public Works and other
public entities engaged in the
implementation of the programme.
T
HE SUPPORT PROGRAMME is a joint initiative
between the Department of Public Works (DPW)
and the Business Trust. It aims to facilitate the
implementation of the Expanded Publib Works Programme
(EPWP) by undertaking focused and prioritised programmes,
which seek to maximise the achievement of the EPWP’s targets.
It is a five-year programme (1 March 2005 to 31 March 2010)
with a project value of R110.64 million, of which R100 million
was provided by the Business Trust and R10.64 million by
the DPW.
The Business Trust
The Business Trust combines the resources of business and
government in areas of common interest to accelerate the
achievement of national objectives. It focuses on creating
jobs, building capacity and combating poverty. The trust
was established in 1999, financed by South Africa’s leading
companies and governed by a board of business and
government leaders.
Key achievements
The support programme has played a critical and important
role in supporting the DPW in achieving the EPWP targets. In
this regard, the support programme has undertaken a range of
activities focused on introducing interventions to create work
opportunities, undertaking strategic assignments, building the
capacity of the EPWP unit and other stakeholders and assisting
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in the institutionalisation of EPWP practices in implementing
public bodies. As a result of the support provided, new EPWP
programmes such as the Roads Programme, Large Contractor
Programme and Domestic Waste Collection programme were
identified, structured and are now being implemented. A key
focus was also assisting with the review of the first phase of
the EPWP and with formulating and securing approvals for a
second phase of the EPWP.
With the support programme assistance during phase 1 of
the EPWP, the target of creating 1 million work opportunities
was achieved and is now one year and one month ahead of
target. A total of 1.4 million work opportunities were created
which are 400 000 more than the target of 1 million. As
a result of this success, on the 22 April 2009 the second
phase of the EPWP was launched with the aim to create 4.5
million work opportunities between April 2009 and March
2014. This means that the programme has been increased
by four and a half times its original size. An amount of R4.2
billion has been allocated to the EPWP to provide a wage
incentive to public entities to incentivise them to achieve
this target.
Support programme focus
• Provides strategic support to the DPW and other sector
lead departments.
• Provides operational support to sector lead departments,
provinces and municipalities.
• Undertakes strategic and technical assignments to support
the implementation of the EPWP.
Support programme key principles
• Support only: The support programme does not act as the
principal, but seeks to enhance and complement the EPWP
unit and the designated sector lead departments’ efforts to
implement the EPWP.
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• Synchronisation: All activities of the support programme are
synchronised with those of the EPWP unit and sector lead
departments and feed directly into their systems. Institutional
arrangements are carefully structured to ensure effective
integration without creating undue duplication.
• Building relationships: Ongoing and regular meetings are held
between the support programme, the DPW, the sector lead
departments and other stakeholders to build trust and plan
and agree on the work to be undertaken.
• Prioritisation and focus: The support programme focuses on
those areas where it is able to achieve success.
• Direct engagement: The support programme directly engages
with stakeholders on the ground focusing on officials,
contractors and non-governmental organisations that are
implementing EPWP projects.
• System driven: A management and information system has
been developed that assists in implementing and managing
the EPWP, as well as measuring and reporting on its
achievements. This IT system has been adopted by the EPWP
unit and is now being used to implement the second phase of
the EPWP.
Philip van Tonder PO Box 6743, Dunswart,
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Tel: +27 11 425 3578 South Africa 1508
Fax: +27 11 425 3579 E-mail: ckind@icon.co.za
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Cell: +27 82 414 2099 Web: www.cypack.co.za
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• Incentives and recognition: The support programme operates
on the basis of incentives and recognition both in terms of
implementers of the EPWP and its own staff.
• Key innovations: The support programme identifies key
innovations that can increase job creation at scale, as
well as applies innovation in all aspects of the work that it
is undertaking.
• Opportunities for participation: The support programme
identifies and maximises opportunities for private sector
participation in, and contribution, to the EPWP.
The support model
The kind of support provided by the support programme
varies but generally includes one of the following approaches
depending on the issue being addressed:
• Piloting an innovative approach to determine if it is feasible.
• Documenting best practice and supporting mechanisms for it
to be applied more widely.
• Jointly developing and implementing innovation.
• Directly implementing where the EPWP unit did not have the
capacity or expertise.
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all transport and construction needs, all the time.
NOT OWNING plant and equipment
is a common challenge faced by many
emerging construction companies. Where
projects demand specialised equipment and
machinery, the unavailability of these items
can impede progress.
After a decade in the industry, Bila Civil
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this problem facing emerging construction
companies, and many other setbacks, and
increasing its inventory of plant and civil
construction equipment significantly. The
company was established in June 2004,
having already been operating as a transport
services provider since 2000. Currently, Bila
provides construction, transport and plant-
hire services.
Situated in Midrand, Bila’s headquarters
are home to a skilled and experienced team
of staff, which numbers over 30 permanent
employees. The company is constantly
upgrading its capacity and services, which
can be seen by its growing client base that
includes government departments and
private entities. Bila Civil Contractors has a
grade 7 rating with the cidb and is eager to
take on larger and more complex projects
than those handled in the past. The company
is committed to employment creation, staff
retention, sustainability, and strengthening its
product and service offering.
Ownership and black economic
empowerment
The company recognises and supports the
ideals of the Broad-Based Black Economic
Empowerment Charter as well as the
objectives of the Department of Trade
and Industry. The company is committed
to empowering previously disadvantaged
individuals by providing them with
employment. The company was founded
by Richard Bila, the senior member of the
business responsible for motivation, strategy,
leadership, overall planning, and new business
development. From a modest beginning, he
has become one of the leading entrepreneurs
in the country. Over the years, a strong ability
in financial management has assisted the
business in growing from strength to strength.
Geoffrey Schweitzer, Pr. Eng., BSc (civil) (Wits),
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in both large and small civil engineering
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ensuring adherence to the highest standards
of safety regulation. The senior plumber at
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member with extensive experience.
Bila Civil Contractors believes in:
• service excellence to their clients
• sound and long-term relationships based on
integrity and reliability
• high-quality goods and services to maximise
client satisfaction
• treating their clients and staff with fairness,
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• well-trained staff who will perform their
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Construction plant equipment:
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Incentive grant

A
Figure 1: Type of infrastructure portfolio FTE factor used
S A CONTINUATION OF ITS FIRST PHASE, the
to determine the minimum performance threshold per
second chapter of the Expanded Public Works
portfolio for 2009/10
Programme (EPWP) was launched for implementation
FTEs per
during the 2009 to 2014 financial years, with the aim of creating 2 Infrastructure portfolio FTE factor
million rand
million full-time jobs, which is a huge step towards providing the 4.5
Public works (provinces) 19.06
million work opportunities that are needed. Though this phase is in
Roads, transport and public works infrastructure
many ways similar to the first stage of the programme, it places more 4.28
(combined in provinces)
emphasis on the creation of temporary work opportunities, providing
Urban municipal infrastructure 6.00
income to the poor and unemployed.
Non-urban municipal infrastructure: For the first
To facilitate this objective, a wage-incentive grant was introduced year of the programme, the minimum threshold
on 1 April 2009 for provinces, and on 1 July 2009 for municipalities, 0
has been relaxed to allow for the participation of
with the belief that this would further enhance the creation of full-time more rural municipalities.
equivalent (FTE) work opportunities by public bodies, where one FTE
= 230 working days. A total amount of R4.1 billion was allocated to the Figure 2: Infrastructure five-year targets:
Department of Public Works (DPW) from 2009/10 to 20011/12 to pay no. of work opportunities
out the incentive to public bodies such as provinces and municipalities Year Total Municipal Provincial National
that will implement the programme. 2009 to 2010 300 000 176 820 121 412 1 768
It is expected that by the 2013/14 financial year, this figure will 2010 to 2011 342 000 201 574 138 410 2 016
have risen to at least R 5 billion. Out of the sectors targeted by the 2011 to 2012 440 000 259 335 178 071 2 593
programme, only the infrastructure and non-state sectors had access 2012 to 2013 572 000 337 136 231 493 3 371
2013 to 2014 720 000 424 367 291 390 4 243
to the incentive during the 2009/10 financial year. The social sector as
well as the environment and culture sector will be able to access the the budget process of making proposals and budget requests takes
EPWP Incentive Grant from the 2010/11 year going forward. place between July and November, the reporting criteria is applied
as follows:
How the wage incentive works • For example, to be eligible in 2010/11, public bodies must
The idea behind the grant is to increase the job creation efforts of have reported on 2008/09 EPWP performance through
provinces and municipalities by reimbursing them a portion of their the EPWP Management Information System managed by
wage costs. The more employment created, the higher the financial National Public Works for all EPWP projects.
incentive paid out. • In addition, eligible provincial departments and urban municipalities
each have a set minimum performance thresholds that must be
Incentivising the adoption of labour-intensive met to be eligible to receive the incentive grant. This minimum
methods performance threshold is the minimum number of FTE jobs that
A major assumption is that the incentive grant will lead to a greater must be created from the infrastructure grant funding allocated
adoption of labour-intensive methods and approaches by the public either through the infrastructure grant to provinces or the municipal
bodies implementing the EPWP. infrastructure grant (MIG).
The incentive has been designed to address this by funding • For the 2009/10 period, non-urban municipalities were designated
wage costs partially and freeing up funds to accommodate any a zero minimum performance threshold, meaning that the incentive
additional costs that public bodies would have incurred, so is payable from the very first FTE job created. This is to assist the
increasing the labour intensity of their projects. Where there performance of non-urban municipalities in the first year of the
are no additional costs, the incentive will increase the overall incentive. Participation in the incentive grant by eligible public bodies
budget, allowing for an increase of the scope of work of the also requires that they first enter into a standard agreement with the
public body. national DPW.

Eligibility Performance thresholds

However, public bodies – provincial departments or municipalities –
are not automatically eligible for the EPWP incentive grant. Specific
criteria have been objectively set and consistently applied to
categories of public bodies to determine the eligibility of a public body.
These are:
• Eligibility: Public bodies must have reported to the national Public
Works on their contribution to job creation in a prior financial year. As
The FTE factor is considered as the minimum number of FTE jobs
to be created per million rand of the infrastructure conditional grant
budget using the infrastructure sector as an example. The relevant
FTE factor is then multiplied by the infrastructure grant allocation to
the public body to determine the minimum performance threshold for
each public body, expressed as the minimum number of FTE jobs to
be created:

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 EW Tools and Industrial Supplies
EW Tools and Industrial Supplies
Hand-in-hand with you to ensure every project’s success
EW TOOLS AND Industrial Supplies
is a major supplier to the engineering,
construction and mining industries. It is
based in Lenasia, south of Johannesburg.
Since its inception, EW Tools and Industrial
Supplies has become renowned for its
dedication to its founding principle 110%
customer satisfaction and has provided its
clients with a comprehensive range of light
and heavy industrial tools.
The company is also a full line distributor
specialising in construction, mining,
engineering, woodworking and safety
equipment. Combined with competitive
pricing, door-to-door delivery and superior
after-sales support services, the company
will meet your every expectation. “Our
after-sales services are available virtually
24/7. We have an in-house team of
technicians as well as agreements with
most major suppliers and manufacturers
of tools and equipment to ensure that we
are able to provide service anywhere in the
country at any time of the day or night,”
says Ebrahim Moosa, founder and owner of
EW Tools and Industrial Supplies.
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Company values
“Our aim is to build successful business
partnerships based on outstanding
customer satisfaction, good people practice,
sound business principles and ethics in the
provision of quality tools and equipment
to the manufacturing, construction,
engineering and other industries.” “Our
company’s objective is to supply and strive
for high quality service of exceptional
standards, cost efficiency, accountability
for our actions, mutually beneficial
relationships with our customers, as well
as being the preferred supplier to our
customers through reliable service, quality
and dependability.
“To use the experience gained within the
industry in terms of product knowledge and
service excellence to empower and sustain
previously disadvantaged individuals, is
an integral part of our daily activities and
turning our personal goals of empowerment
into a reality,” adds Moosa. “The catalyst for
our growth and success can be attributed
to fostering and maintaining good
relationships with clients.”
Clients
Among EW Tools and Industrial Supplies’
client base are:
• Rand Water
• Johannesburg Water
• Transnet Rail Engineering
• Metro Rail
• Duraset
• Group Five Housing
• Stanley Mining (Tanzania)
• Bulugaya Engineering.
Products and services
The company has a range of products,
covering the full spectrum for virtually
every industry. EW Tools and Industrial
Supplies is a direct supplier of a broad range
of light and medium industrial tools and
equipment, safety equipment, accessories
and consumables to the engineering, mining,
automotive and construction and
allied industries.
EW Tools and Industrial Supplies is
also able to source and supply other
products that clients require. Their range
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of products include, but is not limited to,
mining hoses, bolts and nuts, armoured
hoses, PVC pipes and fittings, galvanised
pipes and fittings, galvanised wire chain
and ropes, lifting equipment, safety
wear (overalls, dust coats, dust masks,
gumboots, safety shoes and boots, safety
goggles and gloves, hard hats and general
hardware), air compressors, welders,
generators, water pumps, hand tools, all
power tools and industrial supplies.
The company is committed not only to
its clients, but also to the community and
country. It has a level 3 broad based black
economic empowerment (BBBEE) rating, thus
ensuring that it conforms to govern-
ment regulations.
In addition to its comprehensive range the
company also provides the following services:
• full 24-hour technical support
• manufacturers’ guarantees and warranties
• replacement and courtesy equipment
• 24-hour repair services on site
• in-house workshops.
Facilities
Among the facilities provided by EW Tools and
Industrial Supplies at their premises include:
• free delivery service
• fully functional showroom
• adequate warehousing space
• retail shop.
CONTACT
Physical address:
10 Eland street
Lenasia, 1820
Postal address:
PO Box 651
Lenasia ,1820
Tel: +27 (0)11 854 5860
Fax: +27 (0)11 854 5564
Email: ewtools@mweb.co.za
Website:www.ewtools.co.za
 I M P L E M E N TAT I O N

• FTE factor x 2007/08 infrastructure conditional grant allocation = Figure 5: Environment and culture sector five-year targets:
minimum performance threshold: no. of FTEs created
• if EPWP performance for 2007/08 = or > minimum Year Total Municipal Provincial National
threshold, public body is eligible 2009 to 2010 32 609 1 103 9 494 22 012
• if EPWP performance for 2007/08 < minimum threshold, 2010 to 2011 41 739 1 412 12 152 28 175
public body is not eligible. 2011 to 2012 59 130 2 001 17 215 39 914
2012 to 2013 81 304 2 751 23 671 54 882
National public works (in consultation with oversight bodies)
2013 to 2014 110 870 3 751 32 279 74 839
determines the indicative incentive allocations. The size of each
indicative incentive is calculated as follows: Figure 6: No. of work opportunities created/projected
• performance targets public body – minimum performance threshold Total Municipal Provincial
public body x R50 per day x 230 days per FTE. 2009 to 2010 80 000 2 744 77 256
This amounts to an incentive of R11 500 per FTE. The rate of R50 2010 to 2011 96 000 3 293 92 707
per day will be reviewed annually based on inflation rates so that it 2011 to 2012 132 000 4 527 127 473
at least remains constant in real terms. Once a public body exceeds 2012 to 2013 187 000 6 414 180 586
the set quarterly minimum performance threshold of FTEs, public 2013 to 2014 255 000 8 746 246 254
works will start paying out for every FTE created above the minimum
Figure 7: Social sector five-year targets: No. of FTEs created
performance threshold as per the above example. Consequently,
Total Municipal Provincial
although an annual FTE performance target and an indicative
2009 to 2010 60 870 270 60 599
incentive allocation are determined for each public body for 2009/10,
2010 to 2011 67 826 301 67 525
these are indicative allocations. This means that the actual amount
2011 to 2012 90 435 402 90 033
that will be paid out within the financial year does not necessarily have 2012 to 2013 124 348 552 123 795
to be the same as the indicative allocation. 2013 to 2014 169 565 753 168 812

Infrastructure sector Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and have included funds to initiate
Overall, R4.1 billion has been allocated for all sectors from the the Working for Energy Programme, which is an interdepartmental
beginning of the EPWP. initiative. The sector will be able to grow faster from 2010 when it will
For the infrastructure sector, municipalities were allocated R201 be able to access the wage incentive as well. Growth in the sector
million for the 2009/10 year. Provinces were allocated R151 million: will come both from increasing the number of work opportunities and
• In 2010/11, provinces were allocated R331 million while municipalities increasing the duration of work opportunities.
were allocated R623 million.
• In 2011/12, provinces were allocated R800 million while municipalities EPWP social sector grant allocation 2010/11
were allocated R1.1 billion. The social sector has been allocated an amount of R56 637 million
• In 2012/13, R1.16 billion will be allocated to municipalities. for the 2010/11 financial year to create an additional number of 4
To date, 217 000 work opportunities have been created within the 719 FTEs. The allocation will be accessed as a Conditional Grant
infrastructure sector out of a target 300 000 for all sectors. A total Schedule 5 and this approach is applicable only in the 2010/11 financial
of 480 000 work opportunities were created from April to December year. The sector continues to finalise the comprehensive Social Sector
2009. Infrastructure is the largest sector of the EPWP and is expected Incentive Grant Model to be submitted to the national Treasury in June
to continue growing because of the large investments and allocations 2010 for consideration for 2011/12.The sector resolved to earmark
planned, as well as the continued scope to increase the labour the allocated amount for the Home Community-Based Care (HCBC)
intensity of the infrastructure spending of government. The planned programmes of the departments of social development and health.
output for the five years is the creation of 900 000 FTE jobs. The allocation will be used to subsidise wages of existing non-stipend
caregivers in the HCBC NPOs of the two departments. To determine
Environment and culture sector: number the allocation to programmes, the DPW considered information and
of work opportunities created data collected via desktop exercises, among others, the EPWP
Allocations to the sector have increased over the Medium-Term Monitoring and Evaluation System 2008/09 Performance Reports,
NT Programme Quarterly Reports for 2008/09 and the National
Figure 3: Infrastructure five-year targets: no. of FTEs Programme Manager’s inputs. Communication on the grant allocation
Year Total Municipal Provincial National
2009 – 2010 108 696 60 548 47 461 687 has been sent to the director-generals of the two departments and
2010 – 2011 130 435 72 658 56 953 824 workshops have been conducted for the national and provincial
2011 – 2012 170 435 94 939 74 419 1 077 stakeholders. The process of further engaging on the allocation to
2012 – 2013 220 000 122 549 96 061 1 390
2013 – 2014 273 913 152 581 119 601 1 731 ensure achievement of expected FTEs will continue.
Figure 4: No. of work opportunities
Year Total Municipal Provincial National Planning for the social sector grant uptake
2009 – 2010 150 000 3 043 48 657 98 300 The business planning process by provinces as guided by the national
2010 – 2011 156 000 3 165 50 603 102 232
2011 – 2012 200 000 4 058 64 876 131 067 Treasury template is underway to meet the deadline of end of March
2012 – 2013 275 000 5 579 89 204 180 217 2010. Subsequent implementation plans will be developed to ensure
2013 – 2014 375 000 7 608 121 642 245 750 right targeting of non-stipended caregivers.

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 Abicia Construction and Civils ADVERTORIAL

Equal to the task

Abicia Construction and Civils continues to
demonstrate that its service is second to none.
FOUNDED in 2004 by Abicia Mokoena,
Abicia Construction and Civils has an
outstanding track record of providing quality
service and client satisfaction. The company
ensures total customer satisfaction, 100% of
the time. “We take the time to find out what
the problem is,” says Mokoena. “Our work is
thorough and we use the right materials to
ensure perfection.”
Abicia Construction and Civils is motivated
by a firm belief that there is no challenge
that is impossible to overcome. Mokoena
also believes that women are particularly
advantaged with regard to the patience
that they generally exercise in approaching
tasks. Mokoena explains that this allows
them to accomplish difficult assignments
in a proactive manner. As a service
objective, Abicia Construction and Civils
aims to enhance their clients’ assets and
infrastructure, and to minimise their future
maintenance costs.
The company offers the following
services:
• Civil engineering: plumbing, paving,
gabions, concrete, channels, road
patching, road construction, kerbing, road
painting, asphalt, compaction and ground
stabilisation.
• Construction of offices, houses and walls.
Abicia Construction and Civils has a well-
equipped construction and management
team that assures efficient service delivery.
The company’s mission is to inspire and assist
other women in starting, and succeeding
in, their own businesses. Mokoena states
that she has come a long way in realising
Abicia Mokoena
her dream, drawing strength from prayer
and unwavering confidence in her own
potential and that of others. She would like
to encourage women and youth across the
board to pursue their ambitions, saying that
women have the strength to do much more
than what other people give them credit for,
as shown by the many responsibilities taken
on by women across the nation.
CONTACT
PO Box 12854
Katlehong, 1432
Cell: +27 (0)73 393 4490
E-mail: abicia2010@gmail.com

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 T H E N AT I O N A L F R O N T

PHASE 2
Progress on track
During the SONA
in June 2009,
President Jacob Zuma
announced that the
EPWP phase 2 would
create 500 000
work opportunities
by December 2009.
The final reported
figure of 482 742
work opportunities
as at 31 December
2009 represents
an impressive 97%
achievement of this
challenging target.

T HE SECOND PHASE of the Expanded Public

Works Programme (EPWP) is seen as a key part of
government’s stimulus package for the continued
growth and development of the country and is also a key
intervention to respond to the global economic crises. Given the
wide range of programmes and interventions that are part of the

Q1 [1 April 09 – 30 June 09]: Overall EPWP – progress against 2009 – 2010 targets
Work opportunities [WO] delivered to date
Targeted work [1 April 09 – 30 June 09]
Sector
opportunities [WO] Gross* Net**
No % of targeted WO No % of targeted WO
Infrastructure 300 000 59 579 20 59 579 20
Environment 150 000 13 960 9 13 960 9
Social 80 000 7 466 9 7 466 9
Non-state 20 000 2 909 15 2 909 15
Total *** 550 000 83 914 15 83 914 15
Source: Targets: Business Plan (dated January 2009)
* Gross work opportunities: Overall number of work opportunities that the reporting body reported on.
** Net work opportunities: Calculated by subtracting the possible work opportunities if the projects were implemented machine intensively from
the gross work opportunities – only applies to the infrastructure sector.
***Total: Figures adjusted by the EPWP unit to account for projects that are implemented across financial years.

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 Aeroduct Moya ADVERTORIAL

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Aeroduct Moya is a specialist in air conditioning, refrigeration and
ventilation electricals.

AERODUCT MOYA, a proudly South
African air-conditioning and refrigeration
firm, was formed in 1996 by Angus
Abrahams. He has 20 years experience
in the air-conditioning and ventilation
industry. The company boasts a proud
history of providing excellent service
to the domestic, commercial and
engineering sectors.
In addition to Abrahams’ hands-on
approach to client service, the company
excels in managing teams that consist of
refrigeration mechanics and marketers.
Together, these individuals ensure that
the firm provides top-notch service to its
valued clients.
Services
The company does everything in house
and no subcontracting takes place. It offers
a full-service function,, which commences
with a comprehensive process of assessing
the client’s strategic and operational
requirements. Aeroduct Moya
specialises in:
• manufacturing air-conditioning and
ventilation ducting
• installing air conditioning and ventilation
• repair and maintenance, as well as
related mechanical work
• refrigeration – cold and freezer rooms
• water-cooled package units
• hot water installations
• general engineering – lagging, insulation,
piping, welding and brazing.
Equipment
Aeroduct Moya is the only company in
Durban with electronic manufacturing
equipment. They have invested over
R2 million in their equipment, which
includes:
• a duct autoline machine
p
• 2 x spiral machines
• a crossbeader machine (the only one in
South Africa)
• automated elbow machines.
Current projects
• Empangeni Prisons (R62 million)
• Braamfontein Campus (R10 million)
• Port Elizabeth Airport (R10 million)
• Pietermaritzburg High Court
(R13 million)
• Department of Transport (R10 million)
• Maintenance of police stations
(R6 million).
Aeroduct Moya is a registered cidb supplier
with a rating of MEPE 7. The company
adheres to strict quality and environmental
standards and all products used are
accredited by the South African Bureau of
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CONTACT
Physical address:
280 North Coast Road
Briardene, Durban

Postal address:
PO Box 40798
Red Hill
Durban, 4071

Tel: +27 (0)31 579 3851

Fax: +27 (0)31 579 3858
Cell: +27 (0)82 218 0036
E-mail: aeroduct@mweb.co.za

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 T H E N AT I O N A L F R O N T

EPWP, the second phase has allowed

for a better categorisation of these challenge was taken up with vigour and
programmes to enable improved dedication by the various role players
policy and decision-making, in The second phase has in the EPWP and the results achieved
particular with regards to how they allowed for a better are truly inspiring. The reported figures
can best be scaled up. Indeed, the
president’s announcement that the
categorisation of show a steady increase over the three
quarters starting at 83 194 as at the
EPWP phase 2 will create 500 000 these programmes to end of June 2009 to 223 568 as at the
work opportunities by December enable improved policy end of September 2009 to 482 742 as
2009, and four million
opportunities – 2 million full-time
work
and decision-making at the end of December 2009. The final
reported figure of 482 742 represents a
equivalent jobs – by 2014, represents 97% achievement against the target of
a significant scaling up from the target 500 000 set during the June 2009
of 1 million work opportunities over five years set for Phase 1. SONA. Significant progress was achieved by the social and
However, the final third quarter results for the period 1 April non-state sectors that exceeded their set targets by 207% and
2009 to 31 December 2009 indicates that the president’s 169% respectively.

The graphs illustrate the remarkable results achieved.

Q2 [1 April to 30 September 2009]: Overall EPWP – progress against 2009 to 2010 targets
Work opportunities [WO] delivered to date
Targeted work [1 April 09 – 30 September 09]
Sector
opportunities [WO] Gross* Net**
No. % of targeted WO No % of targeted WO
Infrastructure 300 000 149 164 50 149 164 50
Environment 150 000 29 325 20 29 325 20
Social 80 000 33 973 42 33 973 42
Non-state 20 000 11 106 56 11 106 56
Total *** 550 000 223 568 41 482 000 41

Source: Targets: Business Plan (dated January 2009)

* Gross work opportunities: Overall number of work opportunities that the reporting body reported on.
** Net work opportunities: Calculated by subtracting the possible work opportunities if the projects were implemented machine intensively from
the gross work opportunities – only applies in infrastructure sector.
*** Total: Figures adjusted by the EPWP unit to account for projects that are implemented across financial years.

Q2 and Q3: Overall EPWP – Progress against 2009 – 2010 targets

Gross Work opportunities [WO]*
Targeted work
Sector Apr – Sept 09 Apr – 31 Dec 09
opportunities [WO]
No % of targeted WO No % of targeted WO
Infrastructure 300 000 149 164 50 217 527 73
Environment 150 000 29 325 20 66 040 44
Social 80 000 33 973 42 165 466 207
Non-state 20 000 11 106 56 33 709 169
Total *** 550 000 223 568 41 482 742 55
Source: Targets: Business Plan (dated January 2009)
* Gross work opportunities : Overall number of work opportunities that the reporting body reported on.

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Vuk’uphile
learnership programme
A IMING TO CREATE WORK OPPORTUNITIES,
the Department of Public Works (DPW) together
with the Construction Education and Training
Authority (CETA) initiated the labour-intensive Vuk’uphile
contractor learnership programme. It aims to train and establish
a pool of small contractor businesses qualified to execute
labour-intensive construction work by mentoring learner
contractors and supervisors in the George and Mossel Bay
municipalities.
The programme was designed to incorporate practical work
experience on actual projects as well as a theoretical learning
component. It covered every aspect of business, from tendering,
purchasing and execution through to payments of suppliers
and salaries as well as the handover of contracts. Managing
a business and its finances is a crucial part of the curriculum
and bank accounts have been set up for each employee for
the payment of wages and a share of the profit. The contract
disciplines included storm water drainage, road works, sewer
networks, water supply lines, water distribution networks and
minor building works.
Prior to the start of the training, the selected learners and
supervisors, public body and accredited training provider signed
an agreement for the entire learnership period. The duration of the
Construction Contractor NQF level 2 programme was 24 months
and the Construction Supervisor NQF level 4 programme, 39
months. The project was managed by a committee comprising
representatives from the DPW, the public body; CETA, the
accredited training provider and mentoring companies such
as PDNA.
Social, environmental and economic
sustainability
All workers employed on the EPWP projects were trained in
E P W P C O N T R I B U T I N G TO A WO R K I N G N AT I O N
terms of the Code of Good Practice for Special Public Works
Programmes, aimed at equipping them with the necessary
skills to enhance their capabilities and enable them to obtain
an income after completion of the programme. A total of
856 days of accredited training was completed during the
project phases.
Life skills training was complemented by technical skills
training in an effort to enhance production and the quality of work
delivered. All training was funded by the George and Mossel
Bay municipalities as the Department of Labour could not meet
the required implementation deadlines despite continued efforts
by the key role players including the DPW.
During the execution of the projects, a total of 87 463 days of
work were created for the unemployed. Figures varied between
205 and a peak of 509 people being employed in projects in
George, and between 140 and 245 people in Mossel Bay. The
total sum spent on local labour amounted to almost R7 million.
Owing to the limited use of heavy construction plants and
strict adherence to the quality standards required in terms of
the environmental management plans of the quality assurance
system, the carbon footprint of the completed EPWP projects
was much lower than that of similar projects completed with
conventional construction methods.
Client and end user satisfaction
All projects were completed on time and within budget to high-
quality standards and without any major incidents.
No bank overdraft was required during execution of the
projects owing to sound planning and excellent relations being
maintained. Awards such as the Construction Women of the
Year were received and the programme was also featured in the
national news.
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 T H E N AT I O N A L F R O N T

Powering the EPWP

Eskom is committed to
adding value beyond
electricity to our country.
With the current challenges
of unemployment, poverty
alleviation and skills
development, the EPWP
delivers on this and is
supported by Eskom.

E SKOM has been fully supportive of EPWP

since 2007 through ensuring that the projects it
performs involve local people in the areas where it
operates, transferring skills and creating opportunities for
future engagements.

Contributing to the national effort

Zandile Mjoli, senior general manager: development at Eskom
says that Eskom has implemented EPWP programmes mainly
in the distribution division where there are large volumes of
projects and contractors.
“For the 2008/09 financial year, Eskom reported on 5 311
projects and in the process created 36 308 job opportunities.
This is 6.37% of the 570 019 job opportunities created in the
country during this period,” says Mjoli.
“In addition, in 2008, Eskom embarked on a contractor
development programme through the Eskom Contractor
Training Academy. This programme is certificated through the
University of Limpopo. the regions, which involves large numbers of contractors and
To date, 96 contractors have been trained and have projects, is a major logistical challenge.”
graduated. This training will continue during 2009/10 depending
on the availability of funds.” Looking ahead
There are plans to incorporate divisions other than distribution,
Challenges such as transmission lines, into EPWP in the 2010/11 financial
“Phase 1 was a major success but the new phase 2 year. Future EPWP projects include ongoing expansion projects
implementation is posing a major logistical challenge,” as well as the new build projects like Medupi and Kusile.
explains Mjoli. “This is mainly owing to the new requirement on
beneficiary name and ID numbers, which is complicating the
process. The challenge is the systems, processes and extra
requirements for data collation.
The new template is in the process of being finalised and
implemented. Implementation throughout the country in all

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It is an honour for the company to do the reservoirs
as the people still carry water from the river, therefore
at the end of this project their lives will be
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Eagle Plumbers and Contractors left their mark
when this school was build in Ivory Park. We were
honoured because the Minister of Education opened
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 T H E N AT I O N A L F R O N T
Community Work Programme
T HE COMMUNITY WORK PROGRAMME (CWP)
was a pilot programme. It was implemented as a
partnership between the Special Projects Unit of the
presidency, the Integrated Development Directorate of the Department
for Social Development and the Youth Desk in the Presidency. The
group is tasked with contributing to the upgrading of public works
operations and special employment programmes, or publicly funded
employment. In the process, the partnership explores different
approaches to achieving employment objectives across sectors.
From 1 April 2010 it will be managed by the Department of Corporate
Gorvernance and Traditional Affairs.
The CWP also investigates a range of issues, including the
development of a minimum-employment guarantee based on
regular, weekly work, operationalisation of such a programme in
the South African context, as well as ways of enhancing community
development. The group is continuously looking into ways of
integrating social tasks into the work allocated for each project
through interventions that differ according to the nature of the project,
for example, providing support to child-headed households.
Programme management was provided by the Second Economy
Strategy Project – an initiative of the Presidency, based in Trade and
Industrial Policy Strategies – a policy research NGO. The CWP was
instated to add to already existing government initiatives for poverty
alleviation. Dr Gavin Andersson, coordinator of the programme,
says, “In the long term, the project contributes towards community
development. In the short term, it (the CWP) helps residents become
proactive and responsible for their own welfare.”
How the programme works
Participants in projects earn R50 per day for two days of work
per week. The pooled payouts from projects ultimately make a
noteworthy contribution towards sustainability in communities and
supporting families. For example, in a case where 2 000 people work
two days a week for a month, the programme injects R800 000 into
the community. In this way, the programme also contributes positively
towards building the local economy.
The programme focuses on community development and
diverse community-based initiatives in areas where special needs
exist. The work done by the programme is proposed mostly by
residents, ward committees, CBOs or faith-based organisations. In
every project, a reference group of community leaders is responsible
E P W P C O N T R I B U T I N G TO A WO R K I N G N AT I O N
The Community Work
Programme brings communities
together to make a difference
collectively across the cities and
settlements of South Africa.
for the appointment of a project manager who is then trained either by
the SERITI Institute or TEBA development, the recognised training
providers for the programme. These organisations are also currently
capacitating other implementing agencies to train project managers
in future. The CWP has left an impression on the environment as
well as on the fabric of society through efforts such as tree-planting
and community-building initiatives championed by members of the
communities themselves.
Andersson believes that after a year of involvement with the
programme, many currently underdeveloped communities will
penetrate the mainstream economy. He cites the example of
Tjakastad in Mpumalanga where the local community has become
involved in policing for the Community Policing Forum. He notes
that this has led to a drastic reduction in crime levels in the area. In
yet another community where the Integrated Development Plan (a
budgetary plan for community projects) fell short of the requirement
to pay for labour for a vital water project, the community provided
voluntary labourers to assist in its completion.
The nature of work
The work undertaken has varied across communities, depending
on the dominant needs identified. Common themes include food
gardens, support to vulnerable households, auxiliary services to
home-based care (cleaning, provision of labour to sustain household
food security), maintenance and repairs to classrooms, cutting long
grass and fencing. The CWP has been involved with repairing public
facilities, planting fruit gardens, planting trees, organising homework
classes for school children, planning sports programmes, and caring
for orphans and the elderly.
Feedback on the programme
Follow-up meetings have indicated a tangible improvement in the
quality of life in areas where the CWP is operating. Most notable
is Bokfontein, where borehole water (instead of water trucked in
weekly) and a road have recently contributed to a higher standard of
living. The team-leader/supervisor structure used by the programme
has also created leadership opportunities in communities. Project
managers have reported a significant effect on alcoholism, drug use,
sexual abuse and crime. It is expected that reports about the CWP’s
performance will be verified over time through the programme’s
monitoring and evaluation framework.
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Provinces taking up
the challenge
Having signed the Intergovernmental Implementation Protocol with the
national Department of Public Works in 2009, the provinces certainly
rose to the demanding challenge of creating 500 000 work opportunities
in three short quarters between April 2009 and December 2009.

A
Q2 [1 April – 30 September 2009]: Overall EPWP - Job opportunities per
S THE MAIN DELIVERY ARMS OF
sector and province
GOVERNMENT, provinces and
Environment
municipalities are the primary project Province Infrastructure Non-state Social TOTAL
implementing bodies for the EPWP and therefore & Culture
play a central role in the success of the EPWP. EC 5 229 26 148 3 200 2 323 36 900
To confirm that all spheres of government are FS 1 672 3 608 1 470 4 670 11 420
committed to contribute to the overall national goal GP 4 541 31 301 2 331 6 118 44 291
and mobilise participation in the programme, the KZN 6 560 59 059 784 3 828 70 231
national Department of Public Works (DPW) produced LP 2 398 4 448 1 042 4 848 12 736
the EPWP Intergovernmental Implementation MP 1 242 5 365 1 711 3 037 11 355
Protocol. This protocol was signed by each province, NC 874 3 968 3 311 8 153
represented by the Premier. This protocol specifies NW 1 649 5 372 568 1 622 9 211
provincial targets for EPWP Phase 2, as well as WC 5 160 9 895 4 216 19 271
mechanisms to monitor the implementation of TOTAL 29 325 149 164 11 106 33 973 223 568
these targets.
Considered a significant development in the second phase of provinces in achieving this demanding target. A brief overview of
EPWP, the signing of the pledges at the launch of Phase 2 at the each province’s approach and progress in terms of EPWP serves
University of the Western Cape, Bellville, on 4 April 2009, committed to elucidate the driving forces behind the results achieved.
national, provincial and local governments to implementing and
surpassing the targets for job creation. Overview of EPWP in the provinces
During the signing ceremony, public works minister, Geoff EASTERN CAPE
Doidge, said, “There is no better way to put in practice the In the first phase of the EPWP, the Eastern Cape was the second-
formidable cooperative governance commitment between our best contributing province, exceeding its target of 176 000 by
national, provincial and local spheres of government than the creating 255 684 work opportunities.
signing ceremony you are witnessing here today. More importantly, “This is a product of the cooperation and selfless participation
this signing ceremony of commitment to implementing, reaching of public bodies within the province, both provincial departments
and surpassing the target of job creation by different municipalities, and local government structures,” says MEC Pemmy Majodina,
as well as national and provincial departments, is happening in full of the Eastern Cape Department of Roads and Public Works.
view of the public represented here today.” “The 375 young people participating in the Vuk’uphile leanership
Recognising the presence and commitment of Public Works programme are a clear testimony to this commitment.” In respect
MECs from all provinces at the launch, minister Doidge said, “It of Phase 2, the Eastern Cape has committed itself to contribute not
is our intention that these elected representatives must be held less than 484 736 work opportunities over the five years between
to account to ensure that these commitments are delivered upon. 2009 and 2014. The Department of Roads and Public Works, as
Simply put, all municipalities and provinces are signing a job- a lead department charged with the responsibility of coordinating
creation target agreement with the national Department of Public and providing the support to public bodies, has already started with
Works. And if and when they surpass their set target in that financial providing technical support to public bodies that are eligible for the
year, they will be given more money to create more jobs.” The EPWP Wage Incentive Grant, which is meant to encourage public
provinces have certainly risen to the demanding challenges, as bodies to create more job opportunities. The provision of accredited
evidenced by a 97% achievement of the targets set by President training to the social sector through Department of Education and
Jacob Zuma during his first State of the Nation Address on 3 June Social Development in the Early Childhood Development (ECD)
2009 of 500 000 work opportunities by December 2009, as well as programme has been accelerated to improve the quality of service
4 million work opportunities (2 million full-time equivalent jobs) by delivery and career-pathing of practitioners. Around 1 100 ECD
2014. The graph above indicate the contributions from the various practitioners are undergoing NQF level 1 on child care, while 60

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 THE PROVINCIAL LEVEL
were already in child care level 4. By the end of October, a further
670 was trained in child care level 4. The Department of Economic
Development and Environmental Affairs has started implementing
the environmental cleanliness and biodiversity programmes,
which have a great potential of absorbing unemployed people to
productive work.
The province has also intensified its communication strategy in
profiling and presenting the EPWP and the best practice within the
province. It aims to increase the public awareness on the strides
the province has taken in mainstreaming job creation within the
core mandates as well as to engage its social partners in attempts
to encourage them to invest more in job creation programmes.
EPWP Phase 2 in the province is well on track. During 2009,
the National Youth Service programme was launched by Roads
and Public Works with the aim of contracting 1 000 youth to
maintain government assets. The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality
graduated 60 EPWP learnership contractors and in September,
cheques were awarded to the public bodies eligible for the Wage
Incentive Grant as a symbol of commitment in accelerating
and taking the fight against poverty and unemployment to
greater heights.
A series of briefing sessions were held throughout the province
with professional consultants to help them understand the
EPWP requirements.
Examples of Eastern Cape EPWP Projects
Inkwanca Home-Based Care Centre in Molteno
With funding from the Department of Social Development
through its EPWP and the Department of Health, the Inkwanca
Home-Based Care Centre in Molteno cares for 568 children
of which 268 attend crèche and after-school centre every day.
Employees include 15 carers who undertake home visits, a social
worker and a nurse, as well as full-time staff for the vegetable
garden, the kitchen producing food for Meals on Wheels, and
commercial clothing makers that make free school uniforms for dis-
advantaged pupils.
A world first experimental road
The Eastern Cape Department of Roads and Transport, in
partnership with the CSIR, implemented an experimental road
project at the KuNgolo village near the Mthatha Quarry to change
the road from gravel into the world’s first 50 mm continued
reinforced concrete pavement (CRCP) road. The virtually
maintenance-free road significantly reduced the cost of the road
and increased the labour intensity. Two hundred and twenty-
four locals were employed and trained. If proven successful,
this technology will be implemented all over South Africa and
the world.
Ngcingcinikhwe village now connected to the
world
Physically isolated by the Great Kei River and enormous vertical
cliffs, Ngcingcinikhwe village has now been connected to the
world with a one-way all-weather concrete access road, a project
implemented under the Eastern Cape Department of Public Works
EPWP programme, with help from the Department of Roads
E P W P C O N T R I B U T I N G TO A WO R K I N G N AT I O N
and Transport, as part of their “inaccessible roads programme”.
Jobs were created for 111 people. Routine maintenance
can easily be carried out by locals using the skills acquired
during construction.
Spekboom thickets
The EPWP, through the Department of Economic Affairs and Tourism
and the Gamtoos Irrigation Board, has established two sites on
degraded communal land at Glenmore near Peddie where spekboom
thickets are being planted to prevent further degradation and soil
erosion. The work teams consist of 12 members each. Plans are in the
pipeline to create 26 more jobs in the area and to sell carbon credits to
foreign buyers.
FREE STATE
The Free State has shown considerable progress over the
last few years in implementing the EPWP, particularly in the
infrastructure, social and environmental sectors, with the provincial
EPWP continually overachieving its targets for the creation of job
opportunities and training.
The Free State Public Works and Rural Development
Department implements labour-intensive construction projects
aimed at delivering much-needed community-level infrastructure,
while at the same time contributing towards job creation targets.
As part of Operation Hlasela, the department contributes,
through the EPWP projects, to the revitalisation of Batho
Location, particularly renovating the Maphikela Triangle. In
building social cohesion in rural areas, the EPWP will renovate
four community halls in the Xhariep district towns of Smithfield,
Jacobsdal, Edenburg, Rouxville as well as Boshoff in the
Lejweleputswa district.
From November 2009, for a period of 12 months, the department
will commence with a labour-intensive access road in Jaggersfontein
amounting to R10 million. It will also respond to the call of township
revitalisation programme by building an ablution block and fencing
the cemetery in Jaggersfontein. These projects will alleviate
unemployment in the poverty-stricken district. The Kroonstad
house of the late reverend ZR Mahabane, former president of the
ANC, will also be renovated. As part of the provinces’ commitment
to providing accommodation to early childhood development
centres, the EPWP unit will complete the construction of the
Smithfield Crèche. The department, together with the national
Department of Public Works and the Masilonyana Local
Municipality, has put systems in place to launch a pilot project on
waste management, the aim of which is to clean and green the
designated areas. This is consistent with the premier’s call in his
State of the Province Address regarding the launch of National
Youth Service (NYS) projects focusing on cleaning and greening.
It is expected that 60 households will benefit from this pilot project
budgeted at R600 000 and all goods and services linked to the
project will be sourced from local suppliers to contribute to the local
economic development.
The department also conducted a workshop with all the
municipalities to discuss the effective implementation of the EPWP
phase 2. Together with the Department of Corporate Governance
and the Office of the Premier, the public works and rural development
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 Morongwa Business Enterprises
Endeavouring to empower
Quality is our motto, construction is our passion
MORONGWA BUSINESS
ENTERPRISES was founded in 2001
by Morongwa Maleta – a woman with
a vision of excelling in the construction
industry and empowering other women
to follow in her footsteps.
Our vision is to:
• deliver quality and value in the
building, infrastructure and engineering
sectors
• be the industry’s partner of choice
• deliver tailor-made solutions for our
customers’ individual needs
• expand into the rest of Africa
• maintain our high standards of
business integrity
• continually seek and develop innovative
solutions through the work chain.
Morongwa Business Enterprises
is committed to delivering quality
construction at an affordable rate
and ensuring compliance. We further
endeavour to empower women in the
construction industry with the necessary
knowledge and skills to compete
on an equal footing with their male
counterparts.
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Client: Department of Public Works
Project: Cluster three schools
• renovating five schools
• plumbing
• electrical.
Project: Hoedspruit Clinic:
• construction of a clinic and nurses’
homes.
Project: TPA refurbishment:
• fitting of new sanitary ware
• tiling
• plumbing of six ablution blocks.
Project: Napo School
Construction of:
• eight classroom blocks
• eight pit latrines.
Project: Phalala Magistrate Office:
• renovations and repairs of old offices
• construction of four garages and one
guard house
• installation of a plumbing and
electricity connection.
Our values are:
• empowering women in the workplace Social responsibility
• dedication Morongwa Business Enterprise’s
• compliance operations also extend to the community.
• value for money The company offers assistance to the
• loyalty towards the workforce underprivileged through donations
• integrity made to aid institutions. The company
• Batho pele (People first). gives vegetables monthly to the Holy
Jerusalem Soup Kitchen in Kwa-Xuma,
Our highly qualified and experienced staff which supports orphans and people living
are the building blocks of our company with HIV.
and the key to our success.
Awards and achievements
Projects • Limpopo Provincial Government
The company has extensive experience Department of Public Works MEC
in carrying out a variety of projects, on Women Contractor’s Award in
differing scales, for both the public and Recognition of Best Sakhasonke Women
private sectors. Contractor
The following are examples of our • National Certificate in Construction
clients and the projects that we have Contracting (NQF level 2).
undertaken
for them:
Client: Tshwane University of Technology
Project: Construction of CONTACT
• 72 female residences
Tel: +27 (0)12 991 2467
• four kitchens Fax: 0866 065 195
• one hall. Cell: +27 (0) 82 806 5952
Installation of paving as well as storm E-mail: mbeconstruction@webmail.co.za
water and sewer systems.
 THE PROVINCIAL LEVEL
department will sign a memorandum of understanding with all 25
municipalities in the province, the purpose of which is to define the
roles and duties of each public body in the execution of EPWP. The
municipalities agreed to signing this memorandum of understanding
on institutional mechanisms for effective implementation, reporting,
monitoring and evaluation of the EPWP. Three municipalities have
already signed a memorandum of understanding with the national
Department of Public Works to access the incentive grants. The
department has been coordinating all National Youth Service (NYS)
activities in the province and will continue to do so. There have
been successes and challenges that were experienced during the
execution of the NYS programme. In the last financial year, 107
young people from Motheo and Xhariep were selected and trained in
the built environment and some of them have since been absorbed
by parastatals and the private sector as part of their exit strategy.
The department continues to source funding from potential partners
to ensure that 393 youth who were not able to participate on the
programme are able to do so.
The emphasis in this current financial year is on ensuring that
all departments, and municipalities in particular, participate in the
NYS programme. In an endeavour to absorb youth and women into
the active sectors of the economy, the department – in partnership
with Whole and Retail Sector Education and Training Authority
– will implement a new venture learnership creation. A total of
30 young people from all over the province will be participating
in this 18-month learnership. Upon successful completion of this
learnership, they will become fully trained entrepreneurs who will
have the necessary capacity to provide quality goods and services
to the market.
GAUTENG
The provincial Department of Infrastructure Development is
responsible for coordinating EPWP in Gauteng. A wide range of
innovative EPWP projects have been undertaken in the province, a
few of which are briefly described below.
EPWP supports the National Youth Service
Since 2007, Gauteng’s EPWP has recruited up to 4 000 young
people, who have secured temporary work opportunities in
the Department of Infrastructure Development. In addition,
partnerships have been concluded with sister departments
and state-owned agencies, such as the Johannesburg
Roads Agency.
George Mkhari hospital in Garankuwa
About 24 young people, including 13 women, have been deployed
to the George Mkhari Hospital in Garankuwa, west of Pretoria.
These learners are provided with training in as many as four trades,
including carpentry, plumbing, electrical works and air conditioning.
The learners are able to deal with the hospital’s plumbing problems
and the maintenance of over 300 air conditioners, reducing
turnaround time and improving conditions for the hospital staff and
patients.
Joburg Roads Agency’s Benrose Depot
A total of 34 young people, including 18 women, have been
placed at the Johannesburg Roads Agency’s Benrose Depot.
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By focusing on road maintenance, learners are helping city
authorities to deal with one of the biggest nuisances in the
city: potholes.
Transport infrastructure
A pilot EPWP programme, initiated in 2006 by the province’s
directorate of transport infrastructure maintenance to increase
output on road maintenance, while also creating jobs and
developing contractors, has grown into one of the biggest projects
of its kind in the country. In 2008, 69 contractors were supported
and maintenance work was increased from 500 to 3 850 km
of road.
This maintenance programme has created 1 860 jobs. In all
routine maintenance work carried out, the emphasis is on using
and supporting contractors at CIDB level 1 and mentorship is made
available from 15 professional teams. The plan is to grow these
contractors to up to CIDB level 4.
Jameson Park Frail Care Centre
The Jameson Park Hospice provides terminally ill patients in the
Lesedi Local Municipality with a 24-hour nursing care service. Land
was donated by the Lesedi Local Municipality and Gauteng’s EPWP
made available R7.5 million for construction. British American
Tobacco contributed a further R1.5 million, illustrating how EPWP
can encourage public-private partnerships. The Lesedi Local
Municipality is committed to operating the centre with trained staff,
in partnership with home-based care NGOs in the area. The centre
staff also conduct home visits.
Up to 30 work opportunities were created during the
construction of the centre, excluding locals employed by the
four local sub-contractors. EPWP beneficiaries were trained
in areas such as bricklaying, carpentry, electrical works,
plastering and welding and worked with qualified artisans on
site. Previously disadvantaged professionals were also engaged
as consultants.
The new Natalspruit Hospital
With the help of the EPWP in Gauteng, construction on the new
Natalspruit Hospital on a 12.7 ha piece of land on the eastern edge
of Vosloorus commenced in 2006. The initiative has also been
approved as a revitalisation project by both the national Department
of Health and National Treasury. As such, the hospital is an example
of how cooperative governance involving national, provincial and
local government can deliver much needed public infrastructure.
A joint venture construction group, consisting of five venture
partners and incorporating a unique community involvement
structure, has been awarded the work. Up to 48 local sub-contractors
have benefitted from the projects and nine emerging contractors
are part of the project’s entrepreneurial development programme.
Five of these SMME’s are led by women and the other four are
led by youths. So far, 273 people have been trained on life skills;
512 on technical skills such as plumbing, carpentry and electrical
works. About eleven local contractors have benefitted through 320
jobs created and the more than R4.5 million paid to them. Because
the hospital is creating a new development node, the project is
continuously creating work opportunities for local people, with more
than 70% of those employed being sourced locally.
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 Refemo Maintenance Services
Exceeding expectations
Refemo Maintenance Services champions quality workmanship,
professionalism and innovation.
REFEMO MAINTENANCE
SERVICES was founded in January
1998 by Patricia Dikeledi Mogale.
Mogale’s husband and son are actively
involved in the management of the
business.
The company’s principle focus has long
been the provision of general building,
maintenance and renovation services. Our
skills and capital growth, coupled with
constant client satisfaction over the years,
have inspired us to expand our product
portfolio to include general building
construction and various other specialised
activities in the field of construction. We
have become a fully fledged construction
company providing a variety of services
that range from general building
construction, to flooring, roofing, civil
works and electrical installations.
Time and time again, we have proved
our capabilities in the industry by
successfully completing construction
works and installation upgrades for major
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health and academic institutions.
Our pride in our burgeoning entity is,
unequivocally, our personnel. These
individuals are exceptionally trained and
possess vast experience in many fields
and industries, and are fundamental
in delivering quality and professional
service.
We believe in the uniqueness of each
client’s needs. The company upholds
high quality and service standards, and
employs only the most qualified and
experienced personnel.
We aim to:
• deliver unparalleled construction
services to the building industry in
general by employing specialist skills,
while performing client specifications
• exceed the expectations of our clients
continuously in terms of quality, cost-
effectiveness and time frames, through
continued research and use of state-
of-the-art technologies and skills in
service delivery
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• be a one-stop shop in the construction
services industry by providing services
ranging from generic construction
requirements to specific sector
requirements that are traditionally
addressed by larger construction
operators
• employ and retain the best
talent in the industry, promoting
employee development by offering
comprehensive on-and-off-the-job
training.
Refemo Maintenance Services offers the
following services:
• general building- public and private
infrastructure
• civil works
• electrical works
• alterations and renovations
• flooring and carpentry
• waterproofing, plumbing and drainage
• fencing (steel and concrete palisades)
• vinyl sheeting and tiling
CONTACT
13 Reedbok Avenue
Leondale
Germiston, 1401
PO Box 16240
Leondale, 1424
Tel: +27 (0)11 865 2624
Fax: 086 635 0958
E-mail: info@refemo.co.za
www.refemo.co.za
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Q3 [1 April – 31 Dec 09]: Overall EPWP - Job opportunities
per sector and province
Environment
Province Infrastructure Non-state Social TOTAL
& Culture
Duduza Resource Centre
EC 11 438 40 142 12 509 14 716 78 805
The Duduza Resource Centre in Ekurhuleni was
FS 3 519 7 103 4 147 11 182 25 951
established in 1992 as a community development
GP 11 226 53 712 2 413 14 379 81 730
centre, housing workshops, education activities,
community meetings and various community outreach KZN 17 837 68 370 4 236 54 570 145 013
programmes. With around 15 separate projects running LP 5 658 9 947 2 499 22 927 41 031
from the Duduza Resource Centre, space is a huge MP 3 063 6 982 4 391 18 507 32 943
challenge and the centre was often forced to turn away NC 3 262 9 186 354 5 875 18 677
projects. The EPWP in Gauteng therefore invested NW 2 415 8 099 2 598 11 320 24 432
nearly R4 million for building an additional building on WC 7 622 13 986 562 11 990 34 160
the grounds of the centre, employing local labour and TOTAL 66 040 217 527 33 709 165 466 482 742
labour-intensive construction. The construction of the
additional buildings is now complete and already 90%
in use by organisations such as the Masihlanganeni Association for selected by the communities themselves, is required to work a
the Disabled and a private college training locals in upholstery and maximum of 60 hours per month. The programme is targeting
cabinet making. women-headed households and has developed into a major
employer of mainly unskilled and otherwise unemployable
KWAZULU-NATAL labour, 96% of which are women, on 25 000 km of the province’s
KwaZulu-Natal occupies almost 8% of the total land area of the road network.
country and is home to 21% of the population. It has the second-
largest provincial economy in South Africa, despite being the African Renaissance Upgrading Programme
country’s third-smallest province. It contributes approximately (ARRUP)
R206 billion or 16.5% towards the country’s gross domestic product. This emerging contractor development programme focuses on
(Davies, 2008). wealth and job creation in historically disadvantaged communities.
The biggest challenge facing the province remains job creation. Piloted in 1994 as part of the Roads for Rural Development
The provincial government has established a number of different Programme with a budget of R3 million, this programme assists
mechanisms to ensure that provincial growth and development emerging contractors to acquire the skills, experience, and
occurs in an integrated and balanced manner that also reduces capital that contractors need to compete successfully with other
the gaps between the dual economies. The EPWP is one of the independent entrepreneurs in the construction industry.
mechanisms identified to create job opportunities.
Learnerships
Institutional arrangements In 2008 the Department of Transport implemented the Vuk’uphile
The Department of Transport was mandated by the KZN Cabinet to and road worker learnerships, two-year EPWP-specific programmes
lead EPWP in the province. There are two structures that oversee through which contractors are trained in civil construction activities
the coordination of activities and implementation of the EPWP in through classroom theory and practical implementation on site. The
the province, the Provincial Steering Committee, convened by the contractors are capacitated and skilled in executing labour intensive
Department of Transport on a
quarterly basis, and the Sector
Coordinating Committees, that
are convened on a monthly basis
by sector lead departments.

EPWP achievements
Infrastructure sector
There are a number of
infrastructure programmes
implemented through the
various provincial departments.

Zibambele
A routine road maintenance
programme, based on the
Kenyan Lengthman system
and using EPWP-aligned
labour-intensive methods
and norms. Each contractor,

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 THE PROVINCIAL LEVEL
projects and are placed with a mentor
to provide guidance while executing the
identified projects. These learnerships
are implemented in the following areas:
Ndwedwe, KwaMashu, Empangeni,
Mthunzini and Ulundi. The total number
of beneficiaries is 195.
Environmental sector
The Environment and Culture Sector
Programme collectively supports the
creation of land-based livelihood and
community-based natural resource
management.
The Department of Agriculture and
Environmental Affairs’ EPWP initiatives
are mainly through the Invasive Alien
Species Programme, Land-Care and
Diptank Rehabilitation. The Land-Care initiative involves a variety of
activities that include small-scale invasive alien plant control, donga
rehabilitation and wetland rehabilitation. These initiatives are short
term, ranging from a few days to medium term of up to two years.
The contribution to this sector’s EPWP by Ezemvelo KZN
Wildlife (EKZNW) is mainly through the control of invasive alien
plants and tourism-based initiatives. Since the initial implementation
of EPWP in KZN, municipalities have been playing a critical role as
far as creating much-needed jobs and where possible, facilitating
skills development.
There are a number of municipalities in KZN that continue
to implement EPWP projects and currently include Umsunduzi,
Hibiscus Coast and Mnambithi/Ladysmith. This is also in line
with poverty alleviation within the poverty nodes of KZN. These
municipalities have implemented the Siyazenzela initiative which
is a community based waste management project wherein
community members provide waste management services on
behalf of the municipality.
Community members collect and sort waste and in exchange
for the sorted waste, receive food parcels from the municipality. The
potential for this initiative to create more jobs and contribute to more
effective waste management is partly limited by funds. The total
number of community members benefitting from the project within
the province is 452.
Social sector
The intervention in the social sector involves creating work op-
portunities in public social programmes such as community
health workers, Home Community-Based Care, Early Childhood
Development, and National Youth Service. The interventions are
implemented through the Departments of Health, Education and
Social Development.
Kamoso Awards
In 2006/2007, the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport was
announced as the Best Performing Provincial Department at the
Kamoso Awards. In 2007/2008, and again in 2008/2009, the de-
partment received two awards for the Best Maintenance Project
and Best Province in performance.
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LIMPOPO
Limpopo featured strongly at the recent Kamoso Awards for
its contribution to the EPWP. In the Social Sector categories,
Limpopo was recognised as the Best Province – Early Childhood
Development, while its Manyeleti Youth Academy programme
walked away with the Best Innovative Project award.
In the Environment and Culture sector of the Kamoso Awards,
Limpopo was also honoured as the Best Province, while its
Greening Vhembe project received the Best Project – National
award, and the Limpopo-based Mbhombela Cultural Group
Cooperative took the top honours as the Best Cooperative. Many
other EPWP projects were nominated and recognised as finalists
for the Kamoso Awards.
To manage these programmes effectively, the Limpopo
Department of Public Works has established a provincial
steering committee (PSC), involving all EPWP stakeholders,
which convenes quarterly. The PSC has a technical arm, i.e., the
Technical Coordination Committee, which meets more regularly
and deliberates on day-to-day technical activities of the sectors.
Four sector coordinating committees are also established, each
comprising of relevant implementing agencies and facilitated
by a lead department. The department is being assisted by the
International Labour Organisation (ILO), which is providing technical
assistance and skills development support in infrastructure-related
works covering all the sectors, while providing managerial support
related to the implementation of EPWP.
Sector plans have been prepared for all the sectors, which
outline the scope and activities of EPWP projects under each sector.
As part of its implementation strategy, the department has been
providing assistance to the municipalities and other implementing
agencies in the selection and design of projects, realigning projects
to EPWP principles as well as awareness creation in the form of
workshops and seminars. Programmes involving the Department
of Water Affairs’ Working for Water project, including the protection
of water sources and the removal of alien plants are ongoing.
The Department of Agriculture is implementing projects
under sustainable land base livelihood, RESIS and land care.
The Department of Economic Development, Environment and
Tourism has several projects that include the fencing of national
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 Equizine Civils
From strength to strength
Continually rising to the occasion, Equizine Civils continues to expand its range
of construction and civils services to a growing client base.
THE HISTORY of Equizine Civils is closely
linked with the Expanded Public Works
Programme (EPWP). The company was
established in 2006 by Sisa Tinise under the
Buffalo City Municipality’s EPWP learnership
agenda. It is based in Mdantsane, East
London, and its areas of specialty are civil
works, building construction, maintenance,
renovations, rehabilitation of civil structures
and various other civil engineering and
construction services. In addition to
an experienced and knowledgeable
management and supervisory team, Equizine
employs a skilled team of labourers, who
possess the skills set necessary to complete
any job to the highest-quality standards.
The company is 100% owned by Tinise, who
achieved a civil engineering qualification
while developing his skills profile.
He also has extensive experience, which
he gained through the EPWP learnership
empowerment programme. Employment
creation and poverty alleviation for
previously disadvantaged people are key
aspects of this entrepreneur’s vision, and are
actively pursued in the company’s planning.
Equizine Civils aims to become a leading
contractor, providing the highest-quality
service in construction, civil engineering and
building science in the Eastern Cape.
Among its priorities is the development
of a safe, active and positive workforce.
The company attributes its efficiency to its
top-quality, experienced and motivated staff,
and it is dedicated to creating empowerment
opportunities for their employees. As an
organisation that is sensitive to change,
Equizine keeps abreast of developments and
opportunities in the construction industry
through its association with professional
bodies such as the Engineering Council
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of South Africa (ECSA), the South African Equizine Civils ensures that it completes
Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE), projects within the allocated time, producing
the Construction Industry Development the finest-quality work. The company’s
Board (cidb), the South African Federation inventory consists of:
of Civil Engineering Contractors (SAFCEC), • 1 × concrete mixer
Master Builders Association (MBA), and the • 1 × plate compactor
Chamber of Commerce. • 1 × generator
Equizine provides the following services: • 1 × concrete breaker
• road construction • 1 × grinder
• water supply reticulation • 1 × flat truck
• sewerage reticulation and sanitation • 1 × 1t van.
• sidewalk construction, including kerbing, Its staff complement is made up of the
concrete paving and asphalt following artisans and labourers:
• asphalt speed humps and speed hump • five bricklayers
tables • two roofing carpenters
• low-cost housing staircases, slabs, beams, • two plumbers
pillars and columns • 20 general labourers
• retaining walls: gabions, stone pitching, • two operators.
concrete walls and masonry walls Equizine Civils has the capacity to provide
• roof structures services that vary in scale and type, having
• parking bays, e.g. taxi and bus bays established relationships with other
• tunnelling reputable contractors in different sub-
• subways and bridges trades with whom it partners for specialised
• fencing projects.
• painting The business intends on purchasing
• plumbing. more plant and equipment in the near
future, maximising revenue and realising
Previous projects its ideal potential. By offering plant hire in
• Mdantsane schools’ pedestrian facilities: addition to its already-extensive repertoire
construction of sidewalks, speed humps as of services, Equizine will cater to a wider
well as taxi and bus bays next to schools in range of its clients’ needs.
Mdantsane
• Nxamkwana sanitation project: CONTACT
construction of compost latrine toilets in Postal address
the Berlin rural area PO Box 185
Mdantsane
• rehabilitation of sidewalks in Mdantsane
East London, 5219
• construction of sidewalks on the Qumza
highway Fax: +27 (0)86 513 8154
• rehabilitation and upgrading of roads in Cell: +27 (0)71 444 6962/
Mdantsane +27 (0)76 916 3946
• road construction in Mdantsane. E-mail: sisatinise4msirana@yahoo.com
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parks, construction of camp sites

and game viewing sites, reclamation
of land and the refurbishment
of lodges. The infrastructure sector
is implementing projects such as
roads, water and sanitation, fencing
and these are being implemented by
agencies that include Road Agency
Limpopo (RAL), Department of Roads
and Transport and Municipalities. All
workers engaged on these projects
have been provided with skill training
in collaboration with the Department
of Labour.
The social sector’s primary focus
in the province is the empowerment Social Sector Progress 1 April – 31 Dec 2009 (Overall)
of basic social services, through
implementing projects such as early childhood development, home
community-based care and youth development programmes, Infrastructure sector: Work opportunities created since 2004
thereby enhancing the livelihood of the local communities. Year Work opportunities
2004/2005 39 570
Giyani Training Centre (GTC) 2005/2006 35 299
A training centre has been established in the province at Giyani
2006/2007 41 120
College of Education premises and caters for both theoretical
2007/2008 44 164
and practical learnerships to ensure that the training is run
2008/2009 65 495
in the most efficient and coordinated manner. The training
2009/2010 (April to December 2009) 44 506
facility also provides services when required, to agencies
in neighbouring provinces, including Mpumalanga and
North West. non-state capacity to deliver additional EPWP work opportunities,
she said. The Phase 2 launch in Limpopo ended with the signing
EPWP Phase 2 of a pledge.
Early in 2009, stakeholders from various sectors of the EPWP
gathered at the cricket sports ground in Polokwane to witness the MPUMALANGA
launch of EPWP Phase 2 in the province. Among the dignitaries In Mpumalanga, the EPWP is coordinated through provincial
in attendance were the deputy minister of Public Works, Ntopile EPWP committees. To date, Mpumalanga has created more
Kganyago, MEC of Public Works in Limpopo, Machwene Semenya than 100 000 job opportunities across all sectors. In his recent
and the Premier of the province, Cassel Mathale. Budget and Policy Speech, Mpumalanga Public Works, Roads
In his keynote address, Mathale said EPWP remained the most and Transport, MEC Dr Clifford Mkasi, said that in Mpumalanga’s
important vehicle for government to create employment for the first EPWP programme, which started in 2004, the province
poor directly. “Strong political leadership has proven to be critical has exceeded its EPWP job creation target of 100 000 by the
in Phase 1 of the programme and will be equally important in end of March 2009 by more than 7 000 work opportunities.
Phase 2. The start of EPWP Phase 2 signals a new opportunity for the
The introduction of a framework to increase accountability on department to ad-dress some of the chal-lenges presented by the
EPWP performance and a fiscal incentive to reward performance first phase.
and increase budget for those who are performing, are expected to The target towards which all government departments as well
provide a huge boost to increase the scale of the EPWP over the as municipalities in Mpumalanga will work towards in 2009/10
next five years,” he said. Addressing the capacity crowd, Semenya is to create 28 198 work oppor-tunities of which 19 571 will be
said, “We are pleased to announce to the people of Limpopo that work opportunities and 8 627 will be full-time equivalent jobs.
the first phase of the EPWP achieved its 1 million work opportunities The national minister of public works, Geoff Doidge, signed a
target, a year ahead of schedule.” She further said the first phase protocol agreement with Premier David Mabuza that committed
of the EPWP was not all smooth sailing. “We realise that there provincial departments as well as municipalities in Mpumalanga
were certain things that we needed to address in order to continue to the above-mentioned targets. The province further intends
meeting our targets,” she said. increasing work opportunities annually to contribute significantly
According to Semenya, the successes foreseen in to the national target of 4.5 million work opportunities by
Phase 2 will include making paid work the primary objective of the 2014. The provincial target for 2014 is to create 237 170 work
programme, therefore aligning EPWP output with core mandates opportunities of which 75 617 will be full-time equivalent jobs. All
and programmes of implementing bodies. This should also mobilise municipalities in Mpumalanga have already committed to setting

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with the priority of ensuring the satisfaction of its clients.
IN THE ELEVEN YEARS since its maintained. “We always ensure that we
establishment, AKB Construction and Projects do a proper job, the first time,” he says,
has continued to maintain a superior standard highlighting the effectiveness of AKB’s
of quality in every project it undertakes. The customer satisfaction policy. Customer
company was formally established eight satisfaction is one of the company’s primary
years after founder and director, Aubrey values, which is woven into the fabric of its
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are the company’s main business areas.) experienced and qualified staff; and respect various maintenance services, building
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plastering, welding, painting and tiling. He focus supports its vision to become an electricals, tiling, welding and paving.
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aside 50% of their municipal infrastructure grant for the EPWP,
some even committing 100% of their MIG funds. However,
provision of EPWP training will definitely be a challenge, as only
40% of the municipalities in the province have been able to set
aside 1% of their budget for EPWP training needs.
Sakh’abakhi contractor development
programme
The province has set targets for the participation of women,
youth and people with disability, as well as military veterans in the
Sakh’abakhi programme. To date, 55% women, 40% youths, 2%
people with disability and 3% military veterans have participated in
the programme.
One of the biggest challenges is the lack of projects
through which participating contractors can advance from one
Construction Industry Development Board level to the next.
From its first year, Sakh’abakhi 1, there are still 14 learner
contractors that need second projects before they can exit the
programme. From the second year, Sakh’abakhi 2, 35 learner
contractors still need another project before they can exit
the programme.
National Youth Service
The province formally launched the National Youth Service (NYS)
in June 2007. Since then, the youth identified for these projects
were trained as artisans, using a combination of on the job and
classroom training. For the 2007/2008 financial year, 500 youths
were recruited and have graduated as part of the NYS 1 group.
Exit strategies saw 10% of the NYS 1 formally employed by
the Department of Public Works, Roads and Transport. Some
150 members of NYS I are currently receiving further training
at NQF level 3, through the national skills fund programme of
Vul’ematfuba. Cooperatives have also been formed and registered
as part of the exit strategy. The NYS was scaled up to recruit
1 050 new members. To improve the programme, participants in
the new intake were recruited from within a walking distance of the
projects identified. This is to ensure that the stipend is not used
Non-state Sector Progress 1 April – 31 Dec 2009 (Overall)
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Environmental sector: Work opportunities created since 2004
Year Work opportunities
2004/2005 1 592
2005/2006 5 220
2006/2007 23 940
2007/2008 19 228
2008/2009 13 036
2009/2010 (April to December 2009) 8 846
for transport. Another improvement to the programme was that
learners are now receiving their monthly stipends through the
training service providers i.e. FET colleges and the Ifihlile Training
Academy. NYS 2 members will be concluding their theoretical
training in 2010 and the 1 050 members of NYS 2 should graduate
early in 2010. The recruitment for NYS 3 commenced in October
2009 and will carry on in 2010.
NORTHERN CAPE
At the launch, EPWP Phase 2 in the Northern Cape, which took
place in Kimberley in August 2009, the public works minister
Geoff Doidge and Northern Cape Premier, Hazel Jenkins, signed
the EPWP implementation protocol, to confirm the province’s
agreement and commitment to achieving the targeted number of
full-time equivalent jobs in the province by 2014 and to confirm the
province’s agreement and commitment to assisting and mobilising
municipalities in the province. Addressing the audience, provincial
MEC for Roads and Public Works, David Rooi, acknowledged
the successes of the first phase of EPWP and recommitted his
department to achieving the targets set for the second phase of the
programme. “Together we can do more to achieve our target for the
next five years.
“We have committed to provide skills to the unemployed
youth. Our mandate as the Department of Roads and Public
Works is to build roads and maintain public infrastructure. We
will continue to build public schools and libraries.”
During her State of the Province Address in February this
year, the Northern Cape Premier, NC
Jenkins, said that the Northern Cape
planned to contribute, through the EPWP, a
total of 115 019 work opportunities towards
the national 4.5 million target over a period
of five years to 2014, including 8 826 work
opportunities within municipalities and 106
193 work opportunities within provincial
departments. The three sectors namely
social, infrastructure and environment
will be crucial in the achievement of
these targets.
The EPWP Phase 2 implementation
programme has seen the Northern Cape
already creating and reporting an overall
8 153 work opportunities through 204 projects
against the annual target of 16 709.
For example, the department has
spent more than R1 billion on road
infrastructure development in the past
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 SIYAZAMA HOUSING CC
CK 2002/018274/23
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17 CHERRY ROAD
UNIT 11, PTN 3610
TEL: +27 (0)31 709 3138 FAX: +27 (0)31 709 3472

Siyazama Housing cc provided the clients with the highest quality of materials and service during the
construction of these projects. With years of technical and practical experience, the company guarantees
customer satisfaction, placing great emphasis on client communication in order to achieve work ethic,
Siyazama Housing boasts a proven track record in residential and commercial construction, ensuring the
utmost attention on detail.

SAPS POLICE STATION HOUSE GRAHAM HOWELL HEIGHTS

KWAMASHU - 2007 ZIMBALI - 2008 HOWELL RD - 2009 -2010

Siyazama Housing cc is a black empowered Management has adopted a policy that any
business. Members who were previously project that is awarded to them, the community
disadvantaged individuals by determination and surrounded by such project must benefit from
hard work has progressed through hard times. such, whereby 100% of unskilled labourers and
50% of skilled labourers will be taken from such
Today they have a policy to empower people community. This will enhance the relationship
through employment. Creating jobs in less with community leaders and the community by
advantaged areas were possible. Making sure that creating employment.
the community on hand is happy where they work.
Where there are local black businesses in the
We are proud to be truly South African, making surrounding areas then every Endeavour will be
sure as far as possible that all material bought is taken to make sure that we support the local
manufactured in South Africa. In this way we are businesses.
doing our part in creating employment.

Our motto is to strive to empower people by creating employment and supporting small
business to grow from stregth to strength
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Social sector: Work opportunities created since 2004
Year Work opportunities
2004/2005 0
2005/2006 6 474
2006/2007 8 030
2007/2008 5 893
2008/2009 4 711
2009/2010 (April to December 2009) 50 898
five years. The department completed the following major
road projects:
• Transfrontier Park
• SKA road
• Britstown – Vosburg
• Barkly West – Hartsrivier.
The department will spend R1.28 billion on capital infrastructure
investment in the 2009/10 MTEF period. The bulk of this is funded
from the infrastructure grant allocated to provinces.
Projects under way for the 2009/10 financial year are as follows:
• Churchill-Bendel road
• Ntsweng-Tsineng road
• UAP Phase 2 access road
• Karakoel access road
• Jooste Eiland access road.
In addition, projects for 2010/11 include the following:
• Vosburg-Carnarvon road
• Nababeep-Concordia road
• Colesburg-Phillipolus road
• Prieska-Niekerkshoop road.
Other major projects undertaken by Public Works include
the Mental Health Facility, which is now 63% completed and
created a total of 744 jobs to date, as well as the Kimberley
Conference Centre.
Through the National Youth Service (Building Maintenance
programme), the Northern Cape aims for a skills revolution among
the youth. Young people recruited into this programme will also be
enrolled with institutes of higher learning as artisan trainees to further
their skills. The National Youth Service programme also facilitates
exit strategies for those youths upon completion of the programme,
at which point they will be issued with accreditation certificates to
enable them to seek for future employment opportunities. Similarly,
the Phakamile Mabija leanership programme seeks to support
nation-building through involving young people in the delivery of
crucial government services and therefore enabling these young
people in the maintenance of government assets, while training
these youths to become mechanics in the motor industry.
These young people will be trained in fields such as fitter and
turner, earth moving equipment mechanic, diesel mechanics,
as well as air conditioning and refrigeration specialists. The
training of learners under the Vuk’uphile Contractor Learnership
programme that seeks to build the capacity of emerging
SMME’s involved in the construction industry also continues.
One of these key challenges experienced in the Northern Cape
is the acute limited number of contractors that are registered with
the Construction Industry Development Board (cidb), especially
on higher grade levels such as level seven to level nine. The
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department has entered into a service level agreement with the
CIDB to establish a contractor contact centre in the Northern Cape
to assist these emerging contractors with registration and also
mentor them.
NORTH WEST
The North West Provincial Government is well on its way to
contribute towards the EPWP Phase 2 targets, judging by various
community projects in full swing around the province. The North
West Province launched its EPWP under the brand name Semelela,
which means “roll up your sleeves and work”, in 2004 through
the Modimola Integrated Expanded Public Works Programme
flagship project.
Modimola Integrated EPWP project
The Modimola Integrated EPWP was initiated by the Provincial
Executive Council in 2004 to be a flagship project of the EPWP in
the province.
The project entails the following:
• Labour intensive routine maintenance of a 70 km section of the
Mafikeng-Vryburg road between Mafikeng and Setlagoli, involving
five contractors.
• Route patrol by three contractors, on the road between Mafikeng
and Taung, via Vryburg over a length of approximately 230 km.
• Labour-intensive construction of approximately 15 km internal
access roads in Modimola by six contractors.
• The establishment of an agricultural project in Modimola where
31 small farmers cultivate cash crops for own consumption
and commercial production under irrigation, as well as the
establishment of an egg-laying unit.
The project focused on the integration of the different economic
sectors relevant to the rural community of Modimola, to create
short-term employment, as well as long-term sustainability and the
establishment of economic advantages that will continue to sustain
the community once construction of the infrastructure has been
completed.The project also targeted unemployed individuals from
the project area, to be trained as new small contractors and farmers
and for them to employ labour from the project communities for the
execution of the projects.
A very heavy emphasis was therefore placed on training and
skills development. All contractors and farmers employed on
the project for the construction of infrastructure were identified,
trained and developed through a learnership programme during
this project. This resulted in the creation of 46 new entrepreneurs
in the form of 16 contractors and 30 farmers, as well as direct
employment for approximately 450 people from the target
community. It is very clear that the project is having a profoundly
beneficial impact on the lives of the people of Modimola, with the
benefits filtering through to other parts of the community, such as
small businesses.
Rustenburg Local Municipality –
Vuk’uphile Projects
These infrastructure projects fall under the Vuk’uphile Development
Programme, which is a joint initiative between the Department of
Public Works, EPWP, Construction SETA, Department of Labour,
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 Lindiwe Hlekani Construction ADVERTORIAL

Building dreams
AT THE BEGINNING of the Expanded
Public Works Programme (EPWP) in
Buffalo City Municipality in the Eastern
Cape, Lindiwe Hlekani, an architect by
profession, began a two-year contract
under the auspices of the EPWP learnership
programme. Her contract consisted of:
• construction management
• a sanitation project
• building speed humps at a school
• construction of a taxi and bus bay
• kerbing and sidewalk construction
• roadworks around the Buffalo City
Municipality.
This contract marked the beginning of
Lindiwe Hlekani Construction (LHC), a
construction and civil engineering company
that was established in 2006.
Hlekani studied and practised architecture
before developing an interest in
construction. ”I became curious about what
happens on site,” she says. This curiosity,
combined with a motivation to overcome
construction challenges, paved her way into
the industry. LHC is a 100% woman-owned
company where women are practically
involved in on-site work. LHC specialises in
kerbing, paving, concrete sidewalks, road
construction, civil construction, building
construction, designing building plans, and
product supplies. As an additional service,
LHC offers an after-service programme by
which it ensures comprehensive service to its
clients throughout the Eastern Cape, with a
vision to expand throughout South Africa.
Lessons learned
The process of mastering the handling of
practical issues involved in the day-to-day
running of the business has honed Hlekani’s
leadership skills and cemented LHC as a
people-driven entity. “I’ve learned a lot
about leadership, communication, and
people skills,” she says.
Mission
LHC aims to make a visible contribution
in communities through the consistent
provision of unequalled service in every
project. The intention is to enhance
service quality in the construction industry
through innovative construction solutions
and to make a visible contribution to
rural, economic and human resource
development. LHC attempts – through hard
work, focus and dedication – to meet and
exceed the expectations and needs of clients.
It is independent and is consequently able to
take advantage of new opportunities quickly,
in a dynamic environment.
Values
LHC ensures that projects are completed
within the time allocated. “We never miss
deadlines and we don’t compromise,”
emphasises Hlekani. LHC does its utmost
to maintain high standards of integrity,
professionalism, transparency, accountability
and strives to be effective and efficient.
It follows a non-discriminatory policy in
employing staff and ensures adherence to
industrial health and safety standards.
Vision and social responsibility
Hlekani’s goal is for LHC to excel as a
woman-owned civil and road construction
company, and eventually for it to be listed
among the top-five companies in the
industry. The organisation is committed to
the economic growth of the nation, and
believes in the contribution of women,
youth and the disabled towards achieving
this goal, beginning in the construction
industry.
Staff
LHC prides itself on a team of qualified
staff that collectively possess a number
of industry-related certificates and
qualifications.
The team consists of two supervisors,
a manager, a foreman and a ‘first-aider’.
Where it undertakes labour-intensive
construction projects, the company
employs temporary staff. In this way, it
contributes towards the fulfilment of EPWP
objectives through which the organisation
guarantees that its products and services
are continually enhanced.
Key clients
LHC’s key clients include local
municipalities, district municipalities,
government departments, mega-
construction companies, private-sector
entities and private clients.
Previous projects
Nxamkwana sanitation project
BCM – R350 000
Rehabilitation of sidewalks in Mdantsane
BCM – R320 000
Mdantsane School pedestrian facilities
BCM – R1 330 958.
Major business areas
• designing and drawing-up of
building plans
• construction of retaining walls and
boundary walls
• construction of concrete sidewalks
• driveway construction
• paving
• kerbing
• fencing
• water supply and reticulation
• sewer-line construction.
Hlekani aspires to expand into projects
involving water and sanitation. She would
also like to start another company, where
the sole focus will be on architectural
design.
CONTACT
PO Box 682
East London, 5200
Fax: 086 600 5989
Cell: +27 (0)73 331 6161/
+27 (0)83 711 3563
E-mail: elihlel@webmail.co.za

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Absa Bank and the local municipality. fight to create employment opportunities
Unemployed people, interested in the and eradicate poverty.
construction industry, are recruited
and shown how to form their own Institutional arrangement
company, comprising one contractor and The Western Cape Department of
two supervisors. They undergo a formal Transport and Public Works was mandated
learnership programme, followed by by the Western Cape Cabinet to implement
practical experience in the form of local the EPWP as a lead strategy throughout
municipality projects for which they recruit The department the Western Cape province.
labourers from the local municipality.
A private sector mentor oversees the has spent more The key objectives of
institutionalising of the EPWP Lead
the

quality of work, while Absa provides than R1 billion on
access to financing for the projects. road infrastructure
Following the two-year programme, they
receive a formal qualification and have development in
the experience to go out into the private the past five years
sector and find other work opportunities.
There are currently 1 500 contractors and
supervisors under this programme. The
head of infrastructure for EPWP, Maikel Lieuw-Kie-Song, said that
Vuk’uphile is the biggest contractor development programme in the
country, with 39 programmes, worth R1.5 to R2 billion, in the Rustenburg
area alone.
“The drop-out rates are low, the project completion is good,
about 400 people in the local Rustenburg community have been
employed as labourers and most of the contractors have ended up
with a positive bank balance.”
North West EPWP/National Youth Service
Projects
As one of the sub-programmes of the infrastructure sector of the
EPWP, and aimed at assisting the youth of North West to become
self-sufficient, this programme imparts valuable life, entrepreneurial
and technical skills and provides opportunities for engagement in
the actual implementation of projects.
The North West Department of Public Works and the Department of
Health as its client Department have undertaken to implement EPWP/
NYS projects that focus on the maintenance of governance facilities,
such as hospitals, clinics and other government-owned buildings.
The youth, who are the primary targeted group, are engaged into
formal and accredited skills programme learning as well as active
participation in the practical construction and maintenance sites and
capacitated with business/entrepreneurial skills to facilitate exiting
the programme. Various youth development institutions are playing
a pivotal role in ensuring effective involvement of youth – such
institutions are the Department of Labour, Department of Public
Works, Umsobomvu Youth Fund, Provincial Youth Commission and
the Small Enterprise Development Agency.
The North West Department of Public Works aims to employ
565 young people – to date 465 young people have been identified
and placed in 10 projects that are spread throughout the province.
WESTERN CAPE
The Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) in the Western
Cape is being implemented by a united front of provincial
departments, the City of Cape Town and the people, joined in the
Strategy’s strategic directive are to:
• provide a planning platform for EPWP
per sector with a key output being a
sector implementation plan
• drive accountability and accurate
reporting per department on a monthly
basis
• develop and document best practice
• commission relevant research
• implement regulatory framework for provincial EPWP
implementation.
The EPWP has been the one of the strategies to create job
opportunities in the province, and the province’s meeting of
targets reflect the commitment and resolve of the Western Cape
government and all EPWP stakeholders.
Although the Western Cape is performing at a first-rate level in
most sectors, a strategic decision has been taken to upscale the
EPWP in the following sectors:
• Infrastructure sector:
• upgrading of access roads in the province
• maintenance of provincial roads, targeting poor families
identified through ward committees and CDW structures
• continuing major construction projects, such as the Gansbaai-
Bredasdorp roadworks
• expanding labour-intensive construction methods, such as the
MIG projects
• going ahead with housing projects throughout the province
• expanding the NYS programme
• building facility maintenance programme.
• Social sector:
• the continued launch of the Community Home-Based Care
Programme
• the continued launch of the Early Childhood Development
Programme
• expanding programmes in community safety and other health-
care services.
Kamoso Awards
In 2007/2008, the Western Cape Department of Community
Safety’s Bambanani Programme was announced as the best
innovative programme in the social sector of the Kamoso Awards.
In 2008/2009, the George Municipal won the Best Maintenance
Project – Municipal within the infrastructure sector. The City of Cape
Town was also recognised for the Best Innovative Project within the
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City of Johannesburg
The City of Johannesburg has
been actively participating in
the EPWP since 2004/05,
when the programme was
introduced as EPWP phase I.
The city continues to succeed
in EPWP phase II, which was
launched in April 2009.
T HE PROJECT was piloted through the EPWP policy,
which was approved by the mayoral committee in
October 2004. The policy was reviewed and approved
by the mayoral committee in May 2009 to accommodate phase II,
demonstrating the commitment of the mayor, Cllr Amos Masondo,
and his mayoral committee, to poverty eradication, job creation and
skills development.
The purpose of the Johannesburg policy document is to provide
a framework for the implementation of the EPWP within the city,
which includes the operations of all 15 municipal entities. The policy
framework seeks to create work opportunities for the unemployed
using City of Johannesburg (CoJ) expenditure in the short-to-medium
term (next five years), in line with the EPWP.
The policy looks at the legal framework, institutional arrangements
and implementation framework for EPWP in the city and provides
guidelines for the implementation of EPWP projects in the city.
In addition, the policy outlines the EPWP targets that the city is
aiming to achieve in the infrastructure, environment and culture, and
social sectors. The CoJ has set an overall target, which is to
create 150 000 work opportunities over the next five-year EPWP
programme. The city’s work opportunities will be incorporated into
the 4.5 million work opportunities expected to be created nationally
by 2014.
Institutional arrangements
The city established a dedicated unit to coordinate, monitor and
evaluate progress in implementation of EPWP projects. The
unit is located in the Department of Economic Development
and is headed by deputy-director Lulama Ndlovu, who reports
directly to the executive director of economic development,
Jason Ngobeni.
The deputy-director is responsible for liaising with the sector
lead departments at national level, keeping abreast of sector-specific
developments and represents the city on all relevant provincial
EPWP coordinating committees. The EPWP also features in the
city manager’s scorecard, and cascades down to all executive
directors who are measured on sector-specific key performance
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indicators. An EPWP steering committee responsible for the overall
EPWP coordination within the CoJ was also established. The
steering committee is chaired by the executive director of economic
development and representatives from all the city departments, and
entities attend monthly meetings. Each city department/municipal-
owned entity has appointed a dedicated EPWP ‘champion’ to assist
the steering committee in selecting suitable projects for inclusion
in the city’s EPWP and learnership programmes. The champions
are responsible for ensuring that the planning, design and contract
administration of labour-intensive work is carried out by consultants
who have completed the necessary skills training. The champions
also monitors and reports on the implementation of EPWP projects.
Achievements
The city is implementing EPWP projects in the social, infrastructure,
environmental and cultural sectors. In 2008, Johannesburg won
three Kamoso Awards, one of which was in the Infrastructure Sector:
Best Metropolitan City.
In 2009, the city won the Environment and Culture Sector: Best
Municipal Project. The Johannesburg Zoo, Johannesburg City
Parks (JCP), Pikitup and the city’s department of environmental
management contributed to the programme’s implemented in
this sector.
In the 2008/09 financial year, the CoJ created a cumulative total
of 62 713 work opportunities through a total of 336 EPWP projects.
The total expenditure in creating these work opportunities and
implementing the projects was R5.329 billion.
Successful projects
Some of the successful projects undertaken by CoJ are briefly
detailed below.
i) The Gcin’Amanzi project won the Infrastructure Sector: Best Municipal
Maintenance Programme Kamoso Award in 2008. The project aims
to address the problem of ageing water and sewerage infrastructure
in Soweto that is resulting in water leaks and burst pipes. The
progress on the project to date is substantial and in some respects
has already achieved more than the objectives set a year ahead
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of the expected excellent example of how an existing department or entity is able to

completion date.
Over 110 000
stands have been
serviced, 60 km
of bulk supply has
been reticulated,
260 km of water
mains has been
reticulated and 3
500 toilets have
been installed.
Water wastage has
been reduced by
Cllr Amos Masondo, as much as 70%,
Mayor, City of Joburg 11 379 jobs have
been created, and
477 plumbers and
emerging contractors have been trained and contracted. Through
the project, 11 super blocks (15 townships) have been covered,
R588 million has been spent and R265 million worth of new
contracts were awarded. The project has provided exit opportunities
to 248 beneficiaries.
ii) I-Jozi Ihlomile. This is a unique model of HIV/Aids intervention
created to assist the city’s community to translate HIV/Aids
awareness and knowledge into action towards behaviour change.
It is a community-driven programme implemented by community-
trained volunteers in their own residential areas to develop capacity
at community level for individuals and families to deal with issues
related to HIV/Aids. The programme was implemented in 18 wards
across the CoJ. The target areas are those with less access to
information, including informal settlements and hostels. Young
school leavers implement this programme with women comprising
70% of the 445 community-trained volunteers residing in the areas
where projects are implemented. The community volunteers are
given a monthly stipend of R800.
iii) Johannesburg City Parks (JCP) won the Environment and Culture
Sector: Best Municipal Project (2008) Kamoso Award in 2008.
Approximately 90% of JCP Capital and municipal infrastructure
grant projects are in line with EPWP guidelines. JCP programmes
have deployed a substantial amount of overall annual budget
allocation towards the implementation of its EPWP and is an
contribute towards EPWPwithout having to change its core business.
JCP implements a large variety of projects. Some of the main
activities include development, landscaping and building of parks and
botanical gardens; storm water management; as well as cemetery
landscape development and grass cutting. Through these projects,
the JCP has created 2 966 job opportunities and provided training
to beneficiaries.
Key challenges faced
Underreporting takes place because the champions within
departments and entities are changing continuously. Job creation
and training initiatives are in place in all city departments and entities
but proper reporting still needs attention.
Training also continues to be a challenge as access to the
Department of Labour funding is difficult and time consuming. The
tight timelines on some projects means that accredited training
cannot always take place. Instead, workers receive unaccredited
on-the-job training. Some of the projects implemented using EPWP
guidelines were not designed to be labour-intensive. Meeting targets
to create labour-intensive jobs for people with disabilities remains
a challenge.
Planned projects
During the 2008 CoJ EPWP lekgotla, a resolution was taken that all
projects implemented by the city would be EPWP projects unless the
implementers could state why the project should not be implemented
using EPWP guidelines. The slogan “Every project an EPWP project”
was adopted.
Below are some of the projects that are going to be
implemented in the 2009/10 financial year. These projects
will have a huge impact on the communities in which they will
be implemented.
• fencing of informal settlements
• rehabilitation of Bruma Lake
• rehabilitation of Juskei River
• tourism safety ambassadors
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City of Cape Town

The City of Cape Town’s commitment to the
EPWP is embedded in its IDP and corporate
performance scorecard and is clearly reflected in
the range and scope of its EPWP programmes.

I N HIS OPENING MESSAGE to the City of Cape

Town’s 2008/09 annual report, executive mayor of
Cape Town, alderman Dan Plato, says “… on the
back of public spending on fixed assets, it has also resulted in
the creation of up to 11 700 jobs per year through the city’s
Expanded Public Works Programme.”
The mandate for the Expanded Public Works Programme
(EPWP) within the City of Cape Town is to drive the labour-
intensive methodology and to make sure that it is mainstreamed
in the service delivery operations of the organisation. The EPWP
is firmly embedded in the city’s Integrated Development Plan
(IDP) and it represents one of the top 20 key performance areas
on the city’s corporate performance scorecard.

EPWP milestones
• During 2008/09, 16 379 EPWP job opportunities were created
against a corporate target of 12 000 with a budget totalling
R1.3 billion.
• A total of 468 officials have received the prescribed NQF level 5
and 7 training for planning and implementing the EPWP labour-
Intensive methodology since 2005.
• An EPWP targets-cascading formula was developed in 2008
to determine a scientific target for each of the contributing
departments in meeting the corporate target. The formula has
been modelled on capital, operating and grants.
• In 2009, council approved a draft recruitment and selection
policy for the appointment of local labour on council-funded
temporary job-creation projects and programmes.
• The city has signed a memorandum of agreement to participate
in the EPWP incentive scheme.
• A revised EPWP monitoring and reporting framework has been
developed in line with the national reporting requirements.
• A draft EPWP policy has been developed to guide implementation
and is in the process of being approved through the relevant
structures of the city.
Project Vukuhambe: a landmark project
for the city
This is a roads rehabilitation programme using labour-intensive
construction techniques. The model maximises the use of
local labour and consequently complies with the principles of
the EPWP. The initial project, at a cost of R9.5 million, commenced
with the upgrading of 4 km of concrete roads in Tambo village
and Guguletu. Some 25% of the project cost, about R2.4 million,
has been a direct benefit to the communities in the form of
salaries, wages and fees. The project has been implemented in
other areas of the Cape Flats.
Other prominent projects across the
EPWP sectors
Infrastructure sector
• Spatial planning and urban design: Through this department,
EPWP principles are applied to create quality public spaces.
This involves the use of labour-intensive construction methods
for soft and hard landscaping. The flagship project under this
programme is the upgrading of the Grand Parade, which will be
one of the 2010 World Cup fan park sites.
• Non-motorised transport (NMT): The city’s NMT plan focuses on
the improvement of access, as well as the safety and security
of cyclists and pedestrians. Under the programme, new cycle
paths, sidewalks and disabled-friendly pedestrian crossings
are constructed. Areas highlighted are public transport
interchanges, CBD areas as well as routes to schools, public
facilities and tourism sites. Key projects include park-and-ride
facilities at main public transport interchanges, Bunga Avenue
pedestrian and cycle bridge at a cost of more than R20 million,

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as well as the Gugulethu and • The solid waste, sports, recreation and
Nonqubela pedestrian and cycle amenities industries are leading the
paths at a cost of more than generators of EPWP jobs in the environ-
R25 million. ment sector.
• Rapid Transport System (RTS): • The Witsand project: slipway construction:
To enhance road-based public
transport, the city has implemented
This project implemented by the Environmental
Resource Management (ERM), the
the RTS. This system uses contributes to the Witsand project in Ocean View involved
dedicated public transport lanes city’s strategic priority: the construction of a boat-launching
to ensure fast and economically
efficient public transport. EPWP
energy efficiency for a slipway, stabilisation of the dunes and the
rehabilitation of parking areas. The project
principles were applied to all sustainable future was nominated as a finalist in the 2009
the major RTS construction Kamoso Awards in the environment and
projects at a value of more than culture sector.
R500 million and include projects such as the Hospital Bend • City’s solar-heating initiative in Kuyasa, Khayelitsha: This project
upgrade; as well as the construction of a public transport contributes to the city’s strategic priority: energy efficiency for
corridor on the R27 leading to the West Coast, the N1 and N2, a sustainable future, which represents one of the key activities
which are the main entry and exit routes to the city and primary to reduce energy consumption, limiting the city’s impact on the
2010 World Cup venues. environment and building a low-carbon economy. The project
won the 2009 Kamoso Award for Outstanding Innovation. The
Environment sector departments involved in this project include environmental
• City Parks spearheaded a project on cleaning public open resource management, electricity, housing, and the urban
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Nelson Mandela
Bay Municipality

Since November 2002, the Nelson

Mandela Bay Municipality has
recruited, trained and deployed
more than 400 community-based
anti-crime volunteers around the
metro. More than half have since
found employment elsewhere.

O FFICIALLY LAUNCHED on 28 November 2002

and funded from the municipal levy’s funds, this
project extends across the Nelson Mandela Bay
Municipality (NMBM). Initially, there were 453 beneficiaries in the
project, of which 250 beneficiaries have managed to find
permanent or part-time job opportunities elsewhere. Currently,
there are 125 beneficiaries in the project, consisting of 63 men
and 62 women, of which 56 are young people. All the volunteers
receive a R850 monthly stipend.
Over the last eight years, the community-based volunteer
programme has proven to be the ideal tool with which to achieve
the metro’s objectives contained in the Youth Development
Strategy and Gender Policy in terms of skills development and
promoting gender equality in the area.
In 2003/04, the programme won the Impumelelo Silver Award
for ‘innovative work in the field of poverty reduction and community
development’.
Project objectives
• social crime prevention
• strong, integrated law enforcement
• community participation
• improved quality of life
• poverty alleviation
• reduction in the unemployment rate.
Training
Since the inception of the project, the volunteers have received an
extensive range of accredited and non-accredited training. This
training includes courses such as behaviour and relations; crime
prevention; community policing; giving of evidence; points duty;
tactical survival skills; basic fire fighting; basic first aid; legal matters
such as domestic violence, criminal procedure, constitutional acts,
basic principles of criminal law; and disaster management. A total
of 400 volunteers were trained as basic fire fighters and as peace
officers, while 387 volunteers were trained as security officers in
grades D and EC at the Eastern Cape Training Centre and the
special event course. In addition, 368 of the volunteers have been
trained in self-defence, while 62 volunteers underwent a disaster
management course. All the volunteers attended a workshop
facilitated by UMAC, CSVR and ISS.
Scope of work
Currently, the volunteers play a support role for the activities of
other role players such as the SAPS, traffic services, beachfront
office, with security services, disaster management and now the
fire and emergency services.
Some of the activities include foot patrols in the crime hot-
spot areas, including deployment in the CBD, assisting at scholar
patrols, major events and roadblocks around the NMBM, as well
as patrolling all the beaches around the municipality.
Volunteers played an active role in the SAPS Sector Policing
Programme and were instrumental in recovering stolen property as
well as confiscating dangerous weapons during their activities.
Volunteers worked night shifts with the SAPS and letters of
commendation were received from some of the police stations
where volunteers were operational.
During the festive season, 30 volunteers are assigned to
the security services where they assisted security officers by
patrolling problem areas along beaches and other hot spot areas
to reduce crime. Volunteers are jointly deployed to work with the
traffic officers and security at roadblocks across the metro and to
assist the SAPS with the sector-policing programme.
Only volunteers with Peace Officer status are selected
for beachfront operations. A total of 30 community anti-crime
volunteers were detached to operate under the auspices of the

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security division. Volunteers are also • 19 were employed in govern-

deployed as tourist ambassadors to ment departments
look after tourist along beaches and his- • 36 were employed outside the
torical places. municipality.
In 2009, 104 volunteers were absorbed
Exit strategy Of 453 beneficiaries by the safety and security directorate
Since the establishment of the on contract agreement.
project, numerous volunteers found in the project, 250 This number includes 18 men, 15
permanent employment both inside have managed to find women, 69 youths and two disabled
and outside the municipality, primarily
owing to the skills acquired as part of
permanent or part- persons. Of this total, 61 entered the
security services, while 43 entered the
the programme. time job opportunities traffic and licensing division.
elsewhere
Full-time employment Structure
A total of 144 volunteers have found The programme is managed by
full-time employment, as detailed below: permanent metro employees, who are not only responsible
• 59 were employed as traffic officers in the NMBM for the efficient deployment of the volunteers but also for the
• four were employed as traffic officers at the Department various administrative and budgetary functions pertaining to the
of Transport community volunteer operation.
• 16 were employed at various NMBM departments The project manager, LM Majikazana, was appointed to the
• one was employed in the disaster management department of position from the traffic and licensing services division. In addition,
the NMBM there are two project coordinators and two clerical assistants
• nine were employed in the security division appointed on a contract basis.

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Committed to community
Producing quality structures and delivering exceptional services while
developing people and communities is all part of Myezane Construction and
Services’ grand plan for achieving excellence.
MYEZANE CONSTRUCTION
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and is a partnership between Nonhlanhla and
Bongani Mabanga. The company is based
in Naledi and concentrates on welding and
steelwork, general building, cleaning services,
transport and plumbing. The company focuses
on the construction of security features such
as burglar bars, palisade fencing, carports and
gates for private homes and offices.
Services
• construction of steelwork, fencing, palisades
and railings
• welding
• general building
• maintenance
• plumbing
• cleaning.
Myezane uses only quality raw materials and
boasts a ‘clean-and-neat’ finish every time,
says Mabanga. ”Our clients always come back
and usually refer others to us.” Through a
catalogue of well-executed jobs, Myezane
attracts a sizeable clientele, offering the
assurance that job specifications are met
with the utmost care and, where possible,
enhancements are made to the original plan.
Mabanga aims to provide the best possible
service at highly competitive rates.
As a 100% black-owned company with a
vision of shared empowerment, Myezane
Construction and Services is constantly
reaching out to people from previously
disadvantaged backgrounds, providing
opportunities for creating a better life
through skills development. The company
recruits staff from marginalised communities
near its clients’ locations and equips them
with on-the-job training, while ensuring
that professional standards and quality
are maintained. In this way, Myezane
Construction aims to train and inspire
labourers to become managers in years to
come. Mabanga explains that he too was
once unskilled and disadvantaged, and a
vision to become an independent business
owner motivated him and his brother to
launch the company. The brothers are highly
experienced in the service divisions they
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Policy
• Myezane Construction Services’ overriding
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• They commit themselves to honouring
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• They endeavour to execute every service
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• They provide development services, from
feasibility and analysis to implementation
and support.
Consulting
Myezane also provides a corresponding
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• mentorship programmes
• socio-economic consulting services
• feasibility studies
• leadership development
• planning and time management
consultation. Social aims
The company is also involved in community Myezane Construction and Services has
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NGOs, which assist youth through training and promoting development and sustainability,
skills development. and not dependency, in communities. The
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 M E T R O & M U N I C I PA L L E V E L
Amatole Municipality
A REGION rich in heritage and folklore, heroes and
kings both ancient and contemporary, the Amathole
district is affluent in more respects than may be
apparent in mere observation. Observation of the district’s economy
does however also reveal a substantial measure of the district’s
wealth. Industrially, the locality boasts a manufacturing sector that
includes automotive, textile, pharmaceutical, electronics and food-
processing industries. Large companies such as DaimlerChrysler
SA, Johnson & Johnson, Da Gama Textiles, China Garments, Nestlé,
First National Battery, Summerpride Foods, Castellano-Beltrame,
Defy Refrigeration, Dimbaza Foundries, Kromberg & Schubert,
Aspen Pharmacare, Yarntex and Coca-Cola Bottling, to mention but
a few, have major operations in the area.
Inolvement with the EPWP
The municipality’s involvement with the EPWP has been most notable
in that it has initiated projects using labour-intensive construction
methods. Through these initiatives, the municipality has created
employment for numerous unemployed and poor people within the
area. Over and above these efforts, the municipality signed a letter
of intent with the National Department of Public Works in which a
work opportunity target of 9 108 job opportunities was indicated
for a three-year period between the 2007/2008 and the 2009/2010
financial years.
The Vuk’uphile learnership programme
Amathole has a flagship three-year learnership programme dubbed
‘Vuk-uphile’, meaning ‘awake and live’. The learnership programme is
registered with the Construction Education Training Authority, which
emphasises labour-intensive construction technology in keeping with
the dictates of the EPWP. So far, it has taken 10 learner contractors
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Located on the
Eastern seaboard
of South Africa and
home to about
1.7 million people,
Amathole District
Municipality is abuzz
with growth and
ongoing development.
and 20 learner supervisors, systematically engaging the learners in
theoretical and practical aspects of the discipline. The first phase
of the programme entailed road projects – a major project having
been undertaken at Indwe by one group of learners. A second group
was involved in a sanitation project at Tendergate. Both groups then
participated in a water project undertaken at Tsomo and at Ngcobo.
An additional water project was also undertaken at Ngcobo and
at Cofimvaba.
Since the time of its inception, the municipality has made a notable
contribution to the EPWP by creating 8 784 work opportunities.
Benefits from the EPWP Incentive grant
On 7 December 2009, the municipality received a financial allocation
to the value of R1 038 400, which will be ploughed back into the
region for supplementary job creation initiatives.
Also supporting the regional economy are two of the Eastern
Cape’s Spatial Development Initiatives (SDIs) for concentrated
economic development – the Fish River and Wild Coast SDIs.
The manufacturing and processing focused East London Industrial
Development Zone, which is endorsed by the Department of Trade and
Industry is also ideally located close to the airport and harbour, the only
river port in South Africa. The district also has good road infrastructure
as well as three tourist routes overlapping it – the Sunshine Coast
(Port Elizabeth to East London), the Wild Coast (East London to Port
Edward), the Friendly N6 (East London to Bloemfontein), as well as a
fourth route, the Amathole Mountain Escape, which falls wholly within
the district in the northern boundaries.
Looking forward, the municipality intends to extend the scope of
its EPWP-related activities to sectors other than the infrastructure
sector, where its focus mostly rested in the first phase of
the programme.
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Chris Hani
District Municipality
By continuing to implement a proven
formula, the largely rural Chris Hani
District Municipality is on the brink
of significant transformation in the
second phase of the EPWP.

T HE CHRIS HANI DISTRICT is a land-locked area

situated in the interior of the Eastern Cape between the
Eastern Cape coastline and the Drakensberg
Mountains. The district municipality is comprised of eight local
municipalities, namely:
• Engcobo
• Inkwanca
• Intsika Yethu
• Inxuba Yethemba
• Lukhanji
• Tsolwana
• Sakhisizwe.
Generally considered a rural district, 95% of the district’s total
population is located in rural and semi-rural areas.
Past and present involvement with the EPWP
The 2000 launch of the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP)
in the Chris Hani District Municipality (CHDM) was marked by the
recruitment of 10 learner contractors under the three-year flagship
Vuk’uphile learnership programme.
Participants in the programme were at the time tasked with the
development of the Indwe roads and storm water drains with a
budget of R2 million, as well as a sanitation project at Kleibulhoek
with a budget of R3 million.
A second project completed during the learnership programme
was the Tsomo RDP 2 water supply works in Intsika Yethu
Local Municipality. The learner contractors also worked on
the Gqobonco Nkondlo water supply works in the Engcobo
Local Municipality. Graduates of the programme are free to tender
for any job at any municipality and are not bound to work within the
CHDM. In addition to the learnership programme, the CHDM has
also been reporting on various other capital projects identified with
the objectives of the EPWP.
Major projects with the EPWP
The Tsomo RDP2 water supply works, the Gqobonco Nkondlo water
supply works, the Cofimvaba ward 15 water reticulation project and
the refurbishment operations and maintenance programme (ROMP)
are among the district municipality’s flagship programmes. The
ROMP is an ongoing programme through which the CHDM has
employed 1 213 people. This successful programme was nominated
for the Kamoso Award for Best Maintenance Programme.
Creating work opportunities
Out of a targeted 3 255 work opportunities gazetted by the EPWP
for the 2009/10 financial year, the CHDM has already created 2 766
opportunities. In the 2007/08 financial year, the district municipality
exceeded a target of 607 work opportunities and created 1 152 jobs.
In the 2008/09 financial year, the CHDM was given a target of 2 689
work opportunities and it created 2 278.
The EPWP incentive grant
Based on results achieved in the 2007/08 financial year, the CHDM
was allocated a sum of R7 949 000 by the EPWP. Out of this amount,
the municipality has already received R2 700 000, which it is using for
various projects in the district.
The future
The district municipality is currently working towards consolidating
involvement from all sector departments in the programme. So far,
it has only been reporting on infrastructure projects. The Vuk’uphile
programme will also soon enrol new learners, as the current group of
contractors has nearly completed the course. In an effort to stretch the
horizons of development further and to enlarge project capacity within
the district, the CHDM is encouraging all of its local municipalities
to report their projects to the EPWP so that they too may receive
allocations from the incentive grant. Taking into consideration the
opportunities that have now been made available through the EPWP,
the CHDM is poised for significant development in the next few years
of the EPWP’s second phase.

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Sol Plaatje Municipality

Setting the pace of change
Having long been on track with
a vision of alleviating poverty,
Sol Plaatje Municipality is a
champion of the ideals behind
the Expanded Public
Works Programme.

T OWARDS THE END of the Community-Based

Public Works Programme, when discussions
surrounding the Expanded Public Works Programme
(EPWP) were in their infancy, the Sol Plaatje Municipality was
Work opportunities created
In the year ending June 2008, the Sol Plaatje Municipality
created 2 609 jobs. By the end of June 2009, an equivalent of 10
965 working days had been generated through the programme
heavily involved in labour-intensive projects, many of which were for that year. For the current year to date, the following job
initiated in 2000. When the EPWP was introduced nationally in opportunities have been created:
2004, the concept behind the programme was heavily entrenched
in Sol Plaatje. Number of job
At the time, funding for the various projects was drawn from: Project name
opportunities
• municipal funds GURP Kekana Park in Sol Plaatje 4
• Department of Public Works
Lindani Sanitation 61
• municipal infrastructure grants (MIG)
Kimberley street lights 14
• Department of Housing and Local Government through the
Roads and storm water paving in Galeshewe 68
Galeshewe Urban Renewal Programme.
EPWP infrastructure 209
The following processes used labour-intensive methods:
EPWP cleaning and greening 177
• construction of roads using the paving block method
Sol Plaatje mayoral cleaning project 341
• construction of roads using the Mc Adam method
• construction of bicycle lanes using paving blocks Other EPWP projects in Sol Plaatje 816
• construction of storm water drains using bricks or concrete Total 1 690
• trenching for pipe-laying projects
• patching of potholes Benefits from the EPWP incentive
• cleaning of infrastructure facilities programme
• cleaning and ‘greening’ Through the incentive grant programme, an amount of R3.01
• formal training and on-site training of labour in the above- million was officially allocated to the municipality for employment-
mentioned processes. creation efforts. However, the municipality received claims worth
The responsibility for the implementation of the above-mentioned R4 784 350 in December 2009.
processes fell solely on the Sol Plaatje Municipality with no
external contractors being brought in. In this way, the municipality Looking forward, what are the municipality’s
created employment for locals and hiring the municipality’s own plans for phase 2 of the EPWP?
teams for all labour requirements. The municipality is currently preparing the budget for the 2010/11
Skills transfer and development were also included in the financial year, which will be in draft form by the end of March 2010.
programme through formal training conducted by the Department An amount of R12.34 million has been allocated for the 2010/11
of Labour as well as on-the-job training. financial year. The allocation increase will allow the municipality
The recent introduction of the EPWP incentive grant is to enhance its EPWP implementation process. Projects aligned
expected to enhance the financial capacity of the municipality with the implementation of EPWP will only be finalised when the
further, enabling it to create more labour-intensive employ- budget process is complete; however, projects to be undertaken
ment opportunities. in future will favour labour-intensive methods.

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 K A M O S O AWA R D S

Celebrating excellence
in job creation

The national Department of Public

Works celebrated excellence in the
implementation of the EPWP at the
third annual Kamoso Awards.

T HE 2009 KAMOSO AWARDS recognised the

achievements of Expanded Public Works (EPWP)
champions at a glamorous ceremony, themed
‘Celebrating excellence in EPWP implementation’, in November
2009. It also served as an important barometer of the progress
in EPWP implementation.
The Kamoso Awards programme was launched in February
2007 to recognise municipalities, provinces, departments and
public bodies that excel in implementing the EPWP.
The objectives of the awards are to:
• mobilise government stakeholders and partners to increase
efforts around the EPWP implementation and strive towards
greater heights
• communicate and showcase progress, reach and successes
of the EPWP as a key government programme
• create a platform to enhance the visibility of the EPWP and
reinforce its objectives to a broader audience.
Emphasising the role played by EPWP as a developmental
catalyst in fighting poverty and unemployment, the keynote
speaker, Faith Mazibuko, MEC for infrastructure development in
Gauteng, said, “The accelerated EPWP targets in the electoral
mandate period of 2009 to 2014 are part of government’s
concerted responses to the current global financial downturn
and aims to provide work opportunities as a safety net to those
out of work.”
Mazibuko acknowledged the quality of the finalists last year
and was encouraged by the valuable contributions made by the
many programmes and projects across the country. “The 2009
Kamoso Awards finalists have successfully raised the bar on the
level of innovation and creativity in implementing projects that
employ large numbers of the unemployed people and provide
much-needed goods and services to local communities,”
Mazibuko said. The 2009 Kamoso Awards recognised the vital
fact that the basic aim of our government is to improve the
general socio-economic conditions of our people. As a result,
the effective implementation of the EPWP is at the centre of this
national undertaking by our government. More so, the growth
of the EPWP was highlighted as one of the most important
forms of unemployment insurance and social protection. It is

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in recognition of this that the 2009 the night, during which Limpopo scooped
Kamoso Awards was extended from most of the awards. The members
15 to 23 award sub-categories, within of the adjudication panel consist of
the three sectors: infrastructure, representatives from the Presidency,
social, and environment and culture. The growth of the Government Communications and
This expansion of the award sub-
categories affords the EPWP the
EPWP was highlighted Information Systems, SALGA, National
Treasury, DPW (EPWP), and the
unique opportunity to acknowledge as one of the most sector-lead department such as social
the many examples of best practices important forms development or environmental affairs
in second economy intervention, which
are being launched countrywide.
of unemployment and tourism.
The following criteria were taken into
The event proved that the insurance and social consideration during the adjudica-
Kamoso Awards continues to be an protection tion phase:
important annual pilgrimage of EPWP • level of labour intensity vs. actual
implementers, evidenced by the expenditure
number of EPWP implementers and managers who attended • total allocation vs. expenditure
the glitzy function in recognition of the hard work they have • duration of work opportunities (average duration as
put in the EPWP projects. A roof-raising performance by Afro- the benchmark)
Pop group Malaika set the stage alight in the Serengeti Boma • number of FTEs created per million rand of expenditure
of the Birchwood Hotel after the end of the formal activities of • exit opportunities provided (15%).

And the winners are…

Infrastructure
Best construction project eThekwini Municipality: Asbestos Cement Water Relay
Best maintenance project – municipal Western Cape: George Civil Maintenance
Best maintenance project – provincial KwaZulu-Natal: Zibambele
Best public body supporting contractor development Eastern Cape DPW and DoE with Coega
Best province KwaZulu-Natal
Best metropolitan municipality eThekwini
Best district municipality Siyanda District Municipality (Northern Cape)
Best local municipality Maluti a Phofung Local Municipality (Free State)
Best regional DPW office implementing NYS Bloemfontein regional office
Recognition of contribution by state-owned enterprise Eskom, Coega
Best innovative project Eastern Cape: Ngcingcinikhwe access road project

Social sector
Best province Mpumalanga
Best province – Early childhood development (ECD) Limpopo
Best province – Home community-based care (HCBC) Mpumalanga
Best innovative project Limpopo: Manyeleti Youth Academy

Environment and culture sector

Best province Limpopo
Best project – national Limpopo: Greening Vhembe
Best project – provincial KwaZulu-Natal: Platt estate clearing – eco coffins
Best project – metro Gauteng: City of Johannesburg
Best project – local Free State: Mangaung
Best cooperative Limpopo: Mbhombela Cultural Group
Best local municipality Free State: Mangaung
Best environment programme Working on Fire
Best innovative project Kuyasa Clean Development Project

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 Mmanduku Building Construction ADVERTORIAL

Bricks and blossoms

Mmanduku Building Construction offers a comprehensive range of building and
construction services, as well as flower arranging and catering.

FROM ITS INCEPTION, Mmanduku

envisioned itself as a premier provider of
quality and professional services within
the construction industry. Established in
2003, with a service history spanning over
12 years, Mmanduku Building Construction
has developed a colourful spectrum of
services that includes building, plumbing
and painting, to mention but a few. This
rich diversity of services has played a
major part in developing sustainability
and seeing the company through trying
economic climates.
The company was founded in accordance
with the South African government
policy of encouraging the involvement of
black-owned businesses in commerce and
industry. Mmanduku Building Construction
empowers historically disadvantaged
individuals through skills training in
construction and project management. the company’s catering and flower-
arranging services, backed by 15 years`
Mmanduku Building experience. The other founding members
Construction’s mission is to: of the company are also individuals with
• provide quality construction work significant experience in their own right,
• render quality services that will add having been involved in the construction
value and enable women and the youth industry for a number of years.
to participate in the main-
stream economy Service offering:
• uphold high ethical standards in dealing • plumbing
with clients • building
• fully satisfy client needs • painting
• be flexible enough to accommodate • electrical installations The following companies are
all clients • carpentry and carpet fitting among Mmanduku’s previous
• act professionally with integrity • building renovations clients:
and ubuntu. • road and culvert construction • Kubak
The company aims to be an active • concrete flooring • Department of Education
participant in Gauteng’s infrastructural • catering and floral services • Department of Public Works
development. • transport • City of Johannesburg
Mmanduku Building Construction’s • township water reticulation • Sea Kay Engineering.
staff is imbued with the passion and • paving
determination that owner Lesole Lesole
has for upholding uncompromising
• welding
• carpentry
CONTACT
standard of integrity and quality. Lesole 313 Kgodima Street
explains that Mmanduku Building The company provides Molapo
Construction’s major client draw card is the services to: 1818
quality of their completed projects: “We • government departments
attract clients by letting them see what • municipalities Tel: +27 (0)11 984 6330
Fax: +27 (0)11 984 6330
we’ve done.” • private sector
Cell: +27 (0)83 962 5815
On the softer side of the business, • commercial entities E-mail: lj.lesole@telkomsa.net
managing director, P Lesole, supervises • households

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Eastern Cape school

building programme

The Eastern Cape Department

of Public Works and the Coega
Development Corporation (CDC) were
jointly awarded the Best Public Body
Supporting Contractor Development
in the 2009 Kamoso Awards for their
school building programme.

T HE SCHOOL-BUILDING PROGRAMME is one

of the Eastern Cape’s contributions towards the
EPWP. The programme was initiated by the
Department of Public Works through the EPWP and funded by
the Eastern Cape Department of Education. The project was
managed by the CDC, which also received an award for its
contribution as a state-owned enterprise in implementing
the EPWP.
The programme has been able to assist in changing the
socio-economic status of the province. Over and above the
50 emerging contractors that have been developed by the
programme, so far 2 961 people have been employed. Of this
number, 626 were women, 38 were disabled and 1 232 were
youth. A total of 54 further education and training colleges
interns were placed in jobs and 1 033 people received training
on HIV/Aids and OHS. meaningful contribution to the lives of the people in the Eastern
This is the third year in a row that the EPWP school- Cape,” said Majodina.
building learnership programme has received top honours. In According to Chuma Mbande, CDC Services operations
2008, the EPWP school building learnership programme won manager, “Coega’s winning of the EPWP is a reflection of
the Kamoso Award in the economic sector for Best Contractor the strength of the team that we have in place to ensure the
Development Programme and also won the Best Government successful delivery of infrastructure projects in the Eastern
Enterprise Development Programme Award at the EPWP Big Cape. We also ensure, together with the government, that we
News Awards for 2007. are able to meet the challenges that confront us.”
The MEC for roads and public works, Pemmy Majodina, The Department of Education’s chief director for facilities
said that the award belonged to all the people in the department management, Zamayedwa Tom has also welcomed this
who have worked so hard to improve the lives of people in the achievement, expressing the hope that it would also send a
Eastern Cape. clear message to some of our communities that the work of
“As a department, we are committed to finding sustainable eradicating the mammoth school infrastructure backlog is in
ways to provide the people of the Eastern Cape with access good hands. “This clearly shows that even as we make haste
not only to jobs but improved service delivery. This award really in eradicating mud structures, best practice is still the norm as
belongs to those people who work so hard, often without any we know that our long-suffering school communities expect
recognition, to ensure that as a government we are making a nothing less,” he added.

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Asbestos Cement (AC) Pipe

Replacement Project

The eThekwini Water and

Sanitation Service came out tops
when their Asbestos Cement (AC)
Pipe Replacement Project won
the coveted Kamoso Award for
Best Construction Project in the
Infrastructure category.

E WS PROJECT EXECUTIVE Alan Kee said

recently, “We are delighted to be associated
with the aims of the Expanded Public Works
Programme (EPWP) as we use large-scale municipal
projects of this nature to build both the infrastructure and
the communities within our municipality. The AC Pipe
Project has provided approximately 12 000 jobs this year
to people living in the area.
“The community will benefit from the project as it is our
policy to source project requirements locally, wherever
possible,” explains Kee. “We are proud to have been
recognised by the Department of Public Works and for
the AC Project to be recognised as an EPWP project that
delivers excellence. The Department of Public Works
actively encourages small enterprise development in a
constructive and managed manner. We will continue to
strive to produce sustainable growth in areas affected
by the AC Project.” The eThekwini Municipality was
recognised as the Best Metropolitan Municipality for
their work in consolidating existing infrastructure and
establishing new utility infrastructure, with projects such
as the Moses Mabhida Stadium and the new airport
being mentioned.
“The AC project is an outstanding example of what we
can achieve with team work and use of local resources,”
says Kee.
So far, the project has cost R1.6 billion and is on track
for completion in June 2010. Around 1.100 km of pipe
has been laid to date, as this massive project continues
to improve the sustainability of water provision in the
eThekwini Municipality.

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 WINNING PROFILE

Limpopo’s Manyeleti
Youth Academy

The Manyeleti Youth Academy

empowers around 330 young
people per year so that they can
take control of their lives, become
economically productive and serve
as positive change agents within
their communities.

T HE
ACADEMY
MANYELETI
teaches
YOUTH
life and
vocational skills to youths between
the ages of 17 and 30 who are unemployed or out
of school, of which 23% are petty offenders.
Participants reside on campus for three to
15 months. The first six weeks entails life skills
training, which includes financial management,
computer literacy, community safety and
elementary fire fighting.
During the remainder of the time the focus is
on vocational skills training. Professionally, the
youth are offered a number of SETA-accredited
courses to choose from, the vocations includes
beautician, hospitality and catering, diamond
cutting and polishing, contact centre professional,
business skills and community house building.
But it isn’t all work and no play, the academy
also offers sport, exercise and other complimentary
activities such as debating and motivational talks
to ensure that the youths leave as well-rounded,
disciplined individuals.
When participants complete the project,
they are assisted with placement as interns with
permanent employment or they are helped to start
their own businesses.
To date, the project has created 440 work
opportunities as well as 58 jobs in the academy,
of which 46% are filled by people living in the
community and 68% by former participants in the
programme. None of the participants have been
reported to be in trouble with the law.

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 ANDY’S
&
Boiler, burner sales repairs service and
inspections, electrical fault finding, repairs
and factory maintenance, dairy/piping
installation & hot water system.

BOILER
Contact Andy Khan
Cell: 082 453 7482
Tel/Fax 021 906 6703
Rhonda Khan
Cell: 082 457 8423

BURNER SERVICE Physical address: 9 Digtebij Street, Kuilsriver 7580

E-mail: andysboiler@mweb.co.za

Abakhethwa For all your • construction needs • renovations

• extensions • roof erecting and installation • wall
and roof painting and repairs • installation of floor
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Cell: 072 650 1621
E-mail: abakhethwa@yahoo.com
Address: 8 Bosman Avenue,
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Limpopo School
Nutrition Programme

The Limpopo Department of

Education has contracted 16
cooperatives, employing 98 women,
to prepare and deliver nutritious
meals to targeted learners at 38
primary schools for a minimum of
156 days in a financial year.

T HE NATIONAL SCHOOL NUTRITION

PROGRAMME is a national strategic programme
and was established in 2004 under the leadership
of the Department of Health as one of the presidential RDP
programmes. The programme’s objectives are threefold: to
provide school-going learners with nutritious food on each school
going day by 10:00; to facilitate the development of food
production projects in schools; and to promote a healthy
life style. The implementation of this programme entails a number
of activities performed by voluntary food handlers, mostly parents
of learners recruited by school governing bodies, who receive an
honorarium of R500. In light of this, the Limpopo Department of
Education introduced a cooperative model as a procurement
strategy to improve the quality and quantity of food delivered to
schools, and to make a contribution towards job creation. The 6. Beneficiaries, who received accredited training on vegetable
aim is to empower the volunteers so that they are able to act as production, then work in the gardens and the produce is used
service providers in the provisioning, preparation and serving of in the meals provided to the learners.
nutritious food stuffs to schools and learners. 7. Beneficiaries also manage their business books and issue
The department contracted 16 different cooperatives, all invoices to the department. As established businesses, they
located in the Mogalakwena Local Municipality, from April 2008. have catering cooperative business stamps, which they use to
All 109 cooperative members (2% male, 98% female and 10% run business activities.
youth) received accredited training through the Department
of Labour. The chairperson of Leshike Catering
Cooperative
Beneficiaries’ daily activities R2.7 million was shared among 16 cooperatives for delivering
1. Purchase and deliver food to each school, where the food food equivalent to 9 619 learners for 187 days in 2008/9. The
is prepared. cooperative members received R392 400 paid as honorariums
2. The food is dished out in the right quantities per class in line for preparing food and serving the learners.
with the training received. The idea is to cascade the model across the province.
3. Full, nutritious meals are delivered to each classroom. The model is in line with the prescripts of EPWP, where the
4. Water with disinfectant is prepared for learners to wash hands focus is to create local jobs, capacitate the beneficiaries and
before eating. develop exit strategy so that the participants are able to tap
5. The dishes are washed and the kitchen is cleaned. Beneficiaries into other programmes developed by government and the
also do stock taking every day. private sector.

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 Bongi-M Construction
Going the extra mile is our standard
With service that goes beyond the ordinary, it’s not hard to see why clients
constantly come back to the Bongi-M Construction team.
AFTER having been in business for seven
years and completing many successful
construction projects, Bongi-M Construction
(BMC) is still taking bold steps, making a
lasting mark in the construction industry.
The dynamic organisation, headed by Bongi
Maseko, is forging ahead in the provision of
services related to urban infrastructure, such
as water, sanitation, roads and storm water,
as well as other related civil engineering
works. BMC goes the extra mile in ensuring
the provision of a thorough service that is
focused on the client’s specific area of need.
“As a construction company, we don’t just
build according to the brief given by the
client. We conduct research of our own and
carry out the necessary tests on existing
structures so that we can advise clients
accordingly. By following this procedure,
we save clients a lot of money and trouble.
We have had many clients coming back and
thanking us for our services,” says Bongi.
Bongi always tell her staff that:
• everything in business is negotiable, except
for quality
• persistence and common sense are more
important than intelligence – without basic
hard work even the best-laid plans mean
nothing.
BMC’s mission is to enhance community
landscapes through quality infrastructure and
exceptional service to clients in the spirit of
ubuntu, building a good name in the process.
The cornerstones of BMC’s mission are:
• quality service delivery
• client satisfaction
• employment creation as well as strong
employer/employee relationship
BMC employs a team of professional,
committed staff who it acknowledges through
awards given for notable achievement. In
the course of her professional career, Bongi
has also gained invaluable experience from
consulting engineers and construction
companies with whom she has worked.
The vision of BMC is to develop into a
renowned black-female-owned construction
company in a male-dominated industry.
The company intends to become a
preferred employer for people with an
interest in entering the construction
industry, particularly those from previously
disadvantaged communities. Ultimately, BMC
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envisions itself becoming one of the preferred
service providers in the construction industry.
Safety
BMC adheres to the highest safety standards.
Employment creation
Company policy is to employ contract staff at
professional and technical levels. This policy
is based on the size of each individual project.
Labour-intensive methods – with community-
agreed, task-based wage rates – are preferred
as they tend to maximise both the number
of people employed as well as the amount
earned per day. In a typical project, unless
the necessary skills are not available locally,
BMC will recruit personnel from the local
community.
BMC uses locally based services such
as plant hire and security, according to
Government Gazette rates, for labour.
Company services
• renovation of schools, clinics, offices,
apartments, etc.
• new building construction, including tiling,
ceilings, cabinets and painting
• plumbing
• civil works – laying sewer pipes, water pipes
and gas pipes
• meter reading.
Past projects
• renovating existing buildings
• new building construction
ADVERTORIAL
• laying sewer pipes
• laying water reticulation pipes
• credit control.
Previous clients
BMC has completed numerous projects for:
• Gauteng Department of Education
• Johannesburg Water
• South African Social Security Agency
(SASSA)
• Department of Public Works.
Awards and certification
• cidb Women in Construction Excellence
Award
• Certificate of Management of Civil
Engineering Construction Processes
• Attended the JBCC series of seminars
• civil engineering diploma.
Bongi has a vision to see all South Africans
housed, irrespective of their race and gender,
and have access to basic amenities. She is
motivated by the thought of being involved
in the changes currently taking place in the
country in terms of development.
CONTACT
1219 Irving Street
Queenswood
Pretoria
0001
Tel/Fax: +27 (0)12 333 5507
E-mail: bmcadmin@telkomsa.net
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Limpopo’s Greening
of Vhembe Project
T HE GREENING OF VHEMBE PROJECT was
launched on 16 October 2008 by the minister of
Public Works, Geoff Doidge, in Vhembe District
Municipality in Limpopo.
The programme has a huge training and capacity-building
component, which intends to equip beneficiaries with skills that
will allow them to access the job market or to develop their
own businesses.
The project is funded by the DPW, and coordinated by the
Independent Development Trust and the South African National
Biodiversity Institute as project implementing agents.
It involves the greening of 10 schools and the establishment
of a community nursery. The activities include, among others,
planting of fruit trees, indigenous trees, medicinal gardens and
water-saving gardens.
The objectives of this project are to:
• support the Greening of the Nation initiative by expanding the
greening of schools in Limpopo
• eradicate malnutrition within the area
• enhance the School Nutrition Programme
• encourage environmental and resource conservation and
awareness within the schools.
The Greening of Vhembe project provides each of the 10 identified
schools in the community with 30 fruit trees, 30 indigenous trees,
a 600 m² indigenous garden, and a 150 m² vegetable garden. A
community nursery was also established where local community
members are provided short-term employment coupled with
training on environmental and life-skills aspects. As the first
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Limpopo’s innovative Greening
of Vhembe project supports
the Greening of the Nation
initiative, the eradication of
malnutrition in the area by
enhancing the School Nutrition
Programme, encouraging
environmental and resource
conservation and creating
awareness within the schools.
phase of project had to be completed in a limited amount of time,
the initial number of labourers required increased from 57 to 113.
Each school had 12 labourers on average and these beneficiaries,
often parents, were identified by the school principals and local
municipalities.
When the programme was handed over in February 2009, 13
labourers were employed as school gardeners. A large number
of the labourers became volunteers; these are mainly parents
who work on a rotational basis for either the benefit of fruit and
vegetables or a patch of irrigated school land. All the schools have
environmental policies in place to ensure the sustainability of
their gardens.
In addition, 29 teachers have attended workshops to allow
them to use the gardens in all learning areas of the curriculum,
five students attended a level 5-accredited course on urban and
rural greening techniques, 10 beneficiaries followed an accredited
course in bush cutting and 10 completed an accredited first-aid
course. All the beneficiaries followed the SANBI horticultural
training, giving them a competitive skill in the job market.
The nursery at the Tshiluvhi Primary School boasts a hot house
and shade house. It maintains plants for the project and provides
seedlings and cuttings. At present, it provides seedlings for the
SANBI-DEAT projects in Vhembe. The nursery was handed over
to the Tshiluvhi Primary School, which has a steering committee
to run the nursery and employs a horticulturist as a supervisor.
Although food gardens and orchards were primarily
established to support the school feeding schemes, several
schools sell their vegetables and earn an income, e.g. Tshiluvhi
supplies Spar.
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 e-KwikBuild Housing Company
e-Kwikbuild Housing Company
Your home in your hands
E-KWIKBUILD HOUSING
COMPANY Housing Company
was formed in December 2002 with
the objective of supplying insulated,
prefabricated buildings for a wide
variety of uses, including housing,
offices, classrooms, dormitories, clinics
and ablutions. The company has a
level 1 B-bbee rating, verified by a
Small Enterprise Rating Agency (SERA)
verification agency as a black women-
owned company. 31% of the equity in the
company is currently held by local
black women.
The main shareholder (51%), KwikBuild
Corporation in the UK, was taken over by
Lonrho, which has a vision of supplying
building infrastructure throughout Africa.
They have provided e-Kwikbuild with
financial support to help achieve this goal.
e-Kwikbuild has its head office and a
warehouse in Bellville, Cape Town, which
was established Eight years ago. The
company’s manufacturing facility is in
Markman Industria, Port Elizabeth. This
facility is capable of producing 220 panels
in a single shift, which is the equivalent
of five classrooms. We currently employ
41 permanent staff members and use ten
subcontractor teams to erect buildings.
Area of operation
Currently, we supply various types
of classrooms to the Departments of
Education in the Western Cape, Eastern
Cape, Northern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal,
Mpumalanga and the Free State. We have
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also supplied office buildings to Eskom
in the Western and Eastern Cape. Under
the auspices of ICAP, we also provide
HIV/Aids clinics and wellness centres
to the Department of Health in the
Eastern Cape. We have supplied offices
and accommodation units in Angola and
Equatorial Guinea.
Building systems
Currently, the main building system
supplied uses 0.58 mm Chromadek
cladding, which is laminated to flame-
retarded, expanded polystyrene filler.
This gives a wall panel a thickness of 40
mm, and a roof panel a thickness of 60
mm. These relocatable buildings may be
mounted either on a galvanised metal
frame or a concrete slab.
The buildings are fully insulated as the
entire wall and roof panels are made of
the same type of insulated panel. The
building kits are in a knock-down format,
which makes them readily transportable
on conventional trucks. No additional
equipment, such as cranes, is required
for the offloading process. This allows
the structures to be erected in the more
inaccessible areas. We currently train
subcontractors to erect the buildings
in various regions of South Africa. This
results in a skills transfer and creation of
employment opportunities.
Advantages and applications
The KWIKBUILD CB panel building system
provides numerous advantages over
traditional ’brick and mortar’ structures.
For example, these advantages are:
• quality look and feel
• flexibility and easy extendibility
• quick design and construction
• fully insulated walls and roof
• energy saving
• easier transport of materials
• possible relocation of structures.
• the system components are recyclable.
The building system can provide a fast
solution for the construction of:
• ablution facilities
• classrooms
• dormitories
• clinics
• offices
• housing
ADVERTORIAL
Projects
Classrooms: We have supplied over 300
classrooms in the last 24 months to the
departments of education in the Western,
Eastern and Northern Cape, KwaZulu
Natal and Mpumalanga.
Offices: We have built over 1 500 m2 of
office buildings for Eskom in Atlantis and
Mossel Bay.
Clinics: We supplied two HIV/Aids clinics
and two wellness centres for the ICAP
Aids Project in Bizana and Flagstaff in the
Eastern Cape.
New developments
Currently, e-Kwikbuild is involved with
two contracts to supply 90 classrooms
to the Eastern Cape Emergency Schools
projects. We have been approached by
the Cape Town city council to supply
emergency shelters for the victims of fires
in the informal settlements.
We are currently supplying Eskom with
offices at their new site in Port Elizabeth
for the new gas turbine generators. We
are about to start on three new clinics in
New Brighton, Motherwell and Zwide in
Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality.
A vision for the future
e-Kwikbuild is looking to develop a new
building system to assist in addressing the
backlog of housing and accommodation
in South Africa. The system will use
structural insulated panels to provide the
internal core of a building, up to 3 storeys
high, quickly, thus giving a weatherproof
envelope for the internal trades to work
in without being affected by bad weather.
The exterior of the building can be brick
clad or plastered to suit the architectural
requirements of the project.
These panels can also be readily used
as internal wall panels or cladding on
existing buildings. We anticipate that this
project will produce a prototype by the
latter half of 2010.
CONTACT
Tel: +27 (0)21 949 0270
Fax: +27 (0)21 949 0288
Cell: +27 (0)82 555 3486
E-mail: jonbuxton@e-kwikbuild.co.za
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Baviaanskloof project
T HE MAIN CAUSE OF GLOBAL WARMING is
the massive increase in carbon dioxide gas over the
past decades. Since the start of the Industrial
Revolution, humans have used enormous amounts of fossil
fuels. These fuels and other related products release carbon
dioxide when they burn.
Plants have the ability to capture carbon dioxide and store
the carbon in leaf stems and roots. The plants simultaneously
release the oxygen we need to survive.
The thicket vegetation found in Baviaanskloof is very
effective at storing carbon, especially where spekboom is found.
Large areas of spekboom have been destroyed by poor veld
management, drastically reducing the sustainability of any form
of development and reducing the capacity of the land to store
large amounts of carbon.
The Baviaanskloof project uses spekboom to restore the
degraded landscapes and spans over three distinct areas,
Baviaanskloof, the Addo Reserve and the Fish River Reserve.
The project beneficiaries are previously disadvantaged,
unemployed individuals. These beneficiaries gain skills and
experience while they work so that they are able to participate
meaningfully in the mainstream economy of the country.
The spekboom plants are raised in a labour-intensive
nursery in Kouga, near the Baviaanskloof project. The project is
implemented by the Gamtoos Irrigation Board based in Patensie,
which provides administration services, payment procedures and
overall management.
International impact
The project has drawn the attention of the entire globe with
its research initiatives and is regarded by many as the largest
scientific experiment in the southern hemisphere.
A dedicated group of scientists, formerly known as the
Rhodes Restoration Group, continues to supply the project with
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The Baviaanskloof project, which
aims to restore the unique
Eastern Cape thicket vegetation
in the area, has drawn global
attention with its research
initiatives. It is widely regarded as
the largest scientific experiment in
the southern hemisphere.
information and scientific back-up. Various papers have been
published and contribute to the steady increase in scientific
knowledge of the unique Eastern Cape thicket.
The project complies with the international treaties signed by
various countries in an effort to reduce global warming, including
the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
(UNFCCC) and the Kyoto Protocol.
Current status
The thicket project is exceeding all expectations. Currently, 303
thicket wide plots have been completed across the thicket biome.
The planting method has steadily evolved into a mechanised
system through which productivity has been increased from 7 ha
per contract per month to 25 ha per contract per month. A total of
693 has have already been planted, but this will be significantly
increased during the 2010/11 financial year.
The project currently provides work opportunities for 91
people from some of the most resource-poor communities
of the Eastern Cape. Continuous improvements are made
in terms of the management of the project and the planting
methods employed.
The future
The new financial year will be one of the most exciting to date as
the project intends launching large-scale planting in all areas for
the first time since 2004. The accumulation of years of dedicated
hard work by scientists such as Mike Powell is now becoming a
reality and this will be the first year of full-scale implementation.
The prospects for eco-tourism are high and, in addition, the
long-term vision is to establish a carbon trading system in which
the carbon credits generated by the project can be sold on the
international market. South Africa is in the forefront regarding
this research and the public design documents will be sent for
validation in 2010/11.
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 Kunini Business Enterprises ADVERTORIAL

Customer is king
A strong customer focus and service excellence are the distinguishing qualities of
rising star Kunini Business Enterprises.
THE EXPANDED PUBLIC WORKS
PROGRAMME (EPWP) boasts a rich
tapestry of companies that have reaped
significant benefits through participation
in the EPWP learnership programme. One
such company is Kunini Business Enterprises.
The emerging organisation, which operates
in Limpopo and Gauteng, took part in
the Sakhasonke programme in Limpopo.
Registered in 2001, the company is 100%
woman and 100% youth owned. The
company’s major business area is building
construction and civils. The company also
concentrates on the following:
• building construction
• civil works
• electrical works
• plastering
• plumbing
• carpentry.
Kunini aims to become the preferred service
provider in all areas in which it operates. The
company strives to provide optimum solutions
and quality products. The enterprise has a
strong customer focus and prioritises achieving
and maintaining exceptional quality in their
products and services. At Kunini, employees
are valued, respected and mentored to be
responsible leaders in their respective work
areas. Kunini Business Enterprises has a social
investment programme through which it
empowers women, youth and the disabled.
Through its sizeable plant, Kunini Business
Enterprises is able to meet client needs
efficiently and without unnecessary delays.
The company’s inventory consists of:
• trucks
• bakkies
• scaffolding
• bomag compactor
• theodelite
• dumpy level
• concrete mixer
• plate compactor
• fully equipped workshop.
Kunini Business Enterprises’ project history
illustrates its wealth of experience, especially
in the area of construction. Some of their
previous projects include:
• renovation of schools
• construction of various structures, including
classroom blocks, an administration block
and toilets at a number of schools.
CONTACT
117 Forest Hill, 900 Koeduberg Street
Faerie Glen, Pretoria East
Tel.: +27 (0) 12 991 7841
Fax: 086 619 1883
Cell: +27 (0)82 939 9667
E-mail: kuninij@yahoo.co.uk

Inyameko Trading 126 cc Trading as

Ithemba Construction
• Bricklaying • Painting • Roof construction and covering •
• Building alterations and general maintenance • Brick and pre-
cast concrete paving • Plastering • General cleaning services •
• Civil engineering • Mechanical engineering •

156 Cambridge Street, Goodwood 7460

Tel: (021) 592 0448 • Fax: (021) 591 0859
Cell: 082 973 9618 • ithembaconstructions@vodamail.co.za
 WINNING PROFILE
KwaZulu-Natal’s
Platt Estate-Clearing
T
HE PLATT ESTATE-CLEARING PROJECT – also
known as the Eco-Coffins Project based at the Cedara
Agricultural College in Howick – falls under the KZN
Invasive Alien Species Programme (IASP), a sub-directorate of the
Department of Agriculture and Environmental Affairs. It seeks to
create tangible environmental benefits, through facilitating the
control of invasive alien plants, and social benefits through the
creation of employment opportunities in manufacturing coffins and
growing indigenous plants for rehabilitation and healing.
Objectives
• ensure that the targeted communities have access to affordable
and dignified coffins
• ensure that the project uses suitable cleared biomass for the
manufacturing of the coffins
• partner with local faith-based and other groups to reach those in
need in the communities and through these groups to ensure the
distribution to the bereaved
• optimise the number of sustainable jobs that can be created through
this project, and to ensure that these go to the marginalised
• assist in reducing cost of clearing work through the use of
the biomass.
The eco-coffins are made from wood from invasive alien plants
cleared by the IASP. These plants – among others pines, gums and
wattles – are the biggest threat to South Africa’s rich biodiversity
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The Eco-Coffins Project is a KZN
initiative aimed at controlling invasive
alien plants, rehabilitating and healing
the environment, while creating
employment opportunities and social
benefits for poor communities.
and have a significant impact on water security, the productive
potential of agricultural land, the severity of wildfires, and many
other impacts.
The project is labour intensive during all stages, from the
clearing of the invasive alien trees to the manufacturing of the coffins,
to optimise the number of sustainable jobs that can be created.
Opportunities are provided for the long-term unemployed and 83
jobs have already been created in the clearing and manufacturing
process. All of these people were unemployed prior to the start of the
project. Emphasis is placed on providing opportunities to women,
the disabled and former inmates to ensure that the job opportunities
created are available to the marginalised.
Another social benefit of the project extends to the poorest
people in the local communities, who often borrow money, or use all
of their insurance payouts, to bury their loved ones in ornate coffins.
Through the eco-coffins project, dignified funerals – in keeping with
all major religious traditions – are possible without deepening the
plight of the poor. The eco-coffins are of a high standard and can
compete in a commercial arena.
The eco-coffins are made available to the poor at cost through
faith-based organisations in South Africa working in partnership
with local authorities, traditional leaders, NGOs and ethical burial
societies. As such, it seeks to give the poor the greatest possible
dignity, at the lowest possible cost, in their time of bereavement
through the provision of quality eco-coffins and pastoral support
around the funeral. The formal engagement of the traditional
authorities and faith-based organisations to facilitate distribution
and to advocate affordable funerals has been key to the success
of the project.
The programme was awarded US$ 150 000 (about R1 million)
for a two-year pilot project as one of 31 winners, from over 2 600
entries, in the World Bank’s ‘development marketplace’ finals in
2005. The programme is co-funded by the KwaZulu-Natal IASP, in
partnership with the national Working for Water programme.
It is intended to become a self-funding, non-profit enterprise
in the near future. As an EPWP, the project meets the needs of
the government and the community. Employment opportunities
are generated, environmental benefits are gained, and a service is
offered to the most vulnerable in society.
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 Luqaqambo Civil Construction
Vision and verve
Luqaqambo Civil Construction is committed to providing a high-quality, 180°
service offering to all our clients.
LUQAQAMBO CIVIL
CONSTRUCTION was established
in 2006 with the aim of delivering quality
products to clients with construction-
related needs. The company was founded
by Meliwe Mcotshana, who is also the
director and 100% shareholder in the
company. Our focus is mainly in the areas
of civil construction, building construction
and product supplies, among other areas.
We also have an after-service programme
and with this, clients are assured of the
company’s commitment to service in
all areas of the Eastern Cape. The long-
term vision of Luqaqambo is to expand
throughout South Africa.
Service offering:
• retaining and boundary walls
• concrete sidewalks
• driveways
• paving
• kerbing
• asphalt services
• water supply and reticulation
• sewer line construction.
Empowerment policy
We are committed to the economic
development and active involvement of
women, the youth and the disabled in the
construction and infrastructure industries.
In this way, Luqaqambo hopes
to contribute to a greater vision of
economic empowerment.
Vision
Luqaqambo’s vision is to be one of the
best service providers in Southern Africa,
delivering exceptional quality to our clients.
We strive to be, through hard work and
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proper financial control, a leading, self-
sustained construction company. Ultimately,
we aim to expand service delivery to
include South Africa as a whole.
Our mission is to:
• make a visible contribution through
competitive service to our clients
provide quality services and products
• to all our clients through innovative
construction solutions
• make a visible contribution to rural and
economic development nationally
• develop human resources as an integral
• part of our organisational development
philosophy
• render innovative and unique civil and
building construction services
• deliver high-quality, cost-effective
products.
Values
We aim to:
• provide our clients with services of an
exceptional quality and high standard
• be instrumental in skills transfer and
harnessing human resources to enable
the creation of an environment in which
employment opportunities are created.
Luqaqambo Civil Construction prioritises
assisting staff in accessing training that will
boost their skills level and help them to be
self-sufficient.
This also has a positive knock-on
effect in enhancing our service quality.
We seek to maintain high standards of
integrity, professionalism, transparency,
accountability, effectiveness, and an
efficient after-service programme. Our
company adheres to a non-discriminatory
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policy with regard to health and safety.
Our commitment
We always have and will continue to
commit ourselves to meeting and exceeding
our clients’ expectations and needs through
hard work, focus, dedication and the will to
excel. Our commitment to independence
ensures that we can act quickly to take
advantage of new opportunities in a
changing environment.
Our commitment is motivated by our
mandate, which is to transform our clients’
projects and ensure that their desired goals
and objectives are achieved.
Social responsibility
We aim to contribute to the upliftment
of previously disadvantaged individuals,
groups and communities. To this end, we
have committed ourselves to:
• instilling a sense of pride and dignity in
people in various communities through
training and skills development
• assisting the communities and youth
with whom we are involved in becoming
independent as well as exposing them
to job opportunities after they have
completed training.
Key clients
• local municipalities
• district municipalities
• government departments
• large construction companies
• private-sector clients, such as
community members.
Previous projects
• Nxamkwana sanitation project
• Mdantsane: rehabilitation of sidewalks
• Mdantsane School pedestrian facilities
• Mdantsane road rehabilitation.
CONTACT
PO Box 18213
Quigney
East London
5200
Fax: +27 (0) 43 742 0146
Cell: +27 (0) 72 154 5474/
+27 (0) 72 574 4478
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Limpopo’s Mavungeni
SLAG Cooperative

The Mavungeni Poultry

Project, involving poultry
farming and a vegetable
garden, is situated on land
given to the Mavungeni
Village in the Vhembe
District under the Land
Reform Programme.

T HE SETTLEMENT LAND ACQUISITION

GRANT (SLAG) project has faced many
challenges. In response, the Limpopo Department
of Agriculture (LDA), together with beneficiaries, introduced
various projects within the SLAG farm, dividing members into
groups of horticulture, livestock production and poultry farmers.
Project beneficiaries were trained in occupational health and
safety, life skills and poultry production which enables them to
run their business operations without monitoring.
The cooperative currently has assets to the value of
R3.5 million and will start buying day-old chicks and feeds from
their savings with effect from January 2010. Through its value
chain programme, the department secured a five-year strategic
partnership with Bushvalley Poultry, which guarantees a market
for all live chicken.
The project created 15 work opportunities, including
opportunities for seven youths and four women, during the
construction of the poultry houses. It is now also able to create
temporary work opportunities for local community members
during the offloading of day-old chicks and cleaning the houses.
The project has brought many positive developments within
Makhado Municipality by being able to absorb a high number approximately R210 000. The cooperative intends establishing
of seasonal labours. Most of the labourers employed come a vegetable garden on 2 ha of fenced land with adequate water
from villages around the project location and they are mostly resources, using the chicken manure from the poultry house.
household heads, dependent on agriculture only for survival. The project is based on a partnership model wherein the
To ensure environmental management, the project has an cooperative and its strategic partners formulate a board of
exchange-of-resources agreement with a local commercial directors comprising general manager, financial manager,
farmer, Kallie Rodgers, who supplies them with saw dust in production manager and factory manager. The LDA’s Agribusiness
return for poultry manure. Development oversees the contracts.
The project produces an average turnover of R30 000 per This project, being led by women, was a finalist in Limpopo
cycle, and with seven cycles per annum, the annual turnover is Female Farmer of the Year Competition for 2009.

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GENERAL BUILDING
• Building Maintenance
• Waterproofing & Tilling
• Painting & Paving
• Roofing & Plastering
• Tenant Installations & BICs
• Plumbing Services
CIVIL ENGINEERING
• Roads & storm water
• Manhole Extension
• Sewer & Water Pipe Laying
• Pipe Encasement & Reinforcement
• Trench Opening, Drilling & Blasting
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
• Heating, Ventilation, Air-condition
and Refrigeration Services
• Plant Maintenance
• Pneumatics and Hydraulics
Systems
• Mechanical Engineering Designs
• Cabling & Electrical Services
BUILDING & ROAD
CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE
QUALITY Ensure that our service and
products we supply are of high standard.
The preset standards are maintained and
improved.
CREDIBILITY Ensure effective and efÀcient
service delivery.
PARTNERSHIP Develop a meaningful
relationship with our client.
FLEXIBILITY Adapt to different
approaches to better suit the clients’ needs.
PO Box 7742, Weltevreden Park, 1714
Tel: +27 13 656 2155
Fax: +27 13 656 0279 / 088 013 656 0279
Cell: 072 789 5506
Email: ntombani@telkomsa.net
tsakani@ntombani.co.za
www.ntombani.co.za
Vino Building Constructions & Multi Projects cc – A dynamic
merging of established talent.
We have a hands on management philosophy, a keen team
player spirit and pride ourselves on quality workmanship and
the timeous completion of projects. On all our projects we have a
highly motivated, competent and qualiÀed foreman at all times.
As a result, we have extremely resourceful individuals capable
of implementing our works to the highest of standards in order to
satisfy the expectations of our clients.
We always seek to add value, to Ànd opportunities, and deliver
to expectation. We guarantee and promise that to us the word
“Service” means just that.
CLIENTS INCLUDE:
Johannesburg Water, City of Johannesburg, Johannesburg Fresh
Produce Market, Department of Public Works, Department of
Communications & Private clients.
Contact person: Mr Vincent Dube
Tel: 011 680 4588 • Fax: 011 680 1251 • Cell: 072 858 3671
E-mail: vinoprojects@gmail.com
Address: 11a Jackson Road, Southdale, 2190
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Gauteng’s Vusomunye
Clothing Manufacturers Cooperative
T HE VUSOMUNYE CLOTHING
M A N U FAC T U R E R S
COOPERATIVE (VCMC) is a
manufacturer of leather products mixed with the
game skin products targeted at local and
international markets. The company also
produces customised orders of various clothing
lines. Vusomunye aims to develop an export
market in various international countries for
leather products including bags, cushions, belts,
purses, wallets and clothing that are all made
from African leather. Differentiating itself through
competitive pricing and high-quality products,
VCMC is run by seven dedicated women led by
Busisiwe Renah Papiyana. Founded in 2008, the
company has an asset value of R50 000 and is
fully operational on a day-to-day basis.
Vusomunye means ‘seeking to develop other
people in communities’, particularly women; the
The Vusomunye Clothing Manufacturers
Cooperative, based in Krugersdorp, Gauteng,
focuses on the manufacture of leather products
incorporating game skin.
company’s environment and structure encourages productivity and
respect for customers and fellow employees. VCMC has strategic
alliances with the Gauteng provincial government, NGOs and other
cooperatives, which provide the required exposure for its products
within communities. A key factor in the success of VCMC is its
distribution: The company plans to distribute its products through
chain stores, leather specialty stores, catalogues and a website.
Quality products from a branded supplier with a good reputation,
as well as continuous assessment and evaluation of the marketplace,
products, methods of production and human resources, will ensure that
VCMC becomes a world-class business entity, making a difference not
only to members of the company, but also to the community through
skills development.

E S TA B L I S H E D I N 1 9 7 7

Impact Engineering was established in 1977 by Mr Douglas Nidd.

on the KZN North Coast. From humble beginnings, the company has
progressed over the years and has established itself as the leader in
the KZN Structural Steel Industry. We are also a major contributor to
this industry on a national and international level.

Impact Engineering undertakes all types of Structural Steel

Fabrication, Corrosion Protection and Site Installations. These
include Warehouses, Manufacturing Facilities, Bridges, Shopping
Centres, Casinos, Sports Stadiums, Convention Centers, Conveyors,
Ships Loaders, Storage Tanks and International Airports.

The Company owns a wide range of equipment including over

20 Mobile Cranes, 6 Truck & Trailers, Fabrication and Corrosion
Protection Equipment.

We are members of the South African Institute of Steel Construction,

International Steel Fabricators Association, Master Builders
Association and hold a CIDB level 7SL rating.

If your next project includes Structural Steel, talk to the industry

leaders for expert advice and quality service.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT

Gordon McNeil or Byron Nidd on
Telephone: 032 947 1054 or Fax: 032 947 2017
 Kasi Building Construction
Thinking globally
Kasi Building Construction believes in making the impossible, possible
EVERY SO OFTEN, one finds
an enterprise that pushes the limits
previously set in the industry. Kasi Building
Construction is one such company. The
Mogale City-based establishment provides
general construction, building renovation,
project management and civil engineering
services. It is owned by partners Goodness
Nkomo and Esther Lebeko, with 60% of
the equity being black women-owned. Kasi
Building Construction reflects its 16 years
of experience in the quality of its finished
projects.
Kasi Building Construction offers labour-
intensive, subcontracting services in
infrastructure development, both to the
public and the private sectors. The use
of cutting-edge technology and expert
technical skills plays a facilitating role in
enabling the company to provide its clients
with quality services.
Services
General construction
• Provision of labour for services such as:
– building construction and roofing
– plumbing installation and maintenance
– electrical installation and maintenance.
Building renovations
• painting, carpentry, paving and welding
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• office partition professionalism and precision as key
• flooring, carpeting and tiling. standards.
Values
Project management • We demonstrate honesty in presentation
• tendering, pricing as well as business, and in contracting.
health and safety, and environmental • We prove ourselves reliable in delivery
plans and policies and in meeting deadlines.
• projection plans and performance • We exercise integrity in our conduct and
management transactions.
• financial management, procurement and • We practise ubuntu in our client
budgeting relations.
• business consultation. Experience has also taught us the benefits
and value of networking, information
Civil engineering sharing, and learning from industry
• water and sewer reticulation business leaders.
• storm water infrastructure
• concrete rehabilitation and surfacing Membership
We provide labour for projects in any cidb and NHBRC
province.
We believe in working smartly and
developing strategic partnerships across CONTACT
the construction industry to harness the
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capacity of other service providers. In this Kagiso
way, we guarantee our clients specialised Mogale City
and effective service. Uncompromising 1754
with regard to quality, the company
Tel: +27 (0)11 410 6798
implements and enforces performance
Fax: +27 (0)11 410 5407
management and safety measures. At Cell: +27 (0)76 877 2993/
Kasi Building Construction we strive to +27 (0)78 249 2596
meet global standards in each project E-mail: cchamzi@gmail.com
we undertake by constantly upholding
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Working for Coast

Using poverty relief

funding from the DEAT,
the Working for Coast
Programme provides
jobs and training for
unemployed people in
coastal communities to
create a cleaner and safer
coastal environment.

O UR COASTS must be managed in a sustainable

manner at all cost. The White Paper for Sustainable
Coastal Development in South Africa presents a national
policy for managing the country’s coastal resources.
Key aspects of sustainable coastal
development:
• recognising the value of our coasts, estimated to contribute 35% to
the country’s GDP
• facilitating sustainable coastal development, which entails a people-
centred approach rather than a resource-centred one
• promoting coordinated and integrated coastal management
• introducing a cooperative style of management.
The Working for Coast Programme entails projects and products that
contribute to the goals and objectives of government’s coastal policy:
• cleaning of coastal areas of all litter on a regular basis and recycling
materials, where appropriate
• assisting with maintenance of public facilities (ablution blocks,
parking areas, picnic sites, etc.)
• rehabilitating coastal ecosystems
• assisting with access control
• serving as information and tourist officers
Work opportunities
• patrolling beach and public areas to ensure safety of the general
public and tourists
• safeguarding the integrity of facilities
• identifying sick and injured animals on the beach and reporting these
to the relevant authorities.
Through this programme, the EPWP was able to create more than 8
000 jobs over the five-year period of phase 1.
Working for coast: Strandfontein to Macassar
In the Western Cape, Anix Consulting was appointed by the
Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism as the implementer
for the Working for Coast: Strandfontein to Macassar project,
which was recognised at the Kamoso Awards as a finalist in the
Best Environment Programme category of the Environment and
Culture Sector.
Since the launch of the project, the beaches have been
maintained in pristine conditions. As part of the City of Cape Town’s
Biodiversity Strategy, the project has maintained its Blue Flag status
at Strandfontein and Mnandi beaches.
Sixty-five unemployed people from the community were provided
with job opportunities, and numerous SMMEs have been developed
as part of the programme.

2, 500
2, 000 2 103
1 725 1 773
1, 500
1 493
1, 000
953
500
0
2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09
Financial year

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Fighting fire with fire

Working on Fire is a
government-funded, multi-
partner organisation
focused on integrated fire
management of veld and
wild fires. As a flagship EPWP
programme, it contributes
towards employment creation.

T HE FOREST FIRE ASSOCIATION – a private-

sector, veld fire-fighting initiative – was awarded a
tender by the Department of Water Affairs and
Forestry to implement an aerial and ground resource plan for
fighting veld fires in September 2003. The result was Working
on Fire (WoF), initially funded by the national government and
the commercial forestry sector. Embedded in the EPWP, the
project combines sound land management principles and best-
practice veld fire-fighting expertise with the need to create jobs
and develop skills.
Given the impact of annual fires across the country and in
the urban areas, there was a need for an agency that could train
a hand-crew fire-fighting resource where teams were based
locally, but could be deployed nationally. The overall strategy is
to apply the principles of integrated fire management to reduce
the frequency and impact of uncontrolled veld fires.
The project is not only a response to a national development
need, but also involves skills acquisition and is a job creation
initiative working towards poverty alleviation. In South Africa,
numerous job-creation programmes for the alleviation of poverty
have had various rates of success. WoF is regarded as a best-
practice model and one of the most effective poverty-relief and
skills-development programmes launched since 1994, creating
more than 15 000 work opportunities.
To date, the project has established 65 veld fire-fighting bases
with a range of local partners across the country. Approximately earn R121.55 and Type 1 crew leaders R149.00 per day. On
1 800 previously unemployed men and women are currently average, 48% of beneficiaries exit the programme in search of
trained, equipped and employed as 25-person units at the 65 better employment.
bases, which are mainly located in rural areas. Of these, 93% “We are delighted that this important award has recognised
are between 18 and 36 years old, 27% are women, and 88% the work the programme has done in job creation, skills
are previously disadvantaged individuals. They are employed transfer and our work in integrated fire management,” said Fred
on a one-year contract, which is renewed annually based Mokgope, WoF programme manager. “The wildland fire fighters
on performance. The programme lasts three years. Fire fighters who implement the programme will see this as a great incentive
earn a basic wage of R55.25 per day. Type-2 crew leaders to work even harder to achieve the goals of the programme.”

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Working for Water Programme
A DIRECT THREAT to South Africa’s biological
diversity, water security, the ecological functioning
of natural systems and the productive use of land is
caused by invasive alien plants. Of the estimated 9 000 plants
introduced into our country, 198 are currently classified as being
invasive. These plants cover an estimated 10% of the country’s
surface and the problem is growing at an exponential rate.
Against this background, the Working for Water Programme
was launched in 1995 to rid our country of invasive alien plants.
The programme is administered by the DWA and works in
partnership with local communities – to whom it provides jobs –
and also with government departments including the Department
of Environmental Affairs and Tourism; the Department of
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; the Department of
Trade and Industry; provincial departments of agriculture,
conservation and environment; research foundations and
private companies.
The Working for Water Programme currently runs more than
300 projects in all South African provinces. Scientists and field
workers use a range of methods to control invasive alien plants.
The programme is globally recognised as one of the most
outstanding environmental conservation initiatives and it enjoys
sustained political support for its job creation efforts and the fight
against poverty. Since its inception, the programme has cleared
more than 1 million hectares of invasive alien plants, providing
jobs and training to approximately 20 000 people per annum
from among the most marginalised sectors of society. Of these,
52% represent women.
Working for Water considers the development of people as
an essential element of environmental conservation. Short-term
contracts are entered into with workers when clearing activities
are undertaken, with the emphasis on recruiting women (60%),
youth (20%) and the disabled (5%). By creating an enabling
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The Working for Water Programme
was launched in 1995 to rid our
country of invasive alien plants.
Administered by the DWA, the
programme works in partnership with,
among others, local communities and
numerous government departments.
environment for skills training, the programme also invests in the
development of communities across the country. The programme
was able to create more than 180 000 work opportunities during
phase 1 of the Expanded Public Works Programme.
In the 2007/08 financial year alone, the programme
supported 1 663 emerging contractors. The programme is mainly
implemented by regional directorates within DWA, but where the
capacity for implementation proves to be inadequate, the services
of implementing agents are used, of which the three largest are
the Independent Development Trust, which operates in most
regions, as well as on Department of Defence land (empowering
military veterans in this way); the South African National Parks
Board in their respective parks; and the Western Cape Nature
Conservation Board in the Cape floral reserves.
The programme further operates within quaternary
catchments. In principle, each quaternary catchment constitutes
one project area. In total, there are 315 projects in the country
and each project has an assigned project manager tasked with
managing five to 15 teams, which are business entities in their
own right. A project advisory committee is established and is
responsible for identifying potential contractors for the project.
Workers are identified from communities within the catchment
area and the recruitment and selection processes are then
concluded by Working for Water.
Each emerging contractor is responsible for a team, which
typically consists of chainsaw operators, herbicide applicators,
general workers, persons qualified in first aid, HIV/Aids peer
educators and a health and safety officer. The contractors are
awarded tenders that range in value from R30 000 to R150 000.
Ideally, each tender or block of work lasts for 20 days.
The DWA has developed a contractor development
programme, which comprises three phases, of which each phase
consists of 10 days of training.
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Building with a difference
Whether it is construction, engineering, civil, water-
supply or geotechnical services, Sizisa Ukhanyo
Trading 3 provides quality services that their
clients can trust.
WITH a presence spanning across a
range of fields in the built environment
sector, Sizisa Ukhanyo Trading 3 is a
service provider with a distinctly eclectic
quality. Formally established in 2003 but
in operation since 1992, Sizisa is based in
Mthatha, Eastern Cape, and has built a
portfolio of successfully comple-
ted projects.
Grounded by values such as integrity,
teamwork, honesty, efficiency and
determination, this cidb graded-6 GB (PE)
organisation possesses both the ethical and
operational capacity to deliver services of
exceptional quality to its clients.
Services
Sizisa Ukhanyo’s core business activities are:
• building and engineering services
• civil and infrastructure projects
• water supply
• structural and geotechnical services.
The company’s building and engineering
services are streamlined to ensure low
operation and maintenance costs for
clients. The company also provides
a comprehensive product offering.
Throughout its service delivery and
production processes, careful attention is
paid to the environment as Sizisa Ukhanyo
Trading 3 truly believes that a well-
preserved atmosphere and natural habitat
contribute towards happier and
healthier communities.
Civil and infrastructure projects
undertaken include water and sewerage
reticulation as well as the construction
of roads and storm drainage systems.
Sizisa Ukhanyo is also proficient in project
management, master planning, tendering,
and contract administration.
Water is a commodity that is important to
this eco-friendly business: Among others,
it offers water supply, sanitation and pipe-
construction services.
The company strives to be innovative in
its structural and geotechnical projects.
Sizisa Ukhanyo’s expertise includes the
construction of high-, medium- and low-rise
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buildings, as well as industrial structures,
extending to bridge and reservoir
construction.
Quality assurance
A strict quality assurance policy ensures
that the company consistently maintains
high standards and guarantees clients
exceptional product and service delivery.
For each contract it undertakes, Sizisa
Ukhanyo commits to meeting each
individual client’s specific requirements.
Guidelines for conventional industry
standards are followed through the training
of site-supervision personnel in quality
control procedures (QCP).
Over and above modern facilities and
equipment, Sizisa Ukhanyo carries out
ongoing research and development
initiatives, in this way attempting to fulfil its
commitment to customer satisfaction.
Environmental consciousness
Environmental consciousness is highly
prized by management and staff through
a collective commitment to environmental
preservation as well as the use of
biodegradable and environmentally friendly
products. It is Sizisa Ukhanyo’s common
practice to conduct site walkabouts
regularly for assessing and monitoring the
impact of operations on the environment.
Safety
The company views the health and safety
of its staff as key to productivity and
adheres rigorously to occupational health
and safety standards.
Employment creation,
mentorship and skills
development
With regard to the organisation’s
contribution to employment creation,
the continued participation in community
development projects ensures that local
sub-contractors are repeatedly given
preference. In this way, the company
contributes towards the growth and
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benefit of local communities, realising its
mission of uplifting people and assisting in
professional development. The company
is in no way willing to compromise its
service standards to clients. Consequently,
it provides sub-contractors with quality,
safety and management training. On-the-
job training and mentoring further enable
the transfer of skills to sub-contractors
and employees alike; Sizisa has a vision of
assisting all of these individuals to reach
their full potential.
Past projects
The company has undertaken massive
projects with the Department of Public
Works for the departments of education,
health and justice over a period of 17 years.
These projects have contributed towards
the development of a variety of bodies,
including clinics and hospitals.
Leadership
Sizisa Ukhanyo Trading 3 is led by Nzuzo
Mase, who is the company’s managing
member, and Mncedisi Mase, who is the
organisation’s general manager. T Pakati is
the engineering manager.
CONTACT
PO Box 527
Mthatha, 5099
Tel/Fax: +27 (0)47 537 0144
Cell: +27 (0)76 375 5804
E-mail: nzuzoprojects@gmail.com
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 RESOURCES

Useful resources to consult when implementing EPWP programmes and projects.

Contacts
Department of Public Works EPWP Unit
Tel: +27 (0)12 337 3115 / +27 (0)12 337 2507
Website:www.epwp.gov.za
Expanded Public Works Support Programme
Tel: +27 (0)11 447 6388
E-mail: Afsaneh@shisaka.co.za
Website: www.epwsp.co.za
Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB)
Tel: 086 681 9995 / +27 (0)12 482 7200
E-mail: cidb@cidb.org.za
Website: www.cidb.org.za
South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA)
Tel: 086 010 3188 / +27 (0)12 431-5000
E-mail: saqainfo@saqa.org.za
Website: www.saqa.org.za
Construction Education and Training Authority (CETA)
Tel: +27 (0)11 265 5900
Website: www.ceta.org.za
Local Government SETA (LGSETA)
Website: www.lgwseta.co.za
Government departments
www.thepresidency.gov.za
www.epwp.gov.za
www.publicworks.gov.za
www.dsd.gov.za
Useful documents
• Guidelines for the Implementation of Labour-Intensive Infrastructure
Projects under the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP).
Download from EPWP website www.epwp.gov.za.
• Best Practice Guidelines for Labour-Based Construction Industry
Productivities: Methods and Technologies for Employment Intensive
Development Board Construction Works. Download from CIDB
website www.cidb.org.za.
• Code of Good Practice for Employment and Conditions of Work for
Special Public Works Programmes. Download from EPWP website
www.epwp.gov.za.
• Ministerial Determination, Special Public Works Programmes, issued
in terms of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act of 1997 by the
Minister of Labour in Government Notice No. R63 of 25 January
2002. Download from EPWP website www.epwp.gov.za.
• Government Gazette (DORA 2004 with MIG and PIG Conditions).
Download from EPWP website www.epwp.gov.za.
• Documents relating to the Labour Intensive Contractor Learnership
Programme. Download from EPWP website www.epwp.gov.za.
• Implementation Protocol: Provinces (Gauteng implementation
protocol as an example of the implementation protocol signed with
Provinces). Download from EPWSP website www.epwsp.co.za.
• Implementation Protocol: Municipalities. Download from EPWSP
website www.epwsp.co.za.
• Presentations on EPWP Phase 2. Download from EPWSP website
www.epwsp.co.za.
Department:
• Fiscal Incentive Manual: guidelines and procedures for
Public Wor
W ks
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
accessing the incentive grant. Download from EPWSP website
www.epwsp.co.za.

Information resources
www.environment.gov.za
• Frequently Asked EPWP Questions. Visit www.epwp.gov.za.
• EPWP Five Year Report. Visit www.epwp.gov.za.
www.dplg.gov.za • Details regarding the Municipal Infrastructure Grant (MIG).
Visit www.dplg.gov.za/html/progs/mig.htm.
www.thedti.gov.za • Details of the skills programme on NQF 7, 5, 4 and 2.
Visit www.saqa.org.za.

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AA Molaudzi Electrical 23 Eagle Plumbers and Contractors 42 Mologadi A Nape 16
Abakhethwa Developments 78 E-Kwikbuild Housing Company 82 Morongwa Business Enterprise 48
Abicia Construction and Civils 34 Equizine Civils 54 Myezane Construction & Services 68
Active Power Projects 8&9 EW Tools and Industrial Supplies 32 National Asphalt 67
Aeroduct Moya 36 Godzilla Electrical 34 Nolitha IBC
Afrisam OBC Gordon Verhoef & Krause Limited 40 Ntombani Trading Project 88
AKB Construction & Projects 56 Impact Engineering 89 P&B Master Builders 56
AMM Trading Enterprise 52 Inyameko Trading Enterprise 84 Rammy Building Construction & Civil 65
Andy's Boiler & Burner Service 78 Kasi Building Construction 90 Refemo Maintenance Services 50
Axitech 44 Khethwayo Construction 46 Shatadi Developers 63
Barleda 232 IFC Kunini Business Enterprise 84 Siyazama Housing 58
Bila Civil Contractors 30 Lindiwe Hlekani Construction 60 Sizisa Ukhanyo Trading 3 94
Bongi M Construction 80 Lutsango Security Services Thesa Civils 4
Chryselda Building Construction 34 Liquid Image 38 Tumber Fourie Consulting Engineers 52
CK Industries 29 Luqaqambo Civils 86 Vino Building Constructions & Multi Projects 88
Conpack 40 Madaleni GL Trading & Projects 24 Zamang Women Trading & Projects 56

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• CONSTRUCTION & REHABILITATION OF GRAVEL ROADS

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Directors from leĞ to right: Faizal Pillay, Amina Pillay, Stephen Faisal Pillay, Fierdouz Essa, Waseem Pillay,

Nolitha (Pty) Ltd is a 100 percent black empowered

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company generates excellence by complying with the highest standards and

completing all contracts on time. Africa House:Parliament +-R30 million

Goals & Objectives Saldanha Bay Harbour +-R16 million

• To provide quality and dependable services to all clients and customers
• To contribute towards the social upliftment of previously disadvantaged St.Helena Bay Harbour +-R16 million
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• To contribute towards Black Economic Empowerment (BEE)
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• 100 percent black-owned and controlled
• Well-connected network Nyanga Home Affairs +-R6 million
• Highly experienced black directors and qualified staff in the electrical,
mechanical and management industry
• Registered with CIDB (Construction Industry Development
Board) CIDB No. 107290 Contact Information
CEO & Managing Director: Stephen Faisal Pillay
Products and Services Financial Director : Faizal Pillay
• Industrial electrical installations
• Commercial electrical installations Administration Director: Amina Pillay
• Mechanical installations Maintenance services Human Resource Manager: Fierdouz Essa
• HVAC and controls
• PLANT HIRE

• Hot water systems Projects Manager: Keith Gribble

• Refrigeration Technical & Site Manager: Waseem Pillay
• Access control
• CCTV Electrical Manager: George
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Physical address: Nolitha House,137 Vasco Boulevard
Principle Suppliers
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Telephone:(+27 21) 591 8183
Business & Finance Fax:(+27 21) 591 8190
Financial Capacity: R100 million
Bank: Absa (Corporate) Email address: fierdouze@nolitha.co.za
Accountants/Auditors: msi Nolands
Website: www.nolitha.co.za
Attorneys: Heyns & Partners
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Building our future

“The AfriSam sustainability credo builds on the present

to create the future. Education is key, forming long-term
partnerships, not sporadic sponsorships. Through our
involvement with the Whole School Development Programme
(WSDP), we conduct needs analyses and, together with
community leaders, draw up strategic plans to address
shortcomings and requirements. Vital elements include
good governance, safety and security, quality standards,
teacher development, academic support and performance.
Schools become a centre for education and skills training,
with workshops and team-building developing individuals
and the community as a whole.”

Tsholo Diale -
Corporate Social Responsibility Manager

2010

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