Gauteng unemployment statistics shows Premier Makhura’s job creation plan is not working
15 November 2020
The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng notes the recent release of the Quarterly Labour Force Survey that indicates that the province’s unemployment rate has increased from 26.4% in the second quarter to 33.7% in the third quarter.
This is concerning given the fact that Gauteng is the economic hub of the country.
Premier David Makhura is always boasting about the job opportunities that will be created through the Tshepo 1 Million programme. It is clear that this programme is not working and that this is just a public relations exercise. Previously the DA highlighted that the Office of the Premier had failed to meet its target of training 200 000 economically excluded youth as part of the Pathways to Earning through the Tshepo 1 Million programme. Programmes like Tshepo 1 Million are important as its main aim is to assist the youth with skills training, job place and entrepreneurship development.
Furthermore, entities like the Gauteng Enterprise Propeller continually fails to provide support to small businesses on a quarterly basis. For the last financial year, this entity failed to meet its targets which were to provide support to small enterprises through the provision of loans, the youth accelerator programme and the acquisition of GEP automated business development support and investment management business.