It is an honour today that The Department of Roads and Public Works officially opens this parkade which has contributed so immensely to improving the skyline of this town. This is therefore a pertinent contribution to the call made by the State President.
Download : MEC Majodina Speech – Botha Sigcau Parkade
Eastern Cape MEC for Roads & Public Works Pemmy Majodina will officially open the Botha Sigcau Multi-storey Parkade on Friday in Mthatha.
The project cost R42 million and has a capacity of 250 parking bays for fleet, subsidised and client vehicles. The realization of this parkade will help to minimize the theft of government vehicles in Mthatha.
Download: Multi-Storey Parkade
There is growing consensus among economists and economic commentators alike that the global economic storm has subsided. World economies, especially emerging economies, are showing signs that they have overcome the recession. Indeed, South Africa’s economy is also showing positive signs that it is rapidly emerging out of its first recession in almost two decades, with a projected GDP growth of 2%-2,3% in 2010 and 3,9% in 2011. There is an indication that our province is also exiting recession reasonably fast, this is good news considering the fact that our province was hardest hit by the global economic meltdown.
A total of 1000 unemployment youth in the Eastern Cape is going to benefit through the launch of the Department of Roads & Public Works National Youth Service (NYS), which is linked to the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP). The programme is to be implemented in the Eastern Cape targeting 1000 youth, between the ages of 18-35. The youngsters will maintain government buildings such as clinics, hospitals, schools and offices. they will be provided with training and earn a stipend of R50 per day. The project duration is 18 months and it will be implemented throughout the province.
23 April 2010
The Tourism Industry, the only economic driver in the Mqanduli and Coffee-Bay area, will be boosted by the urgent maintenance of the road between Mqanduli and Coffee-Bay.
Roads & Public Works MEC Pemmy Majodina will officially announce the details of the R20 million-project during the sod turning and handing over of construction plant at a ceremony which will be held on Thursday, April 29, 2010. Construction will commence on May 3.
During his State of Nation Address in 1994, the former President Nelson Mandela said “The Government is determined forcefully to confront the scourge of unemployment, not by way of handouts but by the creation of work opportunities”.
The new Eastern Cape House of Traditional Leaders (ECHTL) in Bhisho has changed the lives of disadvantaged communities through job creation and the transfer of skills. These skills will now be used for future job opportunities and in turn give back to their communities.
