Pretoria - The Department of Public Works is committed to skills development and the recruitment of skilled people against the backdrop of a nationwide shortage of professional people, Minister Gwen Mahlangu-Nkabinde said. Debating her budget vote on Wednesday, Mahlangu-Nkabinde said the number of CVs recently received by her department contradicts reports of total skills … [Read more...] about South Africa committed to skills development
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Public Works to promote job creation
Pretoria - The Public Works Department will do all it can to promote job creation, says Minister Gwen Mahlangu-Nkabinde. "For us, infrastructure development and job creation lie at the centre of the mandate and the strategic plan of the department," she said on Wednesday while presenting her budget vote in Parliament. The minister said her department took a decision … [Read more...] about Public Works to promote job creation
Business unusual at Public Works
Pretoria - The Department of Public Works is set to embark on an ambitious programme that will see it invest in repairs and maintenance of government buildings, which will result in huge savings for the state. The programme, announced by Public Works Minister Gwen Mahlangu-Nkabinde on Wednesday during her inaugural Budget Vote in Parliament, will be undertaken by the … [Read more...] about Business unusual at Public Works
Arts and Culture to re-align its funding
Pretoria - The Department of Arts and Culture has embarked on a process of re-aligning its funding to the priorities identified at the Consultative Conference, says Arts and Culture Minister Paul Mashatile. The conference had agreed in April that the "creative sector in South Africa had the potential to be a leading sector in generating economic growth, employment and trade … [Read more...] about Arts and Culture to re-align its funding
