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The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Honourable Sihle Zikalala, has today (10 October 2023) officially opened the two-day Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) Phase 5 Indaba which is aimed at “reconceptualization" and “redesigning” of the EPWP of the Future as mandated by the Cabinet. The EPWP Indaba is taking place in Hatfield, Pretoria, Gauteng.

The EPWP Phase 5 Indaba is held alongside the EPWP Phase 4 challenges and successes which provides data in terms of the work opportunities created and the impact of the Programme in the past four years. As at 06 October 2023, the EPWP has created 610 882 work opportunities which is 58.8% towards reaching its 2023/2024 financial year targets. Overall, for the EPWP Phase 4(2019/20-2023/24), the Programme has cumulatively created over 4.5 million work opportunities against the target of 5 million work opportunities for the period ending March 2024.

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Issued by The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Sihle Zikalala