The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) welcomes the announcement by the KZN MEC for Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs…
Once again, Minister Sihle Zikalala did not appear at the Portfolio Committee Meeting for the Department Of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) this week – because he was in the Netherlands to propagate Infrastructure South Africa’s (ISA) efforts to get hydrogen projects off the ground. While this might be a noble effort, it demonstrates just how out of touch the Minister is with what is happening in the Portfolio Committee, and in the emerging construction and built environment arena in South Africa. It also follows hot on the heels of his announcement, reported in a myriad of media reports, of ‘economic lifelines being thrown to small fishing harbours in the Western Cape’.
The number of unemployed young people with tertiary qualifications seeking access to the social relief of distress grant has increased by nearly 20% in the past five months.