Employment

PHASE 2 of the Presidential Employment Stimulus has kicked off, with R11 billion set aside by the National Treasury for the programme. This was revealed by Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele this week.

The injection of funds will support the continuation of some programmes from Phase 1, as well as a range of new ones. The Presidential Employment Stimulus was first announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa in October last year, as part of the government’s response to the economic impact of Covid-19.

| Political Bureau

ISAAC Goliat, a taxi boss from Atlantis in the Western Cape, has thrown his name in the hat for the municipal elections and will contest as an independent candidate for Ward 45.

Goliat, 44, who has been a taxi driver for more than 11 years, said political parties were outdated and people needed new voices in the council chambers. |