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Green growth is South Africa’s largest jobs programme | SA News

25 September 2025

The Minister, Dr Dion George, has highlighted the Department’s role as one of South Africa’s largest generators of work opportunities, particularly for young people, women, and marginalised groups.

“Every government decision must be judged by whether it creates work. In our Department, we can say with confidence that our programmes do exactly that. They provide jobs today while building the skills South Africa needs tomorrow,” Minister George said.

Through the Expanded Public Works Programme, the Department has committed to creating 121 059 work opportunities over the next five years, equal to more than 77 000 full-time jobs. Sixty percent of these opportunities will go…

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