Question NW386 to the Minister of Social Development

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26 June 2020 - NW386

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van der Merwe, Ms LL to ask the Minister of Social Development

(a) With reference to her reply to question 1394 on 7 January 2020, what is the total number of social workers who have been trained by the State that are unemployed since 1 March 2020 and (b) of the specified number, what number is unemployed in each province?

Reply:

a) The total number of number of social workers who have been trained by the State that are unemployed since 1 March 2020 is 5 372.

b) The number of unemployed in each province:

PROVINCE

UNEMPLOYED GRADUATES

Eastern Cape

1164

Kwa-Zulu Natal

1301

Mpumalanga

350

Limpopo

1159

Gauteng

374

North West

241

Western Cape

440

Northern Cape

78

Free State

265

Total

5 372

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