Question NW4175 to the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure

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13 December 2023 - NW4175

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Zondo, Mr S S to ask the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure

What is the total number of persons employed under the Expanded Public Works Programme in each province?

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

During the implementation of the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) Phase IV which covers the period from 01 April 2019 – 30 September 2023, the following persons have been employed on the EPWP per province in each financial year as per the records sourced from the EPWP Reporting System.

Table 1: Number of persons employed in EPWP in each province per sphere of government in 2019/2020

Table 2: Number of persons employed in EPWP in each province per sphere of government in 2020/2021

Province

Municipal

National

Provincial

Total

EC

26 426

78 888

73 381

176 817

FS

7 092

38 220

18 373

63 108

GP

23 489

36 923

33 984

93 629

KZN

42 580

68 760

103 642

212 430

LP

19 258

50 174

32 396

101 151

MP

10 810

40 885

19 772

70 625

NC

5 032

30 564

11 442

45 731

NW

7 275

34 445

23 370

64 554

WC

42 450

39 616

24 355

102 555

Total

184 383

416 642

340 662

927 627

Province

Municipal

National

Provincial

Total

EC

25 515

62 510

91 579

177 745

FS

7 884

33 000

17 398

57 815

GP

16 409

33 029

36 330

84 975

KN

41 841

58 796

103 665

202 154

LP

22 221

45 499

36 709

103 534

MP

10 834

34 830

19 688

64 900

NC

4 263

23 462

12 509

39 557

NW

6 505

26 124

29 466

61 749

WC

27 485

26 842

22 415

74 657

Total

162 924

343 223

369 706

865 022

Table 3: Number of persons employed in EPWP in each province per sphere of government in 2021/2022

Table 4: Number of persons employed in EPWP in each province per sphere of government in 2022/2023

Province

Municipal

National

Provincial

Total

EC

27 697

66 570

106 900

198 756

FS

7 765

33 688

18 640

59 671

GP

31 492

34 464

38 006

102 727

KN

42 962

68 900

103 501

212 556

LP

22 456

48 896

34 830

105 397

MP

13 315

38 161

23 823

74 674

NC

3 891

26 069

13 727

42 759

NW

6 881

29 047

25 257

60 933

WC

49 027

29 169

20 565

96 079

Total

205 458

373 915

385 187

950 297

Province

Municipal

National

Provincial

Total

EC

20 428

70 675

83 098

172 114

FS

7 469

34 023

12 283

53 469

GP

39 728

32 206

31 753

102 470

KN

42 684

70 592

96 372

207 096

LP

22 617

48 699

31 289

101 830

MP

13 020

38 795

19 785

70 735

NC

3 386

29 718

13 447

45 468

NW

6 520

31 032

25 533

62 786

WC

52 932

33 299

19 815

103 307

Total

208 746

389 447

333 337

916 244

Table 5: Number of persons employed in EPWP in each province per sphere of government in 2023/2024 (up to end of quarter 2)

Province

Municipal

National

Provincial

Total

EC

16 686

41 530

71 395

128 728

FS

4 043

18 873

8 825

31 665

GP

26 603

19 387

21 131

66 625

KN

33 474

45 187

77 758

155 493

LP

14 291

29 859

23 555

67 468

MP

8 479

24 220

13 839

46 282

NC

1 614

14 987

6 554

23 061

NW

3 863

19 210

22 471

45 402

WC

36 029

13 328

14 685

63 449

Total

145 068

229 247

260 200

630 619

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