CAPE TOWN - Deputy President Paul Mashatile says government is committed to addressing the country's ongoing unemployment crisis.
Mashatile says treasury has channeled over 7-billion-rand for the presidential employment initiative for the 2024-2025 financial year.
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He was answering questions at the National Council of Provinces in Cape Town Tuesday.
On the cadre deployment topic, Mashatile says the policy has benefited a lot of people, not just those politically connected.
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Mashatile says a lot public servants have trained and developed through the policy.
"We're not shy to talk about it, we're not embarrassed because a lot of the people who are in the public today, top people have been trained by the ANC, some of them sent to best schools in Europe, in America," - uttered Mashatile.