01-05-2025
COSATU takes swipe at DA-led WC govt, accuses it of misleading public on job creation
The union said there was a need for more to be done to create sustainable jobs in the Cape.
The number of unemployed South Africans has seen a slight drop of 0.2% in the fourth quarter of 2024, bringing it to 31.9%.
The Western Cape boasts an even lower unemployment rate countrywide at 19.6%.
But Western Cape Cosatu secretary, Malvern de Bruyn, accused the provincial government of creating unsustainable job opportunities."We are saying that the DA government must stop abusing the EPWP system and claim to have created real jobs in the province, but they're not real jobs. We want jobs that people can say I can pay my debt, I can pay for my house, and I can pay for school fees."
Hundreds of tripartite alliance supporters have braved the wet and cold Cape Town weather to be part of Thursday's festivities.
