Deputy Speaker, the changes taking place in the small and dusty village of Muyexee in Limpopo through the Comprehensive Rural Development Programme has come as a result of President Jacob Zuma's commitment to the rural development strategy.
When the programme was launched in August last year, the President said at least one person from each household in the small impoverished village will be employed for a period of two years. Residents who previously had to depend on social grants for a living are now able to land jobs in the infrastructure development project such as the building of the multipurpose community centre and the construction of community houses.
While still an impoverished village, the residents now boast newly-built houses, a library and a computer centre for its youth. The community now has 283 decent houses, built specifically for the poor, who did not have adequate accommodation or had dilapidated houses. And while access to water has always been a challenge for the villagers, boreholes have been drilled to provide water for the community that previously had to buy water for R1 per 25? from those with boreholes in their households.
Furthermore, 39 villagers are being trained in basic computer skills, while others are being trained in bookkeeping and financial management, brick- making and project management.
Eleven Muyexe youths with matric have been given learnerships for 12 months ... Thank you. [Time expired.]