NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES
QUESTION 64 WRITTEN REPLY 05 March 2010
64. Mr R A Lees (DA-KZN) to ask the Minister of Public Works:
(a) How many jobs were created in the Extended Public Works Programme
for the period 1 January to 31 December 2009, (b) what was the average
duration of these employment opportunities, (c) what was the average
amount of take home pay which was earned by each employee employed
under this programme during the specified period? CW90E
Reply:
a) 482,742 work opportunities were reported for the period 1 April 2009 â
31 December 2009.
b) Average duration for the above work opportunities was 46 days
c) Average amount take home per work opportunity during the specified
period was R2852.