6.13 Administrator: The Administrator reported that the Municipality has now partnered with Mondi in the training of at least 600 youth, unemployed and women across all communities in the municipal area in woodwork, carpentry, welding and painting. The Mkhondo Local Municipality is providing assistance on the Premier's 2010 programme aimed at benefitting 300 children and an additional 200 volunteers to mark the 300 day countdown to the launch of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The Mkhondo Municipality is also partnering with the Provincial Departments of Roads and Public Works to devise projects in the "Decent Work Programme", which will facilitate the prioritisation of "decent work" for residents of Mkhondo. In addition, the potential establishment of a Development Agency is being reviewed in order to provide an appropriate vehicle to manage the commercial activities of the Municipality, especially the 3,000 hectares of forestry land.