o In Alfred Nzo District Municipality, the Rural Housing Project, which manufactures bricks, has employed women and youth with the exception of people with disability. o In OR Tambo District Municipality, infrastructure Projects (i e Vukuzakhe Project, a rural housing and agricultural project which benefited 30 000 households) were not integrated into EPWP. o In Chris Hani District Municipality, Women in Construction stated that they were harassed and discriminated against in the industry and at the construction sites. o General complaints were levelled against the conduct and behaviour of government officials, which does not conform to Batho Pele. o Late payments were cited by emerging contractors as a general phenomenon.