Finance and Economic Opportunities
With regard to comments attributed to her by the media following her appointment as the new Minister, where she shared her commitment to tackle unemployment and to focus on job creation:
(a) What are her plans to create these jobs, including (i) the targets of direct, (ii) indirect and (iii) induced jobs in the remaining MTEF, (b)(i) in which sectors of the economy are these jobs going to be created and (ii) how, (c) what are the current unemployment level in the province and (d) with reference to people not in education, employment or training (NEET) whom her plans are targeting, (i) how will her plans affect them and (iii) by what percentage will her plans reduce the number of NEET people?
[a] There can be no greater priority for our province right now than creating the right conditions for economic growth and job creation, especially given the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our economy and on the livelihoods of many of our residents. We must claw-back the jobs lost during this time, but more than this, it is my strong view that we need to aim even higher. To do this, we must continue to proudly embrace the principle that it is the private sector that creates jobs. As government, it is our role to adopt policies to enable this. which is why I am leading a Growth for Jobs strategy development process which will provide direction to the economic strategic approach of the Western Cape Government moving forward.
