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Johannesburg - Gauteng's new infrastructure programme is set to create "at least" 130 000 jobs in 2011, premier Nomvula Mokonyane said on Monday.
Delivering her state of the province address, Mokonyane said the programme would centre on the construction and maintenance of education and health infrastructure.
"We will deliver four new schools during 2011 for the 2012 school year and will initiate plans for the building of 13 new schools to be delivered in the 2012/13 financial year," she said.
"A total of 30 schools will be renovated.
"Through the expanded public works programme... we will create over 175 000 work opportunities of 100 days each as well as over 88 000 full-time equivalents, targeting one individual per poor household.
"The community works programme will generate at least 6 000 jobs in six sites in Metsweding, Ekurhuleni and Tshwane, with 40% of the jobs reserved for young people."
She said a youth employability programme would target more than 2 000 school leavers and would provide support, training and placement in private and public sector jobs.
The national youth service would train 4 000 young people to help them enter the job market.
"The accelerated artisan training programme will be expanded to accommodate 500 artisans and we will train 100 young people in the tooling industry in collaboration with the FET colleges of KwaThema and Eldorado Park."
Mokonyane said the provincial government, an employer of over 180 000 people, would fill its "funded vacant posts" within six months.
The provincial road construction and maintenance programme would create over 5 000 jobs, she said.
Tourism was expected to yield 15 000 jobs. The provincial government hoped to support 3 000 small businesses through its small, medium and micro enterprise development programme.
Mokonyane announced that the Gautrain would be up and running by July.
Turning to the functioning of the provincial government, Mokonyane said Gauteng would work with the public service and administration department to "review" rules and regulations which hampered the government's ability to deal with corruption, maladministration and dereliction of duty.
"We will in the coming year extend disclosure of information requirements to all levels of the public service, especially in high risk areas.
"Beyond this, we must improve our capacity to verify this information and act on conflicts of interests identified.
"We will more rigorously implement the compulsory vetting of senior managers and clamp down on the abuse and theft of public resources by some in the public service, including the misuse of government vehicles and equipment," she said
Democratic Alliance Gauteng leader John Moody said Mokonyane had paid scant attention to crime in her address and provided no "detailed plans" on removing corruption.
He said the DA believed the private sector needed to play a bigger role in creating sustainable jobs.
Delivering her state of the province address, Mokonyane said the programme would centre on the construction and maintenance of education and health infrastructure.
"We will deliver four new schools during 2011 for the 2012 school year and will initiate plans for the building of 13 new schools to be delivered in the 2012/13 financial year," she said.
"A total of 30 schools will be renovated.
"Through the expanded public works programme... we will create over 175 000 work opportunities of 100 days each as well as over 88 000 full-time equivalents, targeting one individual per poor household.
"The community works programme will generate at least 6 000 jobs in six sites in Metsweding, Ekurhuleni and Tshwane, with 40% of the jobs reserved for young people."
She said a youth employability programme would target more than 2 000 school leavers and would provide support, training and placement in private and public sector jobs.
The national youth service would train 4 000 young people to help them enter the job market.
"The accelerated artisan training programme will be expanded to accommodate 500 artisans and we will train 100 young people in the tooling industry in collaboration with the FET colleges of KwaThema and Eldorado Park."
Mokonyane said the provincial government, an employer of over 180 000 people, would fill its "funded vacant posts" within six months.
The provincial road construction and maintenance programme would create over 5 000 jobs, she said.
Tourism was expected to yield 15 000 jobs. The provincial government hoped to support 3 000 small businesses through its small, medium and micro enterprise development programme.
Mokonyane announced that the Gautrain would be up and running by July.
Turning to the functioning of the provincial government, Mokonyane said Gauteng would work with the public service and administration department to "review" rules and regulations which hampered the government's ability to deal with corruption, maladministration and dereliction of duty.
"We will in the coming year extend disclosure of information requirements to all levels of the public service, especially in high risk areas.
"Beyond this, we must improve our capacity to verify this information and act on conflicts of interests identified.
"We will more rigorously implement the compulsory vetting of senior managers and clamp down on the abuse and theft of public resources by some in the public service, including the misuse of government vehicles and equipment," she said
Democratic Alliance Gauteng leader John Moody said Mokonyane had paid scant attention to crime in her address and provided no "detailed plans" on removing corruption.
He said the DA believed the private sector needed to play a bigger role in creating sustainable jobs.
