Johnathan Paoli
THE MMC for finance and EFF Gauteng Chairperson, Nkululeko Dunga has expressed his confidence in the governing of the Metro, but said he remained concerned over the ANC Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza’s drive for job creation as an attempt at garnering electoral support, with little results.
Dunga, in an exclusive interview with Inside Politics, confirmed that the metro remained focused and confident in the fiscal initiative aimed at recovering costs and other revenue enhancement schemes, despite worries about the effectiveness of employment initiatives.
The MMC said despite interacting with the Mayor on the jobs creation initiative, a concern remained that previously the Treasury had spent too much money on these programmes.
He criticised the Expanded Public Work Programme (EPWP), and described it as a “glorified approach of trying to do something, when you’re actually not doing something.”
The MMC said that the EPWP did not offer benefits; but was
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