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A queue of hundreds of unemployed people snaked from inside the Rocklands Civic Centre right around the building from early this morning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The mostly young people in the queue had come to join the City\u2019s Jobs Connect programme at the civic centre on Wednesday 4 February.. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Subcouncil 17 chair Elton Jansen explained: \u201cThis Jobs Connect outreach was to register unemployed youth on the database.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALSO READ: Improvement needs to be seen in governance all round, subcouncil hears<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the queue was Matayo Solomons, a 21-year-old from Rocklands. He was battling to find work because everywhere he applied employers preferred taking on people with experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI came here to see what I could do about that.\u201d He added he was happy with how the engagement was progressing because before he even entered the main seated queue inside the main hall, he was given pamphlets about the opportunities available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A queue of hundreds of unemployed people snaked from inside the Rocklands Civic Centre right around the building,.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Help for small businesses<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Jansen explained that at the engagement jobseekers could upload their CVs to the City\u2019s system, which could then connect them with employment opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The engagement, though, was not solely for jobseekers. The City\u2019s Business Hub was also available at the venue to offer help and registration opportunities for local entrepreneurs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Business Hub is also present to assist and guide small businesses with whatever help they require,\u201d Jansen said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The City\u2019s Business Hub was also available.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

He said these services included help with tender applications, guides on how to do business with the City, helping with registration on the supply database and providing access to online webinars about marketing and growing a business. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jansen said entrepreneurs could also get access to the Cape Town Entrepreneurship Academy, which assisted small, medium, and micro-enterprises (SMMEs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rocklands\u2019 ward councillor Danny Christians said that unemployment was a \u201ccritical issue\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThrough Jobs Connect, the City encourages career development. It is envisaged that through practical, technical or academic intervention, when successfully applied, the process will contribute to the well-being of families and will economically contribute to a well-run City.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information or to register for the free business workshops visit
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