The draft budget was tabled at the Council meeting held in March and includes a large portion of the budget focused on social relief, including programmes to assist those suffering with mental illnesses and addictions.
In addition more than R3 billion has been budgeted for upgrades and services, such as electrification, solid waste and water and sanitation to informal settlements and more than R1 billon budgeted for formal, affordable housing. In all, R419 million has also been budgeted for upgrades and maintenance of the City’s affordable housing council flats in the 2024-’25 Financial Year.
The total budget proposed for 2024-’25 is R76,4 which a total of R12 106 465 on capital and …… on operational.
The draft budget is available to view at www.capetown.gov.za/budget
2.Cape Town puts R5,5m into recruiting youth for jobs
The City of Cape Town is putting a R5,5m budget behind Jobs Connect – a recruitment platform to link young people with employers, which also includes work-readiness training opportunities.
The allocation forms part of the City’s proposed Building for Jobs Budget 2024-’25.
To date, more than 100 000 Capetonians have signed up to the Jobs Connect platform, which offers an easy-to-use, accessible way to connect work-seekers with employers.
“Jobs Connect offers Capetonians an opportunity to find work and training opportunities in our high-growth sectors,” said Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis, “including call centres, hospitality, manufacturing, retail and more. Importantly, these sectors have low-barriers to entry especially for young people hoping to experience the life-changing transformative power of earning an income for the first time.
“The Jobs Connect platform is just one of the many ways the City is ensuring that Cape Town maintains the lowest broad unemployment rate of all SA metros, with 363 000 new jobs created in our metro since the current local government’s term of office began in November 2021.”
The Jobs Connect platform can be accessed via mobile phone or desktop, and is data-free for MTN and Vodacom users.
Users create an online profile that serves as their digital CV. Afterwards they complete a digital numeracy and literacy assessment. Both the CV and the assessment certificates are downloadable.
How to get started on Jobs Connect:
To get onto Jobs Connect, work-seekers need to register their details on the website, https://jobsconnect.leelyn.co.za/ and complete a literacy and numeracy assessment.
Business owners looking for talent can also register as an employer by contacting Leelyn Management at info@leelyn.co.za or phone 021 558 1552.
