Minister of the National Planning Commission from 11 May 2009.
There should be a concerted effort to ensure that people in rural areas benefit from job opportunities and skills development initiatives by various state owned entities.
That's what the Portfolio committee on Public Enterprise told Eskom, Transnet and South African Airways (SAA) executives during their meeting on job creation and skills development initiatives.
Committee members said there had been good progress in meeting job creation and skills development targets. In order to monitor progress and offer guidance, the Committee would meet with the three entities on a quarterly basis. "When we meet here again in three months time, we want to see how far you've progressed and we also want to hear of the challenges you experience so that we can intervene, where necessary," Mr Maluleka said. He appealed to entities not to hide problems and challenges: the Committee was bound to help build the country and thereby unblock obstacles preventing people from improving their lives.
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