Pretoria - As the country slowly rebounds from the global economic crisis, the Limpopo provincial government is making great strides in terms of job creation.
In the first quarter of the current financial year, the provincial government created over 62 400 permanent jobs.
The achievement is a response to the commitment made earlier this year by provincial government to create over 166 100 jobs in the public sector.
Limpopo Premier Cassel Mathale said: Job creation is one of the priorities that we have set for ourselves as government. We are working full throttle to translate our commitment to make 2011 a year of job creation through meaningful economic transformation and inclusive growth into reality.
"Our government is committed to fight against poverty and unemployment in a quest to improve the livelihoods of the people of our province."
The office of the Premier created 143 jobs; Public Works 581, Agriculture 1 536; Sport, Arts and Culture 15, Education 17 890; Local Government and Housing 939; Treasury 17; Safety, Security and Liaison 2; Roads and Transport 19 978; Health 8 860 and Social Development 2 566 jobs.
The Extended Public Works (EPWP) sector in Limpopo has created over 17 800 temporary jobs during the period over review.
The social sector has created 3 303; infrastructure 9 337; environment 307; while the non-state sector has created 4 927 jobs through the EPWP programme.