My first public appearance after I was appointed as the Deputy Minister of the National Department of Public Works was when I officially handed over the R15 million, Mangaung Police Station to Minister Charles Nqakula at Bloemfontein in June 2004.
At the same forum, government presented its framework entitled the Expanded Public Works Programme or EPWP in short. EPWP is an initiative of government to create jobs, develop skills, improve our communities and take the marginalised poor people out of the spiral of poverty.