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Mpumalanga Department Accused of Failing Disabled Job Seekers
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AI-generatedThis article covers a local government employment shortfall in South Africa's Mpumalanga province. No direct commercial mechanism, commodity price impact, supply chain disruption, or company margin effect is identifiable. The event is a policy compliance and social advocacy issue without concrete commercial channels.
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- Mpumalanga Department of Public Works, Roads and Transport filled only 16 out of 157 EPWP positions reserved for people with disabilities for 2025-2026.
- Activists criticize the department's claim that disabled individuals are deterred by social grants or reluctance to disclose disability.
- Oupa Zitha from Disabled People South Africa calls for collaboration to improve employment opportunities.
- Provincial government urged to comply with Employment Equity Amendment Act requiring 3% workforce disability representation.
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