The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Mr Velenkosini Hlabisa, and the Minister of Finance, Mr Enoch Godongwana, held a progressive bilateral meeting regarding the CWP participants’ contracts. The meeting was essential in addressing the critical challenge of significant budget cuts to the Community Work Programme (CWP). These cuts adversely impact payments to

The Department of Cooperative Governance (DCOG) is committed to advancing poverty eradication and economic empowerment through community development, especially amongst the most vulnerable in society. The Community Work Programme (CWP) is one of the transformative flagship strategies that respond directly to social security through active economic participation.    It is important to note that CWP