From the left: Thami Manyathi (Head, Department of Transport and Public Works), Shirley Llevendal (Cape Peninsula University of Technology), Phangi Mahlarhi, Viwe Madala, Balisa Masiza, Lerato Dikhutso, MEC Marius Fransman and Derick Apollis (Department of Transport and Public Works) at the recent launch of the Work-Integrated Learning Programme.

Driven by the Corporate Affairs Bursaries Component, this initiative will focus on giving 77 young students practical experience in the Department of Transport and Public Works during their studies. The program aims to target students studying scarce skills such as engineering, architecture and quantity surveying.

Head of the Department, Mr Thami Manyathi, emphasised that the Department of Transport and Public Works was in a postion to make a difference. "Infrastructure is a key service for economic growth and fighting poverty," he said.

130 study bursaries will be made available during the course of 2006 as part of the Masakhe iSesizwe launch, which will take place in February 2006.