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Jobs Fund<br />

• Key operational aspects <strong>of</strong> the Jobs Fund scoped <strong>and</strong> completed, including the<br />

Application Capturing System, Eligibility Assessment Tools <strong>and</strong> Policies &<br />

Procedures documents.<br />

• 2,651 applications were received from the first call for proposals.<br />

• The Enterprise <strong>Development</strong> window attracted the most applications, at 51%,<br />

<strong>and</strong> followed by Work Seekers, Infrastructure <strong>and</strong> Institutional Capacity Building<br />

<strong>and</strong> 23%, 17% <strong>and</strong> 9% respectively.<br />

• It is estimated that 186 238 jobs will be created by the first round <strong>of</strong> approved<br />

projects.<br />

• Approval progress to date is summarized follows:<br />

Projects approved to the value <strong>of</strong> R1.8 billion<br />

Eligible applications<br />

Applications received

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