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Gauteng Premier Panyanza Lesufi says they are cutting the budget for food parcels in order to create more work opportunities in the province.

Gauteng Premier, Panyaza Lesufi at the launch of the Gauteng Waste Management & Food Security EPWP programme at Dobsonville Stadium on Sunday.Gauteng Premier, Panyaza Lesufi at the launch of the Gauteng Waste Management & Food Security EPWP programme at Dobsonville Stadium on Sunday.

Lesufi has launched the Cleaning and Greening Expanded Public Works Programme at the Dobsonville stadium in Soweto on Sunday. The programme has created 6000 temporary work opportunities. It aims to tackle littering and illegal dumping in townships, informal settlements and hostels.Gauteng Premier, Panyaza Lesufi launches the Cleaning and Greening Expanded Public Works Programme“We’ve got the budget for the food parcels. And I really believe they are demeaning.

[WATCH]: Mam’Maipato Madlala, a Green Army member, expresses her gratitude for the opportunity to form part the programme.

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