 jobs was created in the informal sector (non-agriculture) especially in the two Metro’s of the province within the reviewed period. Whilst we are welcoming the increase in employment in the Province, we note that its unemployment rate is still above the national average as the absorption rate in the province is quite low, sitting at 29.8 percent quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q), and is equivalent to 8.2 percentage points lower than the national average of 38.0 percent q-o-q. This signifies the need for the province to absorb and create more sustainable job opportunities.
To address this and improve absorption rate, we need additional private investment particularly in rural regions beyond social infrastructure. Also, new and cost-effective initiatives as well as the quick implementation thereof are required to creating employment opportunities to attain increased absorption across the region. Capacity can be built, and more low-skill jobs can be created through revitalizing irrigation schemes for commercial agricultural activities. One way to realize this, is to increase the public capital infrastructure investment (currently accounting for less than 10 percent of the total provincial budget), by reprioritizing spending towards investing more in infrastructural projects in its industrial parks and special economic zones to attract more private investment, the task that the province is seized with. Reinvestment and support towards reskilling and upskilling of the workforce to ensure the right skills are available specifically in sectors that are more labor-intensive.
As government of the Eastern Cape, we remain preoccupied with the task of growing the economy and creating jobs as guided by the Provincial Economic recovery Plan. The plan emphasizes infrastructure investment both by government and the private sector, promoting industrialization and sector development, promoting equitable and inclusive transformation, accelerating digital transformation and utilising public finance as key drivers of our recovery efforts.
Hey stranger. I felt this way for a long time, it just means the bar is set low and I set my expectations accordingly. We both don't matter and that's ok. You're still loved.
Eh, the Isles are in "win now" mode. Remember, they were the only team to give Tampa a hard time. They are very very close to winning the cup. With the expansion draft and a flat cap there's only so much Uncle Lou can do. This team is better with him at the helm. High draft picks aren't a guarantee in the long run either. Of course I'd want the team to be set up for long term success, but at the same time when they're this close to a title I can't say I blame Lou for what he's doing right now.
Me too. I don't matter in the big scheme of things, the bar is set low!
Any idea why the engine quit?
Tarasenko has been injured quite a bit. Why do we want him?
Thanks for letting me steal this.
"It'll be done in six months"
Wish my parents lived close enough to do this. Especially since my Dad's retiring come October.
  
Yeah, my cars bring me a lot of joy. The QF has been a rocketship and I got a warranty so I won't be upset when it inevitably breaks.
Enjoy your weekend too and be safe at Cars and Coffee!
Different strokes for different folks I guess. You're probably a car enthusiast like I am who's into different stuff than I am. In the interests of making this "hobby" less toxic, I appreciate your opinion and I'm glad you weighed in.
Drive the Trofeo and the S. The base model doesn't even come with the upgraded suspension. They're different cars. And no one buys them for $70k, I agree with you they're not worth that. But at $30k it's a bargain. I bought mine because my wife and I liked the way it looked, and it sounded good. It does car things well, I didn't care (and still don't) about features other than the way it drives.
They're not though, it's based off the Giorgio platform. It's not an LX. Pentastar block, Maserati heads and Ferrari ancillaries.
The new Chrysler 300 was supposed be based off the Giorgio platform which is where this rumor started. That never happened.
They're really not garbage though. Have you driven a Ghibli? If you're going off of Doug DeMuro's review give the used ones another look. Instead of looking at them as a cheaply made wanna be sort of car, look at it as a bargain Ferrari with four doors. For about $30k you get a Ferrari motor and Alfa driving dynamics. I loved my Ghibli, but I also knew what I was getting into and I took two years to find the one I liked. Yes, it was expensive to maintain. But it was dead reliable for me, and it still sounded great and was reasonably quick for a midsized four-door sedan. I've since sold my Ghibli and got a Giulia QF which I like more, but I do sometimes miss my Maser. Especially the AWD system, it was great in the snow.
 There is no justification for the destruction of the south other than them starting a war over slavery.
I understand the point of your comment regarded the metrics of whether a person is good or not, but respectfully, the example of blaming Lincoln for the destruction of the south is a poor one because it wasn't his fault that the South seceded and started a war which could have been avoided.
Abraham Lincoln didn't wreck the south. The south seceded over slavery and started a war over it. Lincoln responded in kind. He is not responsible for their destruction; the south made a decision and they suffered for it.
Thank you!!!!! Latin people are warm and openly affectionate. My Dad kisses me on the cheek when he sees me, I'm his oldest son and there's nothing creepy about it. I fuckin' love my Dad.
Why everything turns sexual in this country is beyond me. Young girl gets hit with the ball, Rafa pecks her on the cheek in apology. What's the issue?
When riding in large groups of bikes it's safer for a rider to block traffic. Just be patient.
I feel like everyone misses this obvious point. One player does not make the whole. This team plays well because of its parts. I'm tired of people chirping about the Isles not having a superstar forward or whatever. 
Look at the teams who have crazy forward depth and realize none of them - with the exception of Tampa, where all four lines and their defense are stacked - are in the playoffs right now.Once upon a time a man and a woman prayed to have a child. Years passed. They prayed harder.
Then one day the woman stood at the tiny window at the back of their cottage and stared forlornly at the beautiful garden that lay beyond a stone wall. There flowers and trees and bushes blossomed bright. The woman inhaled their lovely scent. At last she spotted the lavender rampion, and she longed to pick them and to eat their flowers and roots. Alas, this garden was surrounded by a high wall, and no one dared enter, for the garden belonged to a powerful witch.
"I must not tread upon the witch's garden," said the woman to herself. But each day she looked longingly at the rampion, and at last she could bear it no longer. "I must get some of the rampion," she said to her husband. "I ache for it."
Her husband loved his wife dearly and wanted to give her anything he could. And so that evening, after sunset, he sneaked over the wall and into the garden. There he quickly picked a handful of the rampion and hurried back home. His wife took it and quickly ate it all. "Oh, how good! I must have more," she said, and so the next evening her husband climbed the wall once again.
Alas, as he reached down to pick the rampion, he spotted two feet before him. Trembling with fear, he looked up and saw the witch standing before him. "Thief!" she cried. 
The poor man looked helplessly at her and begged, "But please take mercy. I pick these to feed my wife."
"Ahh," said the witch. "Well then, if that be true, you may take as many as you wish. But there is one condition. Your wife is about to give birth to a child, and this child you must give to me. I will care for her like a good mother." The frightened man at once agreed.
Months later the couple gave birth to a child. They named her Rapunzel, which was another word for the rampion in the garden. The next day the witch appeared and demanded her due. What could they do? They had promised, and so, sadly, they gave their child away.
Rapunzel lived with the witch for many years, and she grew to become a lovely girl. When Rapunzel turned 12, the witch saw that she would one day lose the girl to others who might come to love her. And so, she locked Rapunzel in a tower nearby to keep her for her own. The tower had neither doors nor a staircase, only a single window. "Now Rapunzel," said the witch, "I will be the only one to visit you."
Rapunzel spent her days looking out the window, watching the world go by. When the witch came to visit, she stood at the foot of the tower and called, "Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair!"
At this command, Rapunzel let down her magnificent, braided golden