Dear MyPE A total of 661 graduates of the Eastern Cape Department of Social Development's bursary programme for social workers do not have jobs. This is extremely disappointing considering that the department offers the bursaries to address the shortage of social workers in the province. It is also indicative of poor planning, as the department should make provision for the placement of each group of graduates. In a reply to an oral question I posed to the MEC for Social Development, … [Read more...] about Social development department pays bursaries for internships, not proper jobs

