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Azishe Ke: Opportunity Knocks!

The Government in partnership with the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) will be screening an economic opportunities series from Saturday, 1 October 2005.

The series, titled Azishe Ke: Opportunity Knocks! is a build-up to the second phase of Building a people's contract for growth and development publication that was produced by the Economic Cluster of the government in 2004. The series will showcase real live stories of people who accessed these opportunities and how this have improved their lives.

The Azishe Ke: Opportunity Knocks! consist of 13 episodes covering a range of government progammes to facilitate job creation, skills development, access to credit and business development and other support in which the general public - particularly LSMs 1-5 - can access economic opportunities that government have created.

Watch Azishe Ke: Opportunity Knocks!, every Saturday morning at 09:30 on SABC 2.

Synopsis of the first three episodes

Episode 1: The Women of Madlebe - 1 October

In this episode, we explore how government's expanded public works program has created opportunities for local women in Madlebe, KZN. We tell the personal stories of two women empowered to create employment for themselves, while laying a water pipeline that will provide running water to own homes, and that of their neighbours. We show how similar opportunities can be accessed from local and provincial government departments.

Episode 2: Singing Seamstresses - 8 October

See how the women from Illanga Clothing on the Highveld do it. Sewing her way to the top is Thembi Kgopane, employing twelve women is her promotional clothing factory. This episode focuses on the remarkable success of this team, who with the aid of business development agencies became the celebration of the town. We show what assistance was provided, and this can accessed.

Episode 3: Working for water - 15 October

Working to conserve our most precious resource, almost forty thousand people are employed in the Working for Water program nationwide. The communities around the magnificent Nagle Dam earn a living from removing alien vegetation. For Khombisile Nqumisa, it means food on her table and school uniforms for children. For the contractor, a chance to provide income for twelve families. We show how the project has made an impact on people's lives, and how you can make take advantage of these opportunities.

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