The Star reports that in a controversial recruitment approach, Emfuleni Municipality recently organised a job raffle, which it claimed provided equal opportunity. However, this initiative has led to public outcry over issues of fairness and transparency.
The selection process was held at the Sebokeng Driving Licence Testing Centre (DLTC), where hundreds of hopeful job seekers lined up in long queues, all anxiously waiting to hear if their names would be drawn in the lottery-style selection process. A boy was asked to pick out the lucky names. The job raffle, intended to fill 100 general worker positions for residents of Wards 36 and 37, followed the Gauteng Department of Transport’s recent allocation of R138 million to fast-track the long-overdue completion of the Sebokeng DLTC. But, many residents expressed frustration over the unexpected shift in the application process as they were originally told to hand in their CVs and copies of their qualifications at the Sebokeng DLTC. A resident from Zone 7 shared her deep frustration and disappointment with how the job raffle was handled. She explained that when news of the general worker positions broke, she followed every instruction by submitting her CV in a brown envelope along with certified copies of her qualifications, just as required. She used what little money she had to make copies, get them certified, and purchase an envelope, hopeful that her dedication and qualifications would improve her chances of being selected. “We were later told to just write our names on a piece of paper and drop it in a box, like a lucky draw. It was heartbreaking,” she said. She also voiced concerns about gender inequality in the selection process, stating that the outcome appeared to heavily favour men.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Masabata Mkwananzi at The Star
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