Today, the Department kicks off a six-day service delivery campaign aimed at bringing essential government services closer to communities. Spearheaded by the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) branch, the campaign is taking place from 04 to 11August 2025. The initiative seeks to bring critical services closer to communities in remote areas of Blue Crane Route, Dr Beyers Naude, and Inxuba Yethemba Local Municipalities in the Eastern Cape.

Services to be provided include processing of Unemployment Insurance Fund applications, claims assessment, and resolving UIF inquiries, processing of Occupational Injuries and Diseases claims and inquiries, and National minimum wage and other basic condition. Also on offer will be the Public Employment Services (PES) where job-seekers will be afforded amongst other services an opportunity to register their CVs on the Employment System of South Africa database (ESSA), through which they can be matched with prospective employers.

The campaign is a critical function regularly undertaken by the department to ensure that services are taken closer to the communities.

The details of the campaign are as follows:

Members of the public that wish to be assisted with the above-mentioned services are encouraged to bring along the following documents:

• ID Documents/Valid Passport,
• Completed UI-19 form & Salary Schedule,
• Proof of residence,
• Bank stamped UI-2.8 form, and

• Unemployed youth should bring along a detailed CV to be registered on the ESSA Database.
  
  For media enquiries, please contact:
  
  Teboho Thejane
  
  Departmental Spokesperson
  
  082 697 0694/ teboho.thejane@labour.gov.za
  
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  Issued by: Department of Employment and Labour​

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