The Department of Employment and Labour in the North West Province, through the Public Employment Services (PES) branch in partnership with Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality (DRKKDM) and its local municipalities will host a one-day Careers/Jobs Fair in Potchefstroom.
The purpose of the Careers-Jobs Fair is to help work-seekers to gain valuable insight about different career opportunities, including learnerships, internships, apprenticeships, bursaries and networking. It also seeks to assist work-seekers to receive career counselling, register and apply for available opportunities on the Employment Services South Africa (ESSA) portal.
The one-day Careers-Jobs Fair will also see the Department together with its partners hosting a stakeholder engagement session with amongst other employers, trade unions, private and state-owned entities, and government departments that provide opportunities to work-seekers.
The discussions will centre around the labour laws, national and local government policies, industry growth plans, employer concerns and will also offer a platform for potential solutions to foster job creation. The stakeholder engagement session also seeks to create a platform to enable the Department to carry its mandate to facilitate the creation of jobs. Consultation on the District Development Model will also takes place.
The Stakeholder Engagement programme will run concurrently with the Careers-Jobs Fair.
The details are as follows:
Employer Engagement Session
Date : Friday, 06 March 2026
Time : 09:00 – 13h00
Venue : JB Marks Council Chamber
Jobs/Careers Fair
Time : 08:00 – 16h00
Venue : Madiba Banquet Hall, Potchefstroom (Closer to JB Marks Local Municipality Offices)
The multi-pronged event will be preceded by a build-up service delivery campaigns that will take place from the 2-5 March 2026 where the Department in partnership with other stakeholders (Government Departments, State owned entities and parastatals) will be taking integrated services to Maquassi Hills, JB Marks and Matlosana Local Municipality ahead of the main event that is scheduled for Potchefstroom on the 6 March 2026.
The services that will be provided include among others:
● Supply Chain Services (DRKKD)
Media houses that are interested in covering these activities are requested to RSVP with Ms Botsang Huma at: 082 497 7438 / botsang.huma@labour.gov.za or Ms B. Kolobi bushy.kolobi@gmail.com / 082 4461740
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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