The famous Piece Jobs programme, initiated and presented by Mpho Nefale on Phalaphala FM, has caught the eye of SABC TV.

Dzinge Productions, which is subcontracted to Cut 2 Black Productions, has already started filming the scenes for Lafamailia, an SABC 2 documentary, which will be screened from April, on Tuesdays from 18:00.

The show travels around Limpopo, looking at people’s lives at work, at home and at social gatherings. The idea of the show is to encourage people to live as a family. The Piece Jobs programme was identified as one of the initiatives that have played a positive role in the economic development of the country and helping unemployed people to sustain themselves. Show director Shandukani Nesengani told Mirror: "The show is targeted at the Xitsonga- and Tshivenda-speaking viewers and it looks at different achievers around the province. Mpho Nefale is a true example of a community builder through his Piece Jobs programme, which is doing wonders in building the community. That is why we decided to rope him in."

One of the companies that benefited from piece jobs, Vhadau Properties, was visited by the production crew at their offices in Thohoyandou on Friday last week. They will be featured in the documentary because they recruited all 15 their estate agent staff members through piece jobs. Two prominent entrepreneurs, Elson Mudau and Thomas Dagada, own the company. Shortly after the shooting of the documentary, Mudau said: "We are very pleased to be part of this documentary. It just came as a surprise to us but we grabbed the opportunity with both hands. Piece Jobs has done wonders for us and our staff members are working very hard. We had 20 vacant positions and after we phoned in to the programme, we received 85 responses. We took the desired 20 and all the others are on our waiting list as we are going to open other offices in future."

The brains behind the Piece Jobs programme, Mpho Nefale, said: "People still think that the piece job programme is for the uneducated, which is not true. The programme has done wonders and we are receiving e-mails from as far as Durban and Cape Town from people who have found decent jobs through Piece Jobs. I initiated the programme in February 2004 after realizing that there is a need to win the war against unemployment. Callers normally cover the security, building, IT, repairs and education fields. Approximately 50 people get employment each day, Monday to Friday, through this 30-minute programme. I am very proud to be associated with this newly established TV documentary."