EPWP Environmental Internship Opportunities – City of Mbombela

ByRainbow Time

The City of Mbombela, in partnership with the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, invites young unemployed and underemployed South African citizens to apply for the EPWP Environmental Internship Programme. The programme is aimed at empowering youth by providing practical work experience, skills development, and employment opportunities within the environmental and biodiversity sector, while contributing to environmental management across the municipality.

The internship targets matriculants and graduates between the ages of 18 and 35 who are classified as not in education, employment or training (NEET). Successful applicants will be placed within the four regions of the City of Mbombela Municipality and will receive a daily stipend in line with EPWP guidelines. Suitably qualified women and persons with disabilities are particularly encouraged to apply before the closing date of 22 January 2026 at 16h00.

Position: EPWP Environmental Internship – Grade 12
Stipend: R165.00 per day
Duration: EPWP Internship Programme
Location: Within the four regions of the City of Mbombela Municipality
Closing Date: 22 January 2026 @ 16h00

Position: EPWP Environmental Internship – Diploma / Degree
Stipend: R271.04 per day
Duration: EPWP Internship Programme
Location: Within the four regions of the City of Mbombela Municipality
Closing Date: 22 January 2026 @ 16h00

The City of Mbombela in partnership with the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment is implementing a Youth Empowerment and Development Programme under the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP). The project aims to create jobs and promote Environmental Management.

This programme addresses youth unemployment by providing employment opportunities and skills development to graduates and matriculants classified as Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET).

In light of the above, the City of Mbombela is pleased to announce a call for applications on this programme as follows:

Field: Grade 12 (51 Unemployed)
Daily Stipend: R165.00
Location: Within the four regions of the Municipality
Closing Date: 22 January 2026 @ 16h00

Field: Diploma / Degree in Environmental Sciences, Agriculture, Development Studies or any other Environmental-related qualification (51 Unemployed)
Daily Stipend: R271.04
Location: Within the four regions of the Municipality
Closing Date: 22 January 2026 @ 16h00

Requirements
  • Must be a South African citizen
  • Young unemployed and underemployed professionals between the ages of 18 and 35
  • Innovative, dynamic, and creative
  • Commitment to career development in the environmental/biodiversity sector
  • Must hold qualifications mentioned in the table above
  • People with disabilities are also encouraged to apply
Closing date and time: 22 January 2026 @ 16h00
Application Procedure

If you qualify to apply for the above position, please send your application letter together with your comprehensive curriculum vitae and certified copies of certificates to:

Senior Manager: Human Resources
City of Mbombela
P.O. Box 45
Mbombela, 1200

OR hand deliver to:
1 Nel Street, Civic Centre, Mbombela
Glass Office 1, 3rd Floor

Enquiries:
Human Resource Division: (013) 759 2095 / 9145 / 9970 / 9037

No late or faxed applications will be considered.

Should you not have been contacted for an interview within 30 days after the closing date, you may assume that your application was unsuccessful.

THE CITY OF MBOMBELA SUBSCRIBES TO THE PRINCIPLES OF EQUAL EMPLOYMENT AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND IN THIS VEIN, SUITABLY QUALIFIED WOMEN AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ARE PARTICULARLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.