On job creation and awareness campaigns, the PoKZN submitted that in total 1192 persons were reached through ten projects; 8 projects were for alien plant control, fencing of veld to improve management of grazing land potential, alien plant control to improve water availability for agriculture (i.e. a total of 7 projects which created 182 jobs) and cleaning of bush encroachment (1 projected that created 20 jobs). Moreover, the PoKZN reported that Junior Land Care project reached 120 learners and 870 civilians were reached through the Civil Society Mobilization Programme. The PoKZN further reported that for the first quarter it projected to treat 443 hectares of grazing land (by controlling alien plants, fencing some grazing lands, and stabilising collapsing canals) but managed to treat only 149 hectares. The reason put forward for the variance was that most of the projects were implemented late because of delays in the supply chain management processes.