Tourism Deputy Minister Tokozile Xasa says the department will intensify its efforts to help women and young people from townships to get business opportunities in the sector, as government makes a push for an inclusive economy.
Deputy Minister in the Presidency, Buti Manamela, says African youth are a catalytic force for the attainment of the African Union’s Agenda 2063.
When Aphiwe Cengimbo matriculated in 2011, what he knew for sure was that he wanted to be in the media and digital industry.
“I have by no means arrived at my destination and I do have challenges but my business is growing, progress is achieved every day and this I owe to the NYDA for believing in my vision when all I had was a broken wash plant machine,” said thirty-five-year old Siyabonga Shange, owner of Sbumeister Trading cc, an Industrial Plastic Recycler (IPR) based in Pinetown, Durban.
Deputy Minister in the Presidency Buti Manamela has commended the Board, audit committee, management and the staff of the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) for receiving a clean audit.
The Eastern Cape Legislature will be hosting their 2015 Youth Parliament this morning.
It’s been 39 years since the historic Soweto students’ uprisings, when young people took to the streets on 16 June 1976 to protest against the imposition of Afrikaans as a medium of instruction in schools.
Pretoria - Deputy Minister in the Presidency responsible for Planning Monitoring and Evaluation, Buti Manamela, will this morning address the Isibalo Symposium and the Youth Enterprise Summit in Cape Town.