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There will be plenty of opportunities for young people to produce content for television once the country finishes moving from analogue to digital broadcasting.

Opposition parties on Monday challenged ANC MPs to vote with their conscience and remove President Jacob Zuma during a proposed motion of no confidence.

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says government has embarked on a number of initiatives to improve the country’s skills base - key among them to get young people involved in the fields of science, technology and innovation.

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says actuarial science is an integral and indispensable part of the development of any nation as nations thrive to the extent that they are able to understand, predict and create certainty about their economic environment.

Teaching and learning commenced well in most schools countrywide, while few interruptions were experienced in other schools on the first day of the academic year.

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says the Vietnamese government will offer an increased number of scholarships for South African students to participate in Maritime studies in Vietnam next year.

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has encouraged society to play its part in government programmes that curb HIV infections and gender-based violence.

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs) play an important role in identifying the skills needs of every economic sector in the country. 

Comments attributed to African National Congress (ANC) Youth League Secretary-General Njabulo Nzuza against Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa are unfortunate and without substance, says the Presidency.

Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi says there is an urgent need for government to act decisively and redouble efforts to resolve challenges facing young people, including unemployment.