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Sport, arts and culture, youth

The National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) in partnership with the Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality in the North West recently launched a Youth Build programme involving 100 unemployed rural youth from Taung and surrounding villages who are being trained in plumbing and welding.

Sport, arts and culture, youth                                                

Life will no longer be the same for scores of young people in the eThekwini Municipality following the establishment of the Youth Development Office.

Learners who did not perform well in the June and September trial exams will now be allowed to complete their Grade 12 over a period of two years.

For the next two years a group of 25 young designers will learn the art of jewellery making and experience how some of the best designers in Italy and Switzerland go about their work.

South Africa, in partnership with its neighbouring Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries, will use innovative ways to find a solution to the problem of illegal immigration. “We have been working hard with SADC sister countries to find solutions to this international challenge.”

As South Africa marks another Transport Month the Minister of Transport, Dipuo Peters, has highlighted an affordable, safe and reliable public transport system as a key focus area for the country.

President Jacob Zuma recently addressed diplomats, ambassadors and South African-based high commissioners and members of the media on South Africa’s foreign policy.

There is a growing number of South African youth finding solutions to address the social ills they face daily.