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Youth matters

The National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) is opening doors of economic opportunity for small and medium enterprises owned by young people.

According to the NYDA’s chairperson Yershen Pillay, over the past five years the agency’s programmes has helped put a dent in the high level of youth unemployment in the country.

Youth matters

Annually, the month of June is dedicated to South Africa’s young people and is a time to reflect on where we come from as a nation and the great sacrifices that were made.

Youth matters

Over the past 20 years government has stepped up efforts to educate the country’s youth and develop their skills.

Police will be better equipped to deal with protests after more than 900 Metro Police officers and members of the Tactical Response Team (TRT) were recently trained in crowd management.

Police are stepping up the fight against drugs in the country and has declared war on drug lords.

Livestock farmers in Mpumalanga received a boost when the provincial Department of Agriculture, Rural Development and Land Administration loaned them cattle.

Taung Agricultural College’s efforts to develop the country’s agricultural industry and fight poverty have received a major boost thanks to a US $1 million (about R 10 million) donation.

New hope and opportunities are coming to the country’s rural landscape, with the National Rural Youth Service Corps (Narysec) set to speed up the development path of these areas by fighting unemployment.

South Africa’s under-19 cricket team has earned the praise of Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula and pocketed R200 000 for winning the ICC Junior World Cup in Dubai recently.

Aspiring filmmakers in Diepsloot, north of Johannesburg, now have a real shot at making their movie dreams come true, as the first film studio opened its doors in the township recently.