Getrude Makhafola, The New Age online The ANCYL has demanded the implementation of a 30% quota for youth companies in provincial government procurement so as to create jobs.
Addressing the media, the league said it was embarking on “mass action” for the economic empowerment of young people in the province. It said it had noted the disturbing way in which youth were left out of government service delivery processes. “Government has failed to appreciate that young people are the most affected by unemployment and need interventions like the allocation of procurement quotas and the implementation of the national youth service, which will equip them with skills,” said the league’s provincial secretary, Lebohang Mogwera. He said the youth service had, so far, only been implemented by three departments and none of 24 municipalities in the province. Mogwera called for resources to be allocated to the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) to conduct research on the status of youth development in the province. He also called for the enforcement of internships for youths in the private sector. The league said all these demands would be formally submitted to Premier Ace Magashule during a protest march scheduled to take place on Wednesday. Speaking on next year’s ANC leadership conference, provincial chairperson Khotso Morapela said: “We can assure you we will stand behind any leader who supports our fight for economic freedom in our lifetime.” Sent via my BlackBerry from Vodacom - let your email find you! -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] .
