Deputy Minister in the Presidency for Planning Monitoring and Evaluation as well as youth development, Buti Manamela will interact with youth leaders in Soweto. The visit by Deputy Minister Manamela is a prelude to the Youth Career Expo that Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa will hold in Soweto on 20 February 2016.

 

The interaction with youth leaders also aims to get an understanding of the challenges facing young people so as to initiate sustainable interventions to mitigate the challenges faced by young people.

 

As part of his monitoring responsibilities, Deputy Minister Manamela will also assess the quality of service delivery of facilities that render services to young people.

Deputy Minister will also be able to share this experience with two Matriculants who will shadow him and learn more about the work done by the Deputy Minister in advancing youth development.

Deputy Minister Manamela will accompanied by Deputy Minister of Social Development Ms Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu as well as the Chairperson of the NYDA Board, Mr Yershen Pillay.

Details of the visit:

Date: Monday 15 February 2016

Time: 14h30 at NYDA Soweto Branch, 2127 Old Potchefstroom Road, Klipspruit, Soweto

16h30 Youth leaders meeting at University of Johannesburg, Soweto Campus

 

Enquiries: Matshepo Seedat 082 679 9473

 

Issued by GCIS on behalf of The Ministry in The Presidency for Planning Monitoring and Evaluation