Legislature to Host Youth Parliament 2013 The North West Provincial Legislature will be hosting its annual Youth Sectoral Parliament at Rustenburg Civic Centre on the 14th June 2013, at 10h00.
The theme of the event is “the role of youth in improving their Socio-Economic Conditions in the North West Province”. Young people from all walks of life in this province will meet with members of the provincial Legislature and relevant members of the Executive Council to raise issues that affects them.
A research conducted by the Legislature Research Unit together with Public Participation will form part of the discussion during the event. Both these units met with young people from across the province and compiled a report based on the following thematic areas such as unemployment, education and skills development and social participation and made recommendations.
Government institutions will take part and respond on issues raised and intervene with timelines that would assist the needs of youth. The Deputy Chairperson of the NYDA Board, Mr. Kenny Morolong will be part of the event and will present new NYDA strategy. These inputs will then be debated at the House to ensure that there is sufficient progress.
The NWPL has also reviewed the approach to sectoral parliaments, and has increased them from five to 18. Amongst the eighteen it is Mining Sector, Health Practitioner’ Sector, Tourism Sector, Transport Sector, Information, Communication and Technology Sector. The youth in these sectors will also participate in the sector specific parliaments during the course of the year.
Members of the media are invited to attend.
For more information contact:
Mongezi Tsenca
Spokesperson – Office of the Speaker
Cell: 072 632 0880
E-mail: tsencab@nwpl.org.za