President Jacob Zuma will lead the commemoration of the 40th Anniversary of the June 16 Uprising during National Youth Day, June 16, at at Orlando Stadium in Soweto.
Throughout the Youth Month of June, Cabinet Ministers and Deputy Ministers are hosting youth engagement programmes throughout the country.
Below is the schedule of Ministers and Deputy Ministers Youth Month programme. Further details will be available from the respective departments.
Youth Month Programmes
Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Daff)
Minister Senzeni Zokwana
18 June 2016
Synopsis: Farming in the digital age. This activity will introduce young people to the digital world associated with agriculture, forestry and fisheries. There will be exhibition stalls by suppliers of services and machinery that will demonstrate how technological innovations have improved the way things are done. DAFF will invite stakeholders who are in the ICT sphere to come and show case how ICT has improved the sector as an attempt to lure youth in the sector.
Venue: Gauteng
27 June 2016
Synopsis: Youth in fisheries. This engagement will take the form of a Career Expo focusing on structured capacity and development support programmes that youth can access in the fisheries sector. There will be exhibitions whereby youth will be exposed to aquaculture farms and entrepreneurial opportunities in the sector.
Venue: Free State (Xhariep Aquaculture demonstration Centre)
30 June 2016
Synopsis: Association of Students in Agricultural Training Institutes (ASATI) Young Entrepreneurs Summit. This Summit will provide a platform where students, graduates, young farmers, industry role-players, government, and school going learners will share ideas on assisting graduates from Colleges of Agriculture to access farms and fully participate in the agriculture, forestry and Fisheries sectors. The platform will further allow for the establishment of new partnerships for sustainable and youth-driven agriculture and food production. Each College will have an exhibition stall where they will demonstrate Agri-innovation that is taking place in their respective institutions. It is proposed that the Honorable Minister will be accompanied by the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform.
Venue: KwaZulu-Natal, Cedara college
Deputy Minister Bheki Cele
14 June 2016
Synopsis: Youth Summit focusing on unlocking job opportunities for Youth
Six Departments with their Deputy Ministers will participate
Venue: Limpopo
Approximate number of targeted youth: 1500
24 June 2016
Synopsis: Gala Reception for Youth who hold “one of a kind” skills in the field of Agriculture Sciences
Venue: Gauteng
28 – 29 June 2016
Synopsis: Public / Private partnership between DAFF and SAPPI
Imbizo for Youth in Forestry.
Venue: Eastern Cape
Ministry of Arts and Culture
Minister Nathi Mthethwa
Between 7 and 27 June 2016, 10:00
Synopsis: DAC Entities’ Youth Month Events. The Minister will attend Youth Dialogue/Interaction at DAC entities as they host Youth events, to mark the importance of the month in the calendar. The DAC has three major playhouses which will be used to host these events. The local Community Arts Centres will be used to recruit the young people in the arts to attend.
Venue: The events are planned for Durban (KZN), Mangaung (FS) and Cape Town (WC). Launch will be held at various DAC entities in the three provinces listed above.
9 – 29 June 2016, 10:00
Synopsis: Mzansi Golden Economy Funded Youth projects Showcases. The Minister will talk at MGE funded projects headed by youth and having youth as participants and audiences. These projects will have an opportunity for Youth to dialogue/hold conversations with the Minister.
Venue: The events will take place in Limpopo, Gauteng, Free State and KwaZulu-Natal
13 or 20 June 2016, 10:00
Synopsis: The Launch of Young Patriots Programme, The Minister will launch the Young Patriots’ Programme (YPP). The Launch will also include dialogue on social cohesion, nation building, civic participation, patriotism and national symbols.
Venue: The Launch will be held Zamdela Township, Parys, Free State
15 June 2016, 14:00
Synopsis: The Launch of MANDELA GUN, the film. The Minister will open the Première of the film, MANDELA GUN, which has been supported through one of the entities of the DAC, the NFVF. The Film looks at the gun that the former President Mandela has hidden during the Rivonia trial.
Venue: The event will take place in Johannesburg.
Approximate number of targeted youth: 120
24 June 2016, 09:30
Synopsis: DAC Youth Month Programme. The Minister will join young people from Ratanda as they engage with him on issues affecting them in their creativity and on services available from the Department of Arts and Culture for the youth.
Venue: The Launch will be held at Ratanda Hall, Heidelberg, Gauteng
25 June 2016, 10:00
Synopsis: Youth in Democracy Arts & Heritage Youth Festival. The Minister will accompany young people as they gather to discuss democracy and this followed by a music and poetry performances. The DAC is collaborating with the Constitutional Hill, the agency of the City of Johannesburg.
Venue: Braamfontein, Gauteng
Minister Nathi Mthethwa and Deputy Minister Rejoice Mabudafhasi
17 -18 June 2016, 10:00
Synopsis: Recall Your History – Youth Month Event. The Minister will be co-hosting Intergenerational dialogue and Photographic Exhibition (on June 16, 1976), in collaboration with the Hector Pietersen Foundation. The dialogue will focus on life and times of Hector Pietersen, as well as those that may have influenced his life. The second part of the event is based on raising awareness of the day among the school children of today, through a photographic exhibition. The Deputy Minister will host the photographic exhibition programme with school children.
Venue: The events will both be held at Regina Mundi Church, Soweto, Gauteng
22 -24 June 2016, 10:00
Synopsis: DAC Youth Month Dialogues. The Minister will be hosting several Intergenerational Dialogues between Older persons involved in the 1976 Uprisings and Young people. Suggest Social Cohesion Advocates and Social Cohesion Youth Advocates. The dialogues will include former Ministers and Struggle stalwarts, talking to young people.
Venue: The Launch will be held at Mbombela, Mpumalanga and Galeshewe, Kimberley, Northern Cape.
Deputy Minister Rejoice Mabudafhasi
28 June 2016, 10:00
Synopsis: Indoni Youth Dialogue. The Deputy Minister will dialogue with young people on arts, culture and heritage issues. The discussion form part of Indoni Institute on their quest for young people to understand and appreciate their culture, their cultural differences and commonalities. It will promote social cohesion, moral regeneration and nation building.
Venue: Mmabana Cultural Centre, Mmabatho, North West
Ministry of Basic Education
Minister Angie Motshega
15 June 2016
Synopsis: Youth Assembly. A legacy of Read to Lead from the 1976 generation.
Venue: Alexandra, Gauteng
Ministry of Communications
Deputy Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams
17 June 2016, 10:00
Synopsis: The Deputy Minister in partnership with MTN foundation will hand over 50 bicycles and 50 pairs of shoes to needy scholars and who walk a distance of over two (2) kilometers to school.
Venue: Phangasasa High School, Gabaza Village, Tzaneen, Limpopo.
21 June 2016, 10:00
Synopsis: Launch of free Wi-Fi to the community of Mt Frere at the municipal park and to libraries. In conjunction DM will conduct live youth chat interaction on Facebook and Twitter on youth matters.
Venue: Sophia Park, Mount Frere Town, Mzimvubu Local Municipality, Eastern Cape
29 June 2016 at 18:00
Synopsis: Launch of the Boksburg Documentary. The documentary will be about rehabilitation and education of youth offenders in the Boksburg Correctional Centre.
Venue: Live feed to Boksburg Correctional Centre from the studio where it will be recorded from.
Ministry of Corporative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Deputy Minister Andries Nel
29 June 2016, 8:30 – 16:30
Synopsis: The event focus is on youth development through training. This will be linked to entrepreneurship and Career Development supported by institutions of higher learning. These are key exit strategies as both provide potential opportunities for youths to leave the CWP.
Venue: Inxuba Yethemba LM (Eastern Cape), Craddock.
Ministry of Defence and Military Veterans
Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula
17 June 2016
Synopsis: Defence Career Exhibition. Minister interacting and encouraging young women about services and careers provided by different Arms of Services of DoD
Venue: Sedibeng Region, Gauteng
17 June 2016
Synopsis: Meeting with SASSETA Bursary beneficiaries. Minister hosting dinner with SASSETA Bursary holders.
Venue: Johannesburg, Gauteng
27 June 2016
Synopsis: Provincial Department of Education Career Expo. Minister to open the Expo
Venue: Kimberley, Northern Cape
30 June 2016
Synopsis: Defence Exhibition. Minister to interact with young people and encourage them to join SANDF.
Venue: Mankweng; Limpopo
Ministry of Economic Development
Deputy Minister Madala Masuku
24 June 2016, 10:00
Synopsis: Imbizo to accelerate youth development.
Venue: Musina Local Municipality, Limpopo Province
Ministry of Energy
Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson
17 June 2016, 12h00
Synopsis: Cheque hand-over to SRC of University of Western Cape (UWC) by renewable energy company Bio Therm UWC. Ministry successfully lobbied concerned company to fund the Ikamva Lethu Fund meant for various academic programmes of impoverished learners.
Venue: University of Western Cape
17 June 2016, 14h00
Synopsis: Youth Nuclear Energy Colloquial. What the Youth ought to know!!
Platform for the Pro-Nuclear Lobby to engage the youth and punt the narrative of South Africa and the rest of Africa seeking to attain energy security that would guarantee entrenched economic development through the harnessing of industries
Venue: University of Western Cape
25 June 2016, 10h00-17h00
Synopsis: Ministerial Energy Career Ex aimed exposing school-going youth to careers in the energy sector.
Venue: Willows Stadium, Metz, Maruleng
30 June 2016, 10h00– 17h00
Synopsis: Ministerial Youth Economic Empowerment in Renewables Imbizo. Flowing from a successful engagement with various Independent Power Producers in seeking of them to embrace creating economic empowerment opportunities and job creation in this industry, this engagement would serve to create awareness and source inputs from community based youth structures and the youth in general. The Expo which is to be staged in support of the Engagement, would serve to draw school-going youth and expose them to the good in renewables
Venue: Galeshewe Stadium, Kimberly
Deputy Minister Thembi Majola
27 June – 01 July 2016
Synopsis: Learners Focus Week (LFW) is a career guidance platform encouraging learners to study Mathematics and Science at Tertiary Level so as to take up careers in Engineering, Geology, Metallurgy and other related studies in the energy sector.
Venue: Eastern Cape Province, Port Elizabeth.
Ministry of Environmental Affairs
Deputy Minister Barbara Thomson
23 June 2016, 09h00
Synopsis: Formal handover of constructed transfer system to community as part of government’s waste management initiative.
Venue: Lepelle Nkumba Municipality, Limpopo
24 June 2016, 09h00
Synopsis: Youth Graduation ceremony
The Deputy Minister will be handing over 92 certificates to unemployed youth that will enable them to play a role in the environmental sector.
Venue: University of Venda, Limpopo
Ministry of Finance
Minister Pravin Gordhan
15 June 2016
Synopsis: In Conversation with the Mystic Sadhguru: Minister Gordhan will be in Conversation with the Mystic Sadhguru, the founder of the Isha Foundation. The conversation will focus on youth leadership and how that should be directed towards dealing with South Africa’s most pressing challenges. The event will connect thousands of youth across the country through video link.
June 2016
Synopsis: World Economic Forum global shapers. Tshwane, Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town hubs are facilitating conversations with leaders to enhance the understanding of challenges and guiding the current leaders to be solution focused.
City-based hubs are the core of the global shapers community. Each hub is required to undertake an impact-generating project to better their local community. Additionally, hubs organise workshops, meetings with leaders, and other activities that increase its members’ capacity for impact as current and future leaders. Hub activities are non-political, non-partisan and always focused on the great public good.
27 June 2016
Synopsis: Business Accelerator Programme: Primedia will relaunch the Business Accelerator programme, in conjunction with Nedbank. The programme profiles businesses with growth potential that are creating new jobs. It has been running for years, prompted partly by Minister Gordhan challenging Primedia to do something about youth unemployment. Primedia has come up with yet another programme that aims to encourage business to increase the number of internships and learnerships they provide to the youth.
It has been proven that the more young people stay out of work, the more unemployable they become. In partnership with EOH, 702 would like to extend this internship programme to many other companies in other sectors. Together we hope to create tens of thousands of internship & learnership positions, which we believe will result in long term employment.
Venue: The event will be broadcast live on 702.
Ministry of Health
Deputy Minister Joseph Phaahla
29-30 June 2016, 10h00 – 16h00
Synopsis: Follow up Engagement with the Youth on Healthy Lifestyles.
Venue: Ackerville Stadium, Mpumalanga
Ministry Of Higher Education and Training (DHET)
Minister Blade Nzimande
24-25 June 2016, 08:00-15:00
Synopsis: The DHET and the Department of Public Works will host a Career Expo and Imbizo Limpopo Province
Venue: Bela Bela Local Municipality
23 June 2016, 08:00- 15:00
Synopsis: Launch of Waterberg Tvet College, Thabazimbi Campus. The DHET will officially launch the newly build Waterberg tvet college campus build in Thabazimbi
Venue: Thabazimbi Local Municipality Limpopo Province
Deputy Minister Mduduzi Manana
18 June 2016
Synopsis: Higher Education Imbizo: The purpose of the imbizo is to communicate to the community of Mdantsane the work that national government is doing and engage on youth matters that pertain to education and skills development.
Venue: Mdantsane, Eastern Cape Province.
20 June 2016
Synopsis: “First things First” HIV/AIDS and TB campaign, to contribute to the National Strategic Plan which seeks to eradicate the scourge of HIV/AIDS and TB. It focuses on testing as well as pre and post counselling and TB screening, amongst other things, in post school learning institutions.
Venue: Elangeni TVET College (Ntuzuma Campus), KwaZulu-Natal Province.
21 June 2016
Synopsis: Inspection of the Samsung Engineering Academy which was launched on the 15th of April 2016 in partnership with MerSETA and the City of Tshwane. The Academy is a combination of Electronics and Refrigeration & Air-Conditioning Academies.
Venue: Tshwane North TVET College in Temba, Hammanskraal, Gauteng Province.
24 June 2016
Synopsis: Dialogue on student sexual violence: The dialogue seeks to start a conversation between young men, women of Rhodes University and health practitioners about the dangers, consequences and ramifications of sexual violence.
Venue: Rhodes University, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape Province.
28 June 2016
Synopsis: Launch of the Renewable Energy Programme by the Energy and Water SETA in partnership with the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality: The launch of “Artisan Development and Entrepreneurship Training Renewable Energy Skills Programme.
Venue: Nangoza Jebe (formerly Centenary Hall), New Brighton, Eastern Cape Province.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Minister Malusi Gigaba
Date TBC
Synopsis: #Sweet16 ID Campaign event Gauteng: The objective of this event is to highlight the importance of the Identity document. In terms of the law all young people from 16 must possess and ID document. We aim to host 16 year-olds who are first time applicants for a Smart ID card, and where Minister of Home Affairs will then hand over the Smart ID cards to the group as a symbolic gesture to recommitting government to youth development. This is supporting the national Youth Month theme and messaging.
Venue: TBC, Gauteng
Deputy Minister Fatima Chohan
15 June 2016
Synopsis: The Deputy Minister will be handing over smart ID's to Learners of Cedar High School.
Venue: Mitchell's Plain, Cape Town.
Ministry Of Human Settlements
Minister Lindiwe Sisulu
23 June 2016, 10:00-14h00
Synopsis: Vulindlela Enhanced People’s Housing Process is a rural project which delivered over 10 000 since 2011. It has improved the lives of ordinary community members such as unskilled youth; women and previously unemployed graduates in different disciplines are now employed. The event will seek to celebrate delivery of 4.3 million houses and housing opportunities since 1994 while profiling young and old economic beneficiaries brought about this successful project.
Venue: Vulindlela, Msundunduzi Municipality, PMB, KwaZulu-Natal
01 July 2016, 10:00-13:00
Synopsis: Handover of Youth Build houses as stated on activity number 1
Venue: Matlosana Local Municipality, Klerksdorp, North West
Ministry Of International Relations and Cooperation
Minister Maite Nkoane-Mashabane
23 June 2016
Synopsis: Public lecture event targeting the youth.
Venue: Ganyesa community Hall, Kagisano – Molapo North West
Ministry of Justice and Correctional Services
Principal: Deputy Minister Thabang Makwetla
21 June 2016, 10h00 – 16h00
Synopsis: Young Inmates/ Juveniles Imbizo
Ministry of Mineral Resources
Minister Mosebenzi Zwane
17 June 2016, 10h00
Synopsis: Commemoration of youth day in collaboration with Barberton mines (Pty) Ltd
Venue: Baberton (Schoemansdal Village) Community Hall, Mpumalanga
Ministry of Labour
Deputy Minister Patekile Holomisa
24 June 2016, 09:00
Synopsis: Public Employment Service outreach (Youth focused)
Venue: Duncan Village Taxi Rank, Duncan Village
27 June 2016, 10:00
Synopsis: Delivery of the Department’s programmes, i.e. Career Counseling
Venue: Tshezi Traditional Council, eNenga AA, Mqanduli Eastern Cape
13 June 2016, 10:00
Synopsis: Delivery of the Department’s programmes, i.e. Career Counseling.
Venue: eMaxesibeni Traditional Council, Ngqwara AA Mqanduli Eastern Cape.
04 July 2016, 10:00
Synopsis: Career guidance
Venue: Bozzoli Hall, Mangosuthu University of Technology, KwaZulu Natal
Ministry of Police
Deputy Minister Maggie Sotyu
21 June 2016
Synopsis: Community Outreach Programme on addressing the problem of violence and crimes in schools, and donating 100 chairs and desks to one of the needy schools in support of conducive learning.
Venue: Sasamala High School, Phuthaditjhaba Municipality, Harrismith, Free State
23 June 2016
Synopsis: Community Outreach Schools Safety Programme with the opening of the police station, to monitor the functioning of Schools Safety Programme in the Northern Cape.
Venue: Keimoes Combined School, Siyanda District Municipality, Keimos, Northern Cape
Ministry of Public Enterprises
Deputy Minister B Magwanishe
18 June 2016 at 09h00
Synopsis: Youth opportunities Expo to focus on youth entrepreneurship and how the SOC are positioned to support business through their programmes.
Venue: Matlosana in the province of the North West.
Ministry of Public Works
24 and 25 June 2016, 09:00
Synopsis: Youth Career Expo
Venue: Mamakwa High School grounds, Bela-Bela, Limpopo
Ministry Of Public Service and Administration
Deputy Minister Ayanda Dlodlo
23 June 2016, 11h00
Synopsis: Exhibitions on business opportunities, Skills development opportunities in public and private sectors, available programmes for youth in distress.
Venue: Western Cape, Oudtshoorn (Rural farming town) Toekomsrus Community Hall (Toekomsrus Township).
Ministry of Small Business Development
Principal: Deputy Minister E Thabethe
15 June 2016
Synopsis: Youth Empowerment Seminar. The outreach event targets young people who are mainly unemployed and would like to start small businesses and cooperatives. The department will assist them to register, prep them regarding information required to create business plans and assist them to access funding. Share opportunities available from various government departments, mainly from the economic cluster.
Venue: Mangata Sports Ground, Botlokwa Molemole Local Municipality, Polokwane
21 June 2016
Synopsis: Erasmus Youth Cooperatives Outreach. Awards ceremony for those that have completed the cooperative’s training offered by DSBD and awarding of certificates of registration to all those the department assisted to register their cooperatives. The Cooperatives development Division will also share with the community opportunities available for coops and other businesses.
Venue: Erasmus Community Hall, Ga Rankuwa, Tshwane Local Municipality
22 June 2016
Synopsis: Makapanstad Outreach Campaign Makapanstad Agrico, Makapanstad Traditional Council, Tshwane Local Municipality. The event will consist of two programmes for the day. The first programme will be about sharing information pertaining to the programmes and services offered by the DSBD. The second part of the programme will be an award ceremony for young agricultural students that have just completed a learnership programme on farming.
Venue: Makapanstad Agrico, Makapanstad Traditional Council, Tshwane Local Municipality
27 June 2016
Synopsis: Nongoma Access to Opportunities Campaign and Central supplier’s Database (CSD)Registrations event. To share with young people in the area opportunities available from government procurement and challenges thereof in relation to compliance.
Venue: Nongoma Multi-Purpose Community Centre, Nongoma local municipality
Ministry Of Social Development
Deputy Minister H Bogopane-Zulu
24 and 25 June 2016
Synopsis: Round Table Dialogue on prevention of drug use among adolescents and young adults
Venue: City of Tshwane, Gauteng
26 June 2016
Synopsis: International World Drug Day
Venue: Hamanskraal, Gauteng
Ministry Of Sport and Recreation South Africa
Minister Fikile Mbalula
17 June 2016, 11h00
Synopsis: Handing over of Sport Facility. Empowering our youth towards self and sport development
Venue: M.P. Malatji High School LM: Limpopo, Seshego
23 June 2016, 09h00
Synopsis: Handing over of Sport Facility – Multipurpose Court Opening of Two/2 Community Gyms. Empowering our youth and communities towards self and sport development
Venue: Walmer Secondary School Port Elizabeth
Principal: Deputy Minister GC Oosthuizen
18 June 2016, 09:00
Synopsis: Sport tournament to mobilize and encourage youth to vote and further promote the notion and benefits of a healthy lifestyle
Venue: Community Sport Centre Zithoben, Bronkhorstspruit
Ministry of State Security
Deputy Minister ENN Molekane
23 June 2016
Synopsis: Official opening of the 40th Youth Anniversary at the Intelligence Academy.
Venue: Mafikeng
Ministry of Telecommunications and Postal Services
Principal: Minister Siyabonga Cwele
June 2016
Synopsis: Launch of Computer Laboratories
Venue: Veritas High School, De Aar, Northern Cape and Hammarsdale, KwaZulu-Natal
Deputy Minister H Mkhize
21 June 2016
Synopsis: The Deputy Minister, Hon. Prof. Hlengiwe Mkhize, together with non-profit community organizations and the Department’s agencies involved in the development and diffusion of ICT Skills, will be launching a winter training project aimed at equipping the youth in and out of school with ICT skills such as animation and broadcasting to better position them in the ICT Sector.
Venue: Grabou, Western Cape
24 June 2016
Synopsis: The Deputy Minister, Hon. Prof. Hlengiwe Mkhize, together with the Department’s agencies will visit Bethlehem in Thabo Mofutsanyane District Municipality to host a Youth ICT Skills Workshop which will also have an exhibition of bursaries and employment opportunities for the youth in the ICT Sector.
Venue: Bethlehem, Thabo Mofutsanyane District Municipality, Free State Province
28 June 2016
Synopsis: The Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services led by the Deputy Minister, Hon. Prof. Hlengiwe Mkhize, will visit the young women of North West Province with the aim of making them aware of the benefits of ICT as well as the opportunities that still exist in the ICT Sector for young women.
Venue: North West Province
Ministry of Tourism
Minister D Hanekom
16 June 2016
Synopsis: Interactive engagement between the Minister and youth from local communities in Tshwane during visits to iconic tourism sites as part of the department’s social tourism initiative to stimulate domestic tourism among South Africans who may not afford to travel to these sites.
Venue: Tshwane, Gauteng
17 June 2016
Synopsis: Interactive engagement between the Minister and youth as part of the graduation ceremony of Gauteng youth who have attained qualifications through the NDT National Youth Chefs Training Programme.
Venue: Gauteng (venue to be confirmed)
23 June 2016
Synopsis: Interactive engagement between the Minister and youth as part of the graduation ceremony of Western Cape youth who have attained qualifications through the NDT National Youth Chefs Training Programme.
Venue: Cape Town, Western Cape (venue to be confirmed)
26 June 2016
Synopsis: Interactive engagement between the Minister and youth participating in the finals of the SA Schools Football Association at the launch of the social tourism partnership with SASFA.
Venue: Reiger Park, Boksburg, Gauteng
Principal: Deputy Minister T Xasa
Synopsis: Interactive engagement between the Deputy Minister and youth from local communities in Tshwane during visits to iconic tourism sites as part of the department’s social tourism initiative to stimulate domestic tourism among South Africans who may not afford to travel to these sites.
Venue: Tshwane, Gauteng
Exact date TBC
Synopsis: Interactive engagement between the Deputy Minister and youth as part of the graduation ceremony of Eastern Cape youth who have attained qualifications through the NDT National Youth Chefs Training Programme.
Venue: Eastern Cape (venue to be confirmed)
Ministry Of Trade and Industry (DTI)
Minister Rob Davies
23 June 2016, 10:00 - 15:00
Synopsis: The Minister will be embarking on a public participation programme, where he will be accompanied by the dti agencies amongst others National Credit Regulator, CIPC, NCC, the local government and the dti Divisions. The aim of the programme is to engage with the youth formations and provide the platform to highlight the issues surround unemployment and skills development.
Venue: Paarl in Cape Town, Western Province.
Ministry Of Transport
Minister Dipuo Peters
National Youth Summit - 17 June 2016
Provincial Youth Summits:
Limpopo: 06-07 May 2016
North West: 13-14 May 2016
Mpumalanga - 20-21 May 2016
Eastern Cape - 20-21 May 2016
Northern Cape - 27-28 May 2016
KZN - 27-28 May 2016
Free State - 03-04 June 2016
Western Cape - 03-04 June 2016
Gauteng: Date to be confirmed
Synopsis: The Department of Transport is currently convening Provincial Road Safety Youth Summits in all nine provinces leading to the National Road Safety Youth Summit scheduled to take place on 17 June 2016. Young people are a high risk population group because they are inexperienced, overestimate their abilities, their behaviour patterns are strongly associated with expectations and social pressures that promote risk taking on the road, such as none use of seat belts, over-speeding and drinking and driving. It is for this reason that the Department is engaging and involving young people on road safety through these summits.
Venue: The preparations for the Provincial Youth Summits are on-going. Only Limpopo and North West Provinces have concluded their summits. The National Youth Summit will be held in Gauteng, at venue that is still to be confirmed.
Ministry in the Presidency responsible for Women
Minister Susan Shabangu
25 June 2016, Whole day programme
Synopsis: Inter-generational Conversation
The Department will facilitate an Inter–generational conversation between young women of today (2016) and women who participated in the 1976 uprising. The students will be mobilized from universities in Gauteng. The conversation will include discussion on the following:
Violence against women and children.
Challenges faced by women of 1976 and challenges faced by young women today.
Empowerment opportunities for young women.
Venue: Gauteng Constitutional Hill
Ministry in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
Minister Jeff Radebe
13 – 16 June 2016, 3 day programme
Synopsis: Statistics Youth Conference in collaboration with Statistics South Africa. A competition where papers are presented will culminate in young aspiring statisticians gathering at the conference to present their respective statistics papers. Those attending are selected from many who entered the competition.
Venue: Pretoria, Gauteng Province
24 June 2016, whole day programme
Synopsis: Youth imbizo focusing on infrastructure development, showcasing the King Sabata Dalindyebo (KSD) Municipality development projects. This will serve to inspire the youth in the builds industry whilst simultaneously taking stock of the strides achieved through the King Sabata Dalindyebo Presidential Project.
Venue: King Sabata Dalindyebo Municipality, Mthatha, Eastern Cape Province
21 June 2016, whole day programme
Synopsis: There will be launch of the National Youth Development Agency branch to which will provide services to the youth in the district. There will also be a youth expo to mark the launch of the branch.
Venue: Alfred Nzo District Municipality, Eastern Cape Province
27 – 30 June 2016, 3 day programme
Synopsis: Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment and Sales pitch training, to assist the youth with entrepreneurial skills.
Venue: Polokwane, Limpopo Province
Deputy Minister Buti Manamela
17 June 2016, whole day programme
Synopsis: Launch of the South Africa Youth Awards 2016 (#SAYA2016)
Venue: Johannesburg, Gauteng Province
29 June 2016, whole day programme
Synopsis: Launch of the Thulamela National Youth Development Agency branch to serve the youth of the local area with youth development services.
Venue: Thulamela, Limpopo Province
June 2016, whole day programme
Synopsis: Launch of the Schools Drama Competition.
Venue: Soweto, Gauteng Province
Enquiries:
Dr Bongani Ngqulunga
Cell: 082 308 9373
E-mail: bongani@presidency.gov.za
