The Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, Hon. Adv. Michael Masutha, will convene the third Correctional Youth Summit at Randfontein in Gauteng, on Saturday (18 June 2016), as part of a series of Youth Summits being hosted across the country. The Minister will be hosted by the Honourable Mayor of Randfontein Local Municipality, Cllr. Mzi Khumalo.
The Nomvula hitmaker Nathi Mankayi, who has shot to music industry stardom after spending time behind bars, will also join the Minister on the panel to motivate the youth about how he has turned a new leaf in his life.
The Minister of Justice and Correctional Services has embarked on a series of Corrections Youth Summits to explore ways of optimising the potential and energies of young people and to divert them from crime and offending behaviour.
The Minister’s campaign entails engaging young people, particularly those at risk of ending up in correctional centres, together with various stakeholders who have a role in accelerating the development of the South African society. Minister Masutha is on a drive to build partnerships with communities, as well as stakeholders in government and the private sector to prevent crime.
The Minister will highlight how young people, who make up the largest segment of the inmate/offender population, can avert the criminal route to meet their material needs, and furthermore, find innovative ways of utilising the resources available at correctional facilities to advance a local developmental agenda.
Media is invited to join the Minister as follows:
Date: Saturday, 18 June 2016
Venue: Toekomsrus Stadium, Randfontein (Gauteng)
Time: 9h00
We wish to request media attending to please confirm attendance by sending their details to Ofentse Morwane at ofentse.morwane@dcs.gov.za or 076 419 4884 or Matshidiso Mapole at matshidiso.mapole@dcs.gov.za or 076 478 3620.
Enquiries:
Adv. Mthunzi Mhaga
Cell: 083 641 8141
