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NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES
QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO.: 403
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 29 OCTOBER 2010
Ms M P Themba (ANC-Mpumalanga) to ask the Minister of Economic Development:
Whether he has engaged any department and/or structure of government to
look at measures to deal with youth unemployment since he took office; if
not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
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REPLY
Youth unemployment is one of the key challenges that we face. The latest
Statistics SA figures show that 3,1 million persons under 35 years old are
unemployed. This number excludes discouraged work-seekers.
The economy has to create significantly larger numbers of jobs in order to
draw young people into employment.
The Department and I have engaged the National Youth Development Agency as
well as the Economic Sectors and Employment Cluster in discussion on youth
employment and it has been identified as an area of work in the Delivery
Agreement in Outcome Four of Governmentâs new Outcomes-based Monitoring and
Evaluation System.
The New Growth Path discussion, involving Cabinet as a whole, has also
considered the challenges of youth employment.
The work that flows from these processes will examine a package of measures
to address youth employment and details will be released as soon as the
work is completed.