(1) Whether his department has a new policy in place that has substituted The National Rural Youth Service Corps (NARYSEC) programme for youth empowerment; if not, what is the current status of the NARYSEC programme; if so, (a) why and (b) what are the details of the new programme; (2) what is the total cost of the existing NARYSEC programme since 2010; (3) (a) what is the (i) number of youths trained in rural areas as per province and (ii) details of the specific skills that they were empowered with and (b) how many of the youths (i) now have job security and (ii) have been involved in upliftment programmes in their communities; (4) whether the stipend of R1 320 per month still applies; if not, why not; if so, how does his department determine who receives the stipend?