Thus, at its 53rd national conference, the ANC resolved that urgent action is needed to get more young people into the workplace. The private sector, public sector, youth organisations and trade unions must unite in action to fight unemployment through interventions that do not necessarily jeopardise the jobs of existing workers or undermine workers' rights in general.
Speaker, maybe before I sit down, I would like to address the assertion that was made here that there is no oversight over the Presidency. I just want to remind hon members that on 16 November 2011, Parliament established the Portfolio Committee on the Department of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation in the Presidency under the Standing Committee on Appropriations. The Standing Committee on Finance would do oversight over the National Planning Commission. The President is not a member of this House and, therefore, we cannot conduct oversight over a member who is not a member of the House. [Applause.] [Interjections.]
However, hon members ... [Interjections.] No, listen! Listen! There are processes established by this House to make the President account to this House by way of asking oral questions to the President, which he answers every quarter.
Hon President, your government is keen to see that the youth in rural areas benefit from government programmes. That is why you announced in the state of the nation address this year that the National Rural Youth Service Corps will create 9 rural youth hubs per province, including 23 in municipalities. The ANC is committed to preventing corruption, and it has resolved to provide leadership to society as a whole in the fight against corruption. The facts are that under this President, we have delivered by creating institutions aimed at fighting corruption. Among these anti-corruption tools are the currently existing anti-corruption unit of the Public Service and the imminent anti-corruption bureau that will be established in terms of statute to investigate corruption-related cases. [Interjections.]