By Ofentse Mokae
11 November 2009
Board Chairperson of the National Youth Development Agency Andile Lungisa, is expected to announce the appointment of the Chief Executive Officer of the agency during a press conference today.
The press conference is scheduled to take place at parliament this morning.
Lungisa will brief the media on the outcomes of the provincial consultations they held with key role players in the youth development sector on the establishment of NYDA provincial structures.
Lungisa recently embarked on provincial visits where he met officials from government, municipalities, civil society and political youth organizations on the establishment of the NYDA provincial and local structures in the provinces.
“During these visits we also outlined the eight priority areas the NYDA has approved to strengthen youth development in the next five years,” Lungisa said.
During the briefing Lungisa will also announce the launch of the National Youth Service Project to take place in Mitchells Plain as part of the drive by the agency to recruit not less than 500 000 young people into the youth service by April 2010.
The NYDA is a South African youth development agency aimed at creating and promoting coordination in youth development matters.
It results from the merger of the National Youth Commission and Umsobomvu Youth Fund and was formally launched on 16 June this year, as pronounced by President Jacob Zuma in his first State of the Nation Address.
11 November 2009
Board Chairperson of the National Youth Development Agency Andile Lungisa, is expected to announce the appointment of the Chief Executive Officer of the agency during a press conference today.
The press conference is scheduled to take place at parliament this morning.
Lungisa will brief the media on the outcomes of the provincial consultations they held with key role players in the youth development sector on the establishment of NYDA provincial structures.
Lungisa recently embarked on provincial visits where he met officials from government, municipalities, civil society and political youth organizations on the establishment of the NYDA provincial and local structures in the provinces.
“During these visits we also outlined the eight priority areas the NYDA has approved to strengthen youth development in the next five years,” Lungisa said.
During the briefing Lungisa will also announce the launch of the National Youth Service Project to take place in Mitchells Plain as part of the drive by the agency to recruit not less than 500 000 young people into the youth service by April 2010.
The NYDA is a South African youth development agency aimed at creating and promoting coordination in youth development matters.
It results from the merger of the National Youth Commission and Umsobomvu Youth Fund and was formally launched on 16 June this year, as pronounced by President Jacob Zuma in his first State of the Nation Address.
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