Minister of Home Affairs Malusi Gigaba
while speaking during a youth dialogue hosted by the South African Youth
Council on Tuesday in Mfuleni, emphasized the importance of such
dialogues.
The forum focused on youth employment and
other youth development.
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa was the
main speaker and he encouraged the youth to read more.
Minister Gigaba said government cannot
succeed in the pursuit of its programmes unless it listens to opinions that
come from a broader array of South African social groups.
“Government does not have the monopoly of
wisdom about what to do to get things right. People in South Africa
Meanwhile Minister of Health Aaron
Motsoaledi who was also in attendance at the forum raised his concern regarding
the lack of qualified healthcare workers in the country.
In 2013 there was an estimated shortage of
80 000 healthcare professionals in the country with the private sector
having 70% of the country’s doctors.
Minister Motsoaledi said the opportunities
that the department has are to encourage and train young people in order to
take over the jobs that are there.
Motsoaledi said the concern is the very few
doctors that are trained in the country. So through the Cuban programme we are
starting to shift this in the right direction.
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