Youth leaders and activists are seeking the inclusion of young people in strategic sectors of governance and of the economy in South Africa's seventh administration.
Calls to include the youth in strategic political, economic, and civil sectors are gaining traction. Luyolo Dwesi, a young Algoa Park activist in Gqeberha and a member of the United Nations Youth Advisory Panel, spoke exclusively to Briefly News, supporting the insistence of African National Congress Youth League leader Collen Malatji in this regard.ANCYL leader Collen Malatji and UN Youth Advisory Panel member Luyolo Dwesi call for a new course in SA politics.
“Though we have not yet reached all our targets, these outcomes provide hope that our leadership will increasingly mirror society's youthful and dynamic nature,” Malatji said., United Nations Youth Advisory Panel member Luyolo Dwesi thrust his weight behind the calls for youth inclusion in the cabinet.
"When the president adds them to his cabinet, they must instil confidence in society that young people can be in strategic positions. "Even if deputised, young people must be included in strategic departments such as trade, industry and competition, mineral resources and energy, finance and education.
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