MEDIA ADVISORY
24 June 2021: The Minister of Social Development, Ms Lindiwe Zulu will from 24 to 25 June 2021 embark on a two-day outreach programme in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal as part of the Youth Month Programme.
This year marks the 45th anniversary of June 16 1976, when young people protested against imposition of Afrikaans by the apartheid regime as a medium of instruction. Following the advent of democracy in 1994, the new democratic government declared 16 June as National Youth Day and June as Youth Month.
The declaration honours of the contribution of the youth in the struggle for the liberation of South Africa. This year National Youth Day and Youth Month will be celebrated under the theme: “The Year of Charlotte Mannya Maxeke: Growing youth employment for an inclusive and transformed society.”
As part of the programme, Minister Zulu will address the uMgungundlovu Youth-NPO Summit and launch the uMgungundlovu Anti-Substance Abuse Forum. The activities are organised by uMzansi Youth in Business - a youth NPO based in Sweetwaters, Pietermaritzburg.
The organisation aims to empower and unite the voices of youth in Pietermaritzburg and surrounding areas through leadership, entrepreneurial skills and advocating for their needs and interests in matters that affect them. The Anti-Substance Youth Forum will work jointly with the Local Drug Action Committee to expedite the implementation of the National Drug Master Plan (2019-2024), with specific focus on drug prevention programmes targeting the youth.
Minister Zulu will be joined by the MEC of Social Development in the Province of KwaZulu-Natal, Ms Nonhlanhla Khoza.
The full details of Minister Zulu’s outreach programme are as follows:
DAY 1
Date: Thursday, 24 June 2021
Time: 11h00-13h00
Venue: African Enterprise Conference Centre, 1 Nonsuch Road, Town Bush Valley, Pietermaritzburg
DAY 2
Date: Friday, 25 June 2021
Time: 09h00-11h00
Venue: African Enterprise Conference Centre, 1 Nonsuch Road, Town Bush Valley, Pietermaritzburg
Members of the media can RSVP by contacting Ms Sharlene Naiker on 082 673 5849 / e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Ms Nomfundo Xulu-Lentsoane on 066 480 6845 / e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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