BY KEDIBONE MOLAETSI

SOUTH African National Civic Organisation (sanco) in the North West said on Tuesday that the narrow factional political battles are a threat that could derail the youth development agenda and frustrate the hopes of unemployed young people.

The provincial chairperson, Paul Sebego said: “We applaud the first ever clean audit opinion that the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) has received from the Auditor General.”

Sebegoe said that the remarkable strides that the current NYDA Board has made in shedding the cash cow image of the previous board should not dissipate when its term comes to an end in December.

He welcomed minister in the Presidency, Buti Manamela’s assurance that the National Youth Development Agency will not be politically ring-fenced by any youth formation but serve the broader interest of young people in communities.

“The assurance should allay concerns that the youth agency’s restructuring and mooted mandate review processes might be guided by factional interests and purging,”Sebegoe said.

-TDN

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