NORTH West premier Supra Mahumapelo will form part of a five week long youth entrepreneurship services (YES) programme. The director of the programme, Thapelo Sekawana said the tour commence today.

“The tour starts today at Kagiso-Molopo, Moretele and Matlosana local municipalities. Setsokotsane activities will be implemented in these areas and will be followed by Mamusa, Lekwa-Teemane, Kgetleng, Moses Kotane and Tlokwe-Ventersdorp local municipalities on May 26-27. This programme is viewed as a focused platform that seeks to connect unemployed young people of the North West province.

“The aim is to connect them with the public and private institutions. We want to expose them to entrepreneurship, employment, skills development and youth empowerment opportunities available in their respective sectors,” he said.

Acting provincial government spokesperson, Brian Setswambung said the rolling out of this initiative will be aligned to Setsokotsane activities that are currently being implemented in various local municipalities.

He said this will serve as a build-up to the provincial Youth Day commemoration on June 16. Setswambung said the commemoration day will be held at Ramotshere-Moiloa local municipality on June 18.

“Subsequent to the engagements the provincial government will have with the youth during this tour, premier Mahumapelo will sign an accord with the youth on June 18. He will commit the provincial government to address issues raised during the provincial tour,” Setswambung said.

He added that the youth tour will be taken to other local municipalities during the first two weeks of June.

“We will be heightened to roll out Youth Entrepreneurship Services (YES) Provincial Action Tour in these five weeks. MECs and mayors will also be part of it. YES Provincial Action Tour is also geared towards encouraging young people to lead a healthy lifestyle. This will also give a government to listen to the challenges young people are faced with in daily basis,” he said.

-TDN

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