The ANC welcomes the recent institution of the Gauteng Youth Employment Strategy and the Township Enterprise Hub, TEH, as a job-creation project. In particular, the TEH seeks to promote youth-owned enterprises and services, and to increase the participation of youth in the economy.
The TEH projects will be constructed in the areas of Sebokeng, Sharpeville, Kagiso and Katlehong. Each hub will host three clusters of work. The first will be automotive, such as body repairs, spray-painting, wheel and tyre fitment, general motor repairs and car spares. The second one will be centered on general services, such as car washes, hair salons, laundromats and Internet cafs. The third one will be centred on light manufacturing, which will include furniture, cleaning chemicals and clothing textiles.
The Gauteng Youth Placement Programme will also focus on youth employment and will target 18- to 24-year-olds. This is structured as a partnership between the government and the private sector, where government will provide incentives to private-sector placement firms to recruit, prepare and place young people in private-sector jobs.
Getting the nation working is one of the ANC's priorities and we all need to partner with government to make this a reality.