Hon House
Chairperson...
IsiXhosa:
... siyavumelana nesigwebo senkundla sokuba abo babexhamla bezisu zibomvana kurhulumente wocalucalulo wamadlagusha, ixesha labo liphelile ngoku. Apha kwakhiwa isizwe somntu wonke kwaye uMgaqo-siseko uyayicacisa ukuba iNkqubo yokuNikezela amaThuba kwabo babeHlelelekile ayiyindawo.
English:
We will not protect apartheid inherited privileges.
IsiXhosa:
Iyinyaniso emsulwa into yokuba...
English:
... we are facing a serious problem of unemployment but as we reorganise the department in line with the new mandate we are building on the existing policies and work
closely with other departments, youth sectors, learning institutions, the non-governmental organizations, international committee and the private sector in the efforts to try and improve the education and training opportunities to close the skills gap and of course facilitate that transition which is between those leaving school and the first employment.
We are working with the work seekers and giving them a number of opportunities and try to link them. Whilst we might protect some of our industries - what we call narrow nationalist protectitionism can also be very dangerous when we are talking about an open economy whilst we have to protect those industries. We need therefore a balancing act. Thank you.