I partly
agree with that assertion, because I have the labour survey from Stats SA, about the number of young people that are not in training, that are not employed, that are not in any education institution, well it's a big number, it's a big number, it's that as government probably we come down, down below what you call the TVET College.
We must think of a college that will accommodate those of our young people, who don't have matriculation, who have not passed grade seven - now for TVET College there are certain entry requirements that can exclude some of the young people, so it's important as government and it's a matter that we discussing as the Council, to say come up with a community college that would not require any entrance qualification.
Take every one young person, assess that young person, and give this young person a skill, because most of these most young people, because of their conditions where they live, they could not go to school, as much we have made education as ANC-led government, free, children that are attending our primary schools, children that are attending secondary school, they do so free and they get food at school, well, there are
some public governing bodies agree that we can pay money because we can afford, but there is no child that can be excluded on the basis of non- affordability [Applause.]
That is known but there are areas in our rural communities where these young people did not present themselves in any school facility. These are young people that are not in education, that are not in training and that are not employed. What do you do with that? Now, they can't be admitted in university, they can't be admitted in a college, now create a facility that will accommodate them but finally give them a skill, train them. So that is the matter that is before our council. It's a matter that is confronting this government but you know where come from with this matter. It's a matter of our historical past, which are trying to address and we are not consistently blaming that past. What is before us is to address those challenges but let's not forget where come from. Thank you very much.
Question 6: