Hon House Chairperson, whilst the IFP supports this Budget Vote, I would like to make a plea to the Minister in this department that, when unemployment stands at 25,2% and the majority of our youth in this country are unemployed, it is incumbent to know - and I reiterate what I said in the Budget Vote - that we request you, Minister, to whip all your colleagues into line to make sure that they meet the objectives of creating the jobs as they have been mandated to do.

Like I said in the Budget Vote, have your finger in every single pie to make sure that young South Africans get jobs because you might take for granted what even some of your alliance partners said - that this is a ticking time bomb. Well, the reality is that it is and, being Youth Month, the reality is that the crisis of 1976 is fast going to erupt in 2013 if we do not arrest this situation of unemployment.

Therefore, we should not have unnecessary delays in implementing what should be implemented to make sure that you have got self-help and self- reliance where young people are able to sustain their own livelihoods.

Whilst there are grants, no nation can survive on grants alone. We need to walk the route of ensuring that young South Africans get jobs. Whilst we support you, Minister, please implement your plans speedily to ensure that you are able to deal with this issue as a matter of urgency.