Chairperson, as a new democracy, we have been greatly challenged by our history and aims to institute policies that can inculcate in communities equal opportunity, freedom and unity. However, the realities of poverty create great imbalances throughout the nation and among our people.
It is as though in South Africa it is the drive to attain the best democracy that keeps us going. We as a nation, however, are the architects of tomorrow. It is our duty to steer the youth of today away from these challenges and support them in being great leaders, developers and organisers of the generation to follow them. Mahatma Gandhi once said: "A country that does not invest in its youth does not have a future."
The MF applauds the introduction of the National Youth Agency Bill that will certainly assist us in addressing the challenges that we face with our youth today and enable them with the tools to cope with tomorrow. The MF is confident that this board shall deliver greatness to our youth. The MF will support the Bill.