Youth Parliament Interactive Session - 16 October 2020

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Youth Parliament Interactive Session - 16 October 2020


Programme Directors: Hon. Ms S. E. Lucas, MP
Deputy Chairperson of the NCOP Hon. Mr. L. Mphiti, MP
 Member of Portfolio Committee on Youth, Women and People with Disabilities
TIME TOPIC / FOCUS  SPEAKER 
08h00-09h00
09h00-09h02
09h02-09h07
 09h07-09h10		 Test Period Commences (Zoom)
Moment of Silence for Prayer and Meditation
National Anthem
 Opening Remarks

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 Hon. Ms. S. E. Lucas, MP Deputy Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces
09h10-09h15 High Level Input:  Contextualizing the Youth Parliament Interactive Session: Highlighting salient issues for urgent response by the Executive Hon. Ms. K. D. Mahlatsi, MP Member of Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
09h50-10h05 Sports, Arts and Culture: A macroeconomic overview of the Cultural and Creative Industries and Interventions in place to maximize Youth Participation Hon. Mr. N. Mthethwa, MP Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture
10h05-10h20

Maximizing Access to Small Business Opportunities for the Youth:

  • Provide an overview of the small business opportunities that are currently available for the Youth
  • Expanding access to Financial and Technical Support
  • Interventions to dismantle business monopolies, thereby widening access to new markets for the youth
  • Outline the Department’s Response Plans towards expanding access to Small Business Opportunities to the Youth Post COVID 19
  • Plans in Place to Revive Rural and Township Economies
 Hon. Ms. K. Ntshavheni, MP Minister for Small Business Development
10h20-10h35 Youth and the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Leveraging Opportunities Presented by the Fourth Industrial Revolution to Advance Youth Economic Empowerment Hon. Ms. P. Kekana, MP Deputy Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies
10h35-10h50 Department of Employment and Labour Response Plans: Expanding youth employment opportunities in the Public and Private Sectors Hon. Mr. T. W. Nxesi, MP Minister of Employment and Labour
10h50-11h30 Interactive Discussion/Questions/Inputs ALL
SESSION TWO: PROVINCIAL RESPONSE PLANS SUBJECT: Youth Power- Growing South Africa together in a time of Covid-19 
Programme Directors: Hon. Ms. S. E. Lucas, MP Deputy Chairperson, National Council of Provinces Hon. Mr. I. Ntsube, MP Provincial Whip: Free State (National Council of Provinces)
11h30-12h05 PROVINCIAL RESPONSE PLANS ALL Provinces

RESPONSIBLE MEMBER 

Eastern Cape: MEC F Nkomonye 5 minutes

Mpumalanga: MEC P S Ngomane 5 minutes

Northern Cape: MEC A Vosloo 5 minutes

North West: MEC K Mosenogi 5 minutes

Western Cape: Hon. Ms. D Baartman 5 minutes

Gauteng: Hon Ms. F. Hassan 5 minutes
12h05-13h00 Interactive Discussion/Questions/Inputs
SESSION THREE: MINISTERIAL RESPONSES SUBJECT: Youth Power- Growing South Africa together in a time of Covid-19
Programme Directors: Hon. Ms. S. E. Lucas, MP Deputy Chairperson, National Council of Provinces Hon Mr. X. Nqola, MP Member of the Portfolio Committee, Justice and Correctional Services
TIME TOPIC / FOCUS  SPEAKER 
13h00-13h15 Higher Education Interventions:  Interventions to expand adequate access to Higher Education, to ensure proper alignment to South Africa’s Labour Market Opportunities to the Youth-Post COVID 19 Leveraging Opportunities Presented by the Fourth Industrial Revolution Hon. Mr. B. Manamela, MP Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation
13h15-13h30 Social Development Interventions: Violence Against Women and Femicide Prevention Campaigns (Youth Lens) Hon. Ms. L. Zulu, MP Minister of Social Development
13h30-13h50 Interactive Discussion/Questions/Inputs ALL
13h50-14h00 Closing Remarks/Way forward Hon Mr. X. Nqola, MP Member of the Portfolio Committee, Justice and Correctional Services