Millions of Pula �vanish� in Youth Fund

Many youths fail and wind up unskilled and unemployed
Many youths fail and wind up unskilled and unemployed

The Auditor General’s latest report indicates that millions of Pula are in the wind in the Youth Development Fund (YDF) with non-repayment of loans and grossly inefficient recovery processes.

The report, covering the 2015 financial year, reinforces reports that emerged at last year’s Public Accounts Committee where Youth, Sport and Culture Permanent Secretary (PS), Louis Malikongwa admitted that government had no clue how much had been disbursed under the YDF or how much was outstanding.

At the time, Malikongwa said the YDF could not be monitored due to the lack of a proper loan book and outstanding balances could not be recovered, as there was no reliable tracking process.

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