Kgathi encourages youth to stand together
Monday, December 09, 2013
Speaking during the Southern Youth Pitso under the theme “Behaviour Change: A Key to Creating a Dynamic and Responsible Youth”, held at Oodi College of Applied Arts and Technology yesterday, the minister said that his ministry continued to hold Youth Dipitso to consult widely with young people.
“The number of people I am seeing here attests to the support we are getting from our stakeholders and obviously our success hinges on your presence and active participation,” he said.
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