Zuma: Youth focus on Commonwealth Day
2013-03-11 15:37
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Johannesburg - South Africa will celebrate Commonwealth
Day on Monday by focusing on youth development issues, President Jacob Zuma
said.
In a statement issued by the international relations
department, Zuma said this year's theme for the day was "Opportunity
through Enterprise: Unlocking potential with innovation and excellence".
"By celebrating this day on 11 March 2013, South
Africa, in collaboration with other Commonwealth members, is joining hands in
intensifying the development of our young people and creating new opportunities
to unlock their potential."
Youth workers needed to be recognised for their
contribution to uplifting the lives of young South Africans.
Investment in the youth was a global necessity because of
problems such as high levels of unemployment, crime and HIV and Aids.
South Africa would host the first Commonwealth conference
on the education and training of youth workers at the University of SA's (Unisa)
Pretoria campus next Monday.
"It is expected that the conference will bring
together participants from across the Commonwealth member states for three days
to deliberate on 40 years of progress in education and training towards
professionalising youth work."
- SAPA
