DA Youth calls for NYDA Chair to resign over wasting public money on self-promotion and not on youth jobs
The Democratic Alliance (DA) Youth calls for the resignation of the Chairperson of the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA), Sifiso Mtsweni, who used the life and legacy of Solomon Mahlangu to promote himself. This is a tasteless act, which has left South Africa’s youth in a state of shock who have questioned the agency’s role in job creation and the empowerment of South Africa’s 6 million unemployed youth.
The official unveiling of the revamped Mahlangu tombstone took place in Mamelodi and to the surprise of many, it also was engraved with the name of the NYDA Executive Chairperson, Sifiso Mtsweni.
The DA Youth condemns this populistic stunt by the NYDA, to use the tombstone of Kalushi to gain relevance for their Chairperson. It is a disgrace to try to claim easy victories in this manner while millions of young people remain unemployed. It is a disgrace that this entity sat and agreed to waste money on the promotion of Mtsweni.
This is a new low for the NYDA board.
The NYDA has a long legacy of self-enrichment while leaving the youth of the country to suffer. Once again those who have made zero contribution to uplifting the lives of South Africans are trying to associate themselves with those who sacrificed their lives for this cause for the youth of this country.