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We should never view young people as lazy, because that is an incorrect diagnosis of the issues faced by South Africa’s youth. Young people want access opportunities to learn, work and build better futures. That is why we launched the Ithuba Youth Development Programme, with a target of placing...

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Fanyana Mofokeng1 month ago

@ActionSATshwane South Africa deserves leaders like you, South African Youth have been marginalised, it’s enough, many corrupt leaders implemented policies that promoted youth as being lazy. Whilst they not & never was, today’s youth, they resilient, they smart and are going to make a change soon

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Kgosi Kgosi1 month ago

Young people have never been lazy. What happens is they get tired of the system that’s rigged against them as they get older then eventually end up settling for crumbs to make ends meet. By that time, that youthful energy has been depleted and they focus less on their dreams.

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South African Motorbike Delivery Association1 month ago

Mayor, as South African Motorbike Delivery Association, we have reaching out to your office, in relation to the motorbike delivery industry within the city. We are not getting any response to our emails

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2TappedIn707🍃1 month ago

Mayor, you cant do it allow, allow us South Africans to assist where we can @MduduziMats I believe bhuti ungenza umehluko omkhulu kabi🙏🏾🙌🏾

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Gloria Ndlala1 month ago

Mayor help me with water leaks city of Tshwane is failing to help resolve the problem they just ignored my reference 6001480862 its been 8 to 9 years of reporting the same issue 😢 my car is left outside because I can't get in my yard as it is sinking

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Gumgedle1 month ago

@Kaya_Ntwana The only real mayor in South Africa

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Pre-School dropout1 month ago

Mayor how we assist, we have training Facilities, and resources that can develop the #NEET in Services, Wholesale and Retail, Transport and Logistics and Education

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Ruyedzo Mutizwa1 month ago

The question is how do you inculcate a work culture among the youth? Opportunities exist but most of the time there are no takers who are willing to work.

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The Lion Is King1 month ago

Vele you don't want to address the issue of water in Ekangala? We are approaching 4th week without water.

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SpholaM1 month ago

Hi U announced the installation of Wi-Fi at libraries in March 2026 and one of the libraries is Akasia Library and to date..There is no WIFI there for young people to use...any update on that?

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Call9111 month ago

Bronkhorstspruit has been without water for almost 4weeks and we are close to election cant you see thats sabotage what are you doing about it?

Maggs Naidu ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ's profile picture
Maggs Naidu ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ1 month ago

There are lazy young people, lazy not so young people, lazy older people. There are also very hard working ones at all ages.

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OG1 month ago

The owner of the Flat has paid the minimum debt which was required for us to have electricity. Electricity was supposed to be restored yesterday and nothing has changed. We have been living in darkness for over a month and nobody is checking for us. Electricity was cut off early in the morning but the restoration is non existent 🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️

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Leon Kriel1 month ago

@HermanMashaba Young people all have similar issues. 1. Our schooling system fails to equip SA students for the real world eg driving licenses, real work experience. 2. Very little educated adult role models. 3. No hope and no volition. #techocraticgovernance

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Daddy K1 month ago

Hi Dr please kindly help us in 📍 Garankuwa we are faced with such a mess specially in Mmakau or u can call it Ramogodu 🙏

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ProudlySouthAfrican1 month ago

That's the way to go...thank you madam Mayor🙏🏽💚💚💚🥳

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Fatpig401 month ago

Wow so impressive please vote ANC

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AfricanRainmaker1 month ago

Please consider adding a mentorship component to your youth and SME programs Madame Mayor @nasiphim -

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Thami1 month ago

We just need to reskill the youth Mayor.We need to channel the youth into technical skills.The biggest challenge is those that dont have matric for one reason or the other we need to find a way to absorb them and give them technical skills that the economy needs.

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SA is home1 month ago

Youth are lazy to vote, they have lowest voter turn out 18-30, they enjoy poverty and unemployment cause they are comfortable with the ANC government

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BlackNgamla1 month ago

I've heard Black South Africans Nasiphi saying other Black South Africans are lazy sis wam...

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Bheki Zulu1 month ago

The only mayor there is in South Africa.

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Sipho Ngwenya1 month ago

I'm confused. I thought the narrative was that it wasn't a skills issue, but that foreigners were taking jobs skilled South Africans could do. Why isn't the programme just placing qualified people into work opportunities? Especially those that have been unemployed the longest.

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Jingles1 month ago

Something desperately needed Dokotela.. please paint the roads in the capital... Please Sisi.

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Infonomics1 month ago

Thank you Mayor for creating opportunities for a Black Child.

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