The following speeches will be delivered by Luyolo Mphithi MP, DA Shadow Minister of Women, Youth, and Persons with Disabilities, Nazley Sharif MP, DA Shadow Deputy Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Sibongiseni Ngcobo MP, DA Member of the Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth, and Persons with Disabilities, and Baxolile ‘Bax’ Nodada MP, DA Shadow Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology at the Youth Parliament.
By Luyolo Mphithi MP – The youth of today will continue to pay for the mistakes of the ANC
DA Shadow Minister of Women, Youth, and Persons with Disabilities (079 551 9791)
“I would like to acknowledge and honour the youth of 1976. Long may their spirit live to inspire us always. Today we walk in their footsteps and their spirit as we labour around our generational issues.”
Full speech can be accessed here.
By Nazley Sharif MP – We live in a society that sometimes feels like it hates womxn
DA Shadow Deputy Minister of Women, Youth, and Persons with Disabilities (079 875 4930)
“We live in a society that sometimes feels like it hates womxn. You may disagree, and that’s alright, but in the absence of kindness and empathy, all we are left with is hate. “
Full speech can be accessed here.
By Sibongiseni Ngcobo MP – Young persons with disabilities should not be left behind
DA Member on the Portfolio Committee of Women, Youth, and Persons with Disabilities (071 414 7673)
“On Friday, 22 May, I attended a virtual Disability Webinar organized by the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities. In this webinar, different speakers representing persons with disabilities in this country unanimously said to the government, ‘We want to be heard. We want to be part of the conversation and we want to be part of the solution’.”
Full speech can be accessed here.
By Baxolile ‘Bax’ Nodada MP – The education system does not prepare the youth to solve South Africa’s problems
DA Shadow Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology (063 795 7519)
“I see Youth Month as an opportunity to understand our past, acknowledge the present and most importantly own our future.”
Full speech can be accessed here.