DEPARTMENT of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane has published the national youth policy (NYP), aimed at promoting young South Africans over the next decade.
The policy wants to introduce positive youth development outcomes for young people at local, provincial, and national levels in South Africa.
The NYP defines young people as those aged between 14 and 35 years.
The department acknowledged the high celling of 35 years for ‘youth’, but said that this ceiling remains in place to help address “historical imbalances” in the country. Using this definition of youth, the policy covers around 20.6 million people – 37% of the population.
The policy outlines a wide range of topics including education, skills development and social support.
A large part of the policy also reflects on the country’s high youth unemployment rate and the interventions which could be introduced to get more young South Africans into
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