Ndabeni-Abrahams promises digital training to Limpopo youth
The minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams visited Valoyi Royal House in N’wamitwa outside Tzaneen last Thursday.
The visit was part of her twoday visit to traditional leaders in Limpopo, to introduce vocational training initiatives offered by the entities of the department to the community of Limpopo.
Unemployed young people across Limpopo will be trained in cell phone repair, website design, film and television production, as well as mobile technology.
The program is earmarked for 50 000 unemployed youth across South Africa and seeks to prepare workforce for future investors.
“As the department, we saw it important to invest in skills that will help South Africans not be out of jobs, but most importantly to help South Africans to be able to be responsive to the market needs as we are in the digital economy,” she said.
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The officials made a courtesy visit to the local post office which is in a deteriorating condition, however, the minister made an assurance that the post office will be renovated by SITA.
Ndabeni-Abrahams said SITA will also avail three bursaries on key skills that will be identified by her department together with LEDET.
They also visited the youth centre in the area to hand over 20 laptops with internet connection.
“As of today the lab has changed from computer lab to cyber lab because we are connecting them to the world and the people who are going to use it will be cyber citizens themselves,’ she said.
She said on top of the programs that are already offered in the computer lab, National Electronic Media Institute of South Africa (NEMESA) will expand the programs with programs that are accredited through NEMESA to empower the youth of N’wamitwa.
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She also handed over certificates to 33 small, medium and micro enterprises (SMME) from Capricorn and Vhembe districts where the programme has already been implemented.
Hosi N’wamitwa the second, Tinyiko N’wamitwa thanked NdabeniAbrahams and her team and said such initiatives are a perfect example that political leaders in government can collaborate with traditional leaders to serve their communities.
She was accompanied by MEC for Economic Development and Tourism, Thabo Mokone, MEC for CoGHSTA Basikopo Makame, Executive mayor of Mopani Pule Shayi and mayor of Greater Tzaneen Municipality Maripe Mangena.
The minister concluded her visit on Friday when she visited Ga Seleka Village in Lephalale.
