Ramokgopa takes the youth jobs plan to Rosebank as the Medium-Term Development Plan comes into focus

Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Maropene Ramokgopa delivers the keynote address at the National Youth Development Agency’s second Annual Youth Investment Indaba on Friday, with the department saying her address will stress the government’s commitment to speeding up youth economic empowerment.

The Indaba starts at 9am in Rosebank, Johannesburg. According to the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, it brings government, development finance institutions, the private sector, organised business, skills development institutions and other stakeholders into one room to work on practical ways to increase youth participation in South Africa’s economy.

The department said this year’s gathering builds on the outcomes of the inaugural Indaba. Its stated focus is mobilising catalytic investment, supporting youth-owned enterprises, expanding access to economic value chains, aligning skills development with labour market demands, and addressing what the department calls the structural barriers that continue to limit meaningful youth economic participation.

Ramokgopa’s participation, the department said, underscores the importance of integrating youth development priorities into national planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation frameworks, particularly through the Medium-Term Development Plan. Her address is expected to emphasise coordinated action across government and its social partners to translate policy commitments into measurable outcomes, strengthen accountability, and ensure young people participate in and benefit from the country’s economic transformation and development agenda.

The department also framed the engagement as reinforcing its own role in monitoring government’s progress towards inclusive economic growth, employment creation, skills development and improved opportunities for young people.

This account is drawn from the department’s statement as carried by SAnews (South African Government News Agency), which summarises the planned event and the department’s stated intentions rather than reporting outcomes. The statement does not set out targets, figures for youth unemployment or enterprise support, or what the Indaba is expected to commit to, and none are asserted here. What the gathering produces, and what the department’s monitoring role shows against the Medium-Term Development Plan, will be a matter of record after Friday.

Source: SAnews (South African Government News Agency), https://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/minister-ramokgopa-address-nyda-annual-indaba