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Mashatile leads 49th Youth Day commemoration in North West

# Deputy president Paul Mashatile is set to deliver the keynote address at the 49th National Youth Day commemoration at North West University’s Rag Farm Stadium in Potchefstroom. He’s standing in for president Cyril Ramaphosa, who is attending the G7 Summit in Canada. Held under the theme “Skills for the Changing World – Empowering Youth for Meaningful Economic Participation”, the event honours the 1976 Soweto Uprising. He urges stronger collaboration to combat youth unemployment through education, skills development, and economic opportunity.