Youth protest over unfulfilled job promises by Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi
Gauteng Youth Brigade members, who had worked as teaching assistants in schools, took their frustrations and complaints to the premier's office in the
He told City Press that if Lesufi had responded to their calls and emails, there would not have been protests. He added that their contracts were renewed after they expired in December. Then he told them that when the contracts expired at the end of last month, they would have permanent jobs.Before our contracts ended, we took the memorandum to the Union Buildings. However, we were told to wait because the president was not there to receive it due to the Cabinet being sworn-in. We waited, then we went back. All we got was a message of acknowledgement that our memorandum was received.
The premier's silence was frustrating because they had no jobs since contracts have expired. “With the opportunity gone, there are many of us and all youth who are unemployed,” said Monjane.’s Gauteng shadow MEC for education, Sergio Isa dos Santos, said that the party would refer the management of the Nasi iSpani programme and Lesufi’s promises to the Public Protector for an investigation.
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