Mashatile to deliver Youth Day address at NWU

Deputy President Paul Mashatile is expected to deliver the keynote address at the 2025 Youth Day commemoration at the Rag Farm stadium at the North West University in Potchefstroom. He will do so on behalf of President Cyril Ramaphosa, who is in Canada to attend a G7 summit.

There will also be a career exhibition at the university.

The programme will first kick off at the Promosa Secondary School, where Mashatile and various ministers, including Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie, will hand over a multi-purpose sports facility.

This year’s Youth Day event will be held under the theme “Skills for the Changing World – Empowering Youth for Meaningful Economic Participation”.

Mashatile has called on government entities and strategic partners to accelerate and enhance meaningful interventions in bridging the gap between skills development programmes.

Youth Day 2025 | Deputy President Paul Mashatile to deliver the Youth Day keynote address in NMU:

The Deputy President says that the government is fully aware of the challenges confronting the youth, especially that of unemployment.

He adds that the executive is collaborating with those in education, skills and economic development to ensure that young people can have better access to education and economic opportunities that will address youth unemployment.

Hundreds of young people are expected to gather at a stadium at the University of the North West.

The challenges faced by the youth are expected to take centre stage; they include unemployment and substance abuse.