Zuma Urges Youth To Fight Cancers eating Away Societies

Jacob Zuma's Urge

 

President Jacob Zuma has urged the Youth Of South Africa to become an integral part of the struggle for a better life. He was addressing hundreds of people at Youth Day commemorations at the  Phelandaba Sports grounds on Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

National Youth Day is being commemorated under the theme: Working Together for Youth Development and a Drug Free South Africa.

Zuma says the youth must fight back against drugs and substance abuse; crime and gangsterism child and women abuse; teenage pregnancy and truancy as well as the fight against mob justice and xenophobia.

He paid tribute to the youth of 1976. Zuma says that “we have come a long way since 1976”. The president praised the youth of 1976 “who took on the might of the apartheid state. He also remembers Hector Petersen, “who became a symbol of the student uprising and quest for freedom and a better life”.

Zuma says that the special message to the “youth of the Republic today, is that you must become an integral part of the struggle against all these cancers that are painfully eating our society”.

He says alcohol and drug abuse in particular, are slowly eating into the social fibre of communities.

“We must fight the scourge with the same vigour that we fought apartheid, and the zest that is displayed in our successful fight against HIV and AIDS today.”

Zuma says, “The youth have become slaves of drugs such as Nyaope, whoonga, tik and Kubar amongst others. Others are slaves to alcohol abuse.”

"Drug and substance abuse have serious implications for the millions of citizens because they contribute to crime, gangsterism, domestic violence, family dysfunction and other forms of social problems. Thus as Government, we must respond more vociferously than ever, to the cries of the youth of Eldorado Park, Mabopane, Westbury, Mamelodi, and other areas who are facing the onslaught of drugs.”

He adds: “We have heard the cries of the youth of Gugulethu and Mitchell’s Plain, Valhala Park and other areas against crime and gangsterism.”

Telkom Agrees To R200 Million Internet Fine

Telkom

 

Telkom SA has agreed to pay a fine of 200 million Rand to settle complaints that it used it's dominant Market position to the detriment of other internet providers .Telkom agreed in April with the Competion Comission to pay a seperate R449 million fine for using it's dominant position to block competition from other network providers.

 

With all of the ongoing problems that Telkom seem to be having they also announced that the companies HEADLINE EARNIINGS per share declined by 73.2% in the last financial year.

Headline Earnings per share  then futher decreased by another 87 cents.The decline was largely as a result of the cost voluntary severance packages and a provision for the Competion Comission fine and  other legal matters . In March Telkom also announced that it would offer voluntary  severence packages to thousands of its employees.

In the reporting year Operating  Revenue fell  by 1.7% to R32.5billion while the comapany's operating expenses excluding  the impairment  witnissed an increase of 2.2% to R32bn.

 

The CEO of Telkom said despite their current financial peformance ,there was a oppurtunity for the comapny to build a profitable and sustainable business.

 

CEO Sipho Maseko said the following "I believe that Telkom is well positioned, through its unique fixed-line infrastructure and network, to facilitate the e-Enablement of our country on a commercial basis," he said.

"We remain well capitalised and have a strong financial base to work from." Maseko said success would require a complete transformation of Telkom. A full strategic review was currently underway focusing on medium and short-term interventions.

"Tough decisions will have to be made, particularly regarding costs and the decommissioning of unprofitable services," Maseko said.

On the positive side, ADSL subscribers increased by 5.2% to 870 505. Active mobile subscribers increased by 3.4% to 1.5 million. Mobile data revenue increased by 123.3% to R364m while fixed-line data revenue increased by 3.6% to R10.4bn

 

 

Well Wishes expected For Nelson Mandela On Youth Day

Youth day

 

South African's will be celebrating Youth Day on the 16th Of June under the shadow of the illness of former President of South AFRICA, Nelson Mandela.

 

The common theme at  Youth Day events is expected to be well wishes for MADIBA.

The former president is now entering his nineth day of treatment at a Pretoria Hospital for a Lung Infection. Madiba's granddaughter known as Ndileka has become the latest family member to be visiting her grandfather.Mandela's wife is also frequently been visiting the hospital.On Saturday his wife was seen entering the hospital on three occasions . Earlier Nelson's daughter from his first marriage Makaziwe,visited the hospit. Makaziwe was accompined by her daughter,Tukwini.Mandela's other daughter from his second marriage,Zinani Mandela-Dlamini,also paid her father a visit along with other members of the family.

 

The 26th of June 2013 marks 37 years since the 1976 Soweto Schools uprising,which Youth Day commemorates. Current President of South Africa Jacob Zuma will address the National Event in Northen KwaZulu-Natal. Other Provinces will also be holding celebrations.

 

Guateng will mark Youth Day with a march along theroute taken by the protesting 1976 learners from the Naledi High school to Orlando Stadium situated in Soweto. It's been said that Provincial Leaders will also be joining the march which aims to highlight present-day youth issues like poverty andhigh unemployment numbers.

 

 

 

 

Unemployment On The Rise

 Every Country has it's own prominent problems and it is unfortunate that it is that of the unemployment line in South Africa,it has been said today that the number of unemployed people has increased by 4.4% or 197 000 between the second and third quarter of this year according to the Quarterly Labour Force Survey published by Statistics South Africa.

The unemployment Rate its self has increased by 0.6 of a percentage point from 24.9% to 25.5% over the same period .The Free State remains the province with yet the highest unemployment rate sitting at a total of 32%.

However at the same time that this had happened there was also a increase of 198 000 persons in the number of unemployed people driven mainly by new job opportunities in the public sector. All sectors of the economy except private households experienced growth in employment numbers .Employment in the private household sector dropped by 2.5% or 29 000 in the third quarter.

The number of unemployed people in South Africa now stands at a staggering  4.7 million,the highest number of unemployment ever to been seen in South Africa since the first quarter in 2008.

It has been said that 60% of the people who are unemployed DO NOT have a matric certificate and that their prospects of getting a job are becoming worse by the day.

All we can do is hope that this is yet just another statistic.