The nation should learn from former president Nelson Mandela, who believed in young people, KwaZulu-Natal premier Zweli Mkhize said.
|||Durban - The nation should learn from former president Nelson Mandela, who believed in young people, KwaZulu-Natal premier Zweli Mkhize said on Thursday.
“He neither condemned them, nor regarded them as a burden on society. Instead, he viewed young people as valuable assets and successors upon whom a country depends for the continuity of development,” Mkhize said.
Mandela had created scholarships programmes for the youth, and had advocated for the creation of a better life for children during his term in office, he said.
“Mandela remains an inspirational figure for all of us and he exemplifies all of the qualities that the so-called Mandela generation should strive to have,” Mkhize said.
He was speaking at the Youth Economic Summit held at the International Convention Centre in Durban. - Sapa