South Africa must find a place for youth in the 2010 FIFA World Cup programme, KwaZulu-Natal Premier S'bu Ndebele said on Wednesday.
He was speaking at the International Youth Crime and Cities Summit at Durban's International Convention Centre, according to the South African Press Association.
Ndebele said the country's youth needed to be placed in the programme so that opportunities associated with such an event "are real and accessible".
With 15,000 jobs expected to be generated and with 754 days to the kick-off, Ndebele called on youth to "position themselves" to assist the country to deliver the best soccer World Cup.
"You should engage various role players on opportunities arising from 2010 world spectacle. This government is committed to the development of young people," he said.
Ndebele also spoke about crime and said it was important for South Africa that its provinces and cities were "crime free zones in which we can proudly welcome and host citizens of the world, who would have come for the love of soccer, and possibly invest here".
"It is crucial to use platforms such as these to shut down the road to destruction that our young people are embarking upon with the scourge of crime, drugs, alcohol and sex abuses."
Ndebele said that although young people were increasingly involved in criminal activities, "the solutions...will not come from government alone but from young people themselves".
The youth had a better perspective on what they needed and what could be done to build a popular front against crime, he said.
Source:Xinhua
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