"Every street in South Africa will be closed"
HIS government agency gets more than R350million a year to create opportunities for young people, but National Youth Development Agency chairperson Andile Lungisa says he will make South Africa "ungovernable" next month over the high rate of youth unemployment.
In a speech at the third summit of the Black Management Forum young professional's chapter in Cape Town on Friday, Lungisa lashed out at the ANC government, young black professionals, African leaders, the DA, AfriForum and the Stellenbosch mafia.
"In September we are going to close every street in South Africa. If there is a cheese in your fridge they are going to take it," Lungisa told the meeting.
Small businesses
He hit out at white and black professionals, telling the audience: "Those who have hairstyles, those who are wearing ties but not helping their community will be affected."
His remarks came after young black professionals asked him whether the NYDA ever gave funding to small businesses or if that was only "a myth".
Lungisa responded by lashing out at BMF young professional provincial leader Thuso Segopolo, his colleague Papama Matsiliza, DA youth leader Makashule Gana and Charl Oberholzer of AfriForum, who had just held a panel discussion on "youth as the epicentre of African development".
Lungisa told them they had been talking about Africa without knowing anything about African Union agreements.
Weakest leadership
He said South Africa's problems were due to the "Stellenbosch mafia", a group of wealthy families from Stellenbosch, whom Julius Malema last month blamed for creating opposition to nationalisation.
He then added that "currently on the African continent we have the weakest leadership ever", before the audience reminded him to answer their question about the NYDA funding.
Lungisa said the government had carried out a due diligence report, which found that the NYDA would need R600million a year to operate.
"That part was never processed by our own government. It became the first limitation," Lungisa said.
In fact, the NYDA received R370million from government in 2010, and in February this year was allocated R1,22billion for the next three years - about R400million a year.
Lungisa also said the quality of education in South Africa was very poor.
But BMF committee member Andile Nomlala said his organisation would not support Lungisa's plan to hold mass marches next month.
Nomlala said the BMF young professionals would rather find solutions, telling Lungisa they had "adopted" some township schools and were raising funds for these to be equipped with new technology.
NYDA on the warpath
"Every street in South Africa will be closed"
HIS government agency gets more than R350million a year to create opportunities for young people, but National Youth Development Agency chairperson Andile Lungisa says he will make South Africa "ungovernable" next month over the high rate of youth unemployment.
In a speech at the third summit of the Black Management Forum young professional's chapter in Cape Town on Friday, Lungisa lashed out at the ANC government, young black professionals, African leaders, the DA, AfriForum and the Stellenbosch mafia.
"In September we are going to close every street in South Africa. If there is a cheese in your fridge they are going to take it," Lungisa told the meeting.
Small businesses
He hit out at white and black professionals, telling the audience: "Those who have hairstyles, those who are wearing ties but not helping their community will be affected."
His remarks came after young black professionals asked him whether the NYDA ever gave funding to small businesses or if that was only "a myth".
Lungisa responded by lashing out at BMF young professional provincial leader Thuso Segopolo, his colleague Papama Matsiliza, DA youth leader Makashule Gana and Charl Oberholzer of AfriForum, who had just held a panel discussion on "youth as the epicentre of African development".
Lungisa told them they had been talking about Africa without knowing anything about African Union agreements.
Weakest leadership
He said South Africa's problems were due to the "Stellenbosch mafia", a group of wealthy families from Stellenbosch, whom Julius Malema last month blamed for creating opposition to nationalisation.
He then added that "currently on the African continent we have the weakest leadership ever", before the audience reminded him to answer their question about the NYDA funding.
Lungisa said the government had carried out a due diligence report, which found that the NYDA would need R600million a year to operate.
"That part was never processed by our own government. It became the first limitation," Lungisa said.
In fact, the NYDA received R370million from government in 2010, and in February this year was allocated R1,22billion for the next three years - about R400million a year.
Lungisa also said the quality of education in South Africa was very poor.
But BMF committee member Andile Nomlala said his organisation would not support Lungisa's plan to hold mass marches next month.
Nomlala said the BMF young professionals would rather find solutions, telling Lungisa they had "adopted" some township schools and were raising funds for these to be equipped with new technology.
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