Sixteen June was celebrated by the DA Youth of Johannesburg South by demonstrating that the youth care for those less privileged. The DA Youth hosted a soup kitchen in the Joburg CBD where people who would otherwise have spent Youth day hungry got some freshly made soup and bread.
Accompanying the young people were members of DAWN (Democratic Alliance Women’ Network) and local councillors who assisted in the feeding of about 700 people. “I am blown over with our young people and their original way of acknowledging Youth day,” said Joburg South Member of Parliament Manny de Freitas.
De Freitas said that a large percentage of young people want nothing more than to earn a decent living so that they too can earn their keep and also contribute towards the economic growth of the country. “Ironically, this soup kitchen reinforces the much needed Youth Wage Subsidy which we proposed over 10 years ago,” explained de Freitas.
De Freitas said that everyone supports the Youth Wage Subsidy which has been budgeted for by government and supported by all political parties including the ANC. “It is only Cosatu that has stalled the implementation process at Nedlac,” said de Freitas. De Freitas that the DA as well as the DA Youth would continue fighting for the Youth Wage Subsidy to be implemented just as it has been successfully done in the Western Cape.
De Freitas said that the Youth have a clear vision to honour our past and own our future. “The soup kitchen is a clear demonstration of that,” concluded Manny de Freitas MP
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