{"id":5526,"date":"2026-11-10T08:07:11","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T06:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kzndarddev.kznsshf.gov.za\/?page_id=5526"},"modified":"2026-11-10T08:09:52","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T06:09:52","slug":"youth-need-agriculture-as-a-vehicle-to-improve-their-livelihoods","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kzndard.gov.za\/?page_id=5526","title":{"rendered":"Youth Need Agriculture as a Vehicle to Improve Their Livelihoods"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5526\" class=\"elementor elementor-5526\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56d4080 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"56d4080\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-659ac5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"659ac5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h2 class=\"itemTitle\" style=\"font-family: Raleway;line-height: 36.4px;margin: 20px 0px;font-size: 36.4px;padding: 30px;text-align: center;white-space: normal\">Youth Need Agriculture as a Vehicle to Improve Their Livelihoods<\/h2><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-102baf6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"102baf6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fb5d9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9fb5d9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"itemBody\"><div class=\"itemFullText\"><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/kzndard.kznsshf.gov.za\/images\/Documents\/Events\/2025\/Operation_Sukama_Sakhe_Ndwedwe\/IMG_8042.jpeg\" alt=\"IMG 8042\" width=\"658\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p><p>The KwaZulu-Natal Legislature convened a Youth Parliament at the Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma Local Municipality in Bulwer, on the 20<sup>th<\/sup> June 2025. The MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development, Ms Thembeni kaMadlopha-Mthethwa, is part of the meeting along with other MECs as part of the legislative arm of the provincial government.<\/p><p>The Legislature&#8217;s core mandate is lawmaking, oversight, and public participation. Key issues that the young people are grappling with, also expected to be high on the agenda include youth unemployment and agricultural opportunities and farmer development assistance.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/kzndard.kznsshf.gov.za\/images\/Documents\/Events\/2025\/Operation_Sukama_Sakhe_Ndwedwe\/IMG_8037.jpeg\" alt=\"IMG 8037\" width=\"658\" height=\"584\" \/><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/kzndard.kznsshf.gov.za\/images\/Documents\/Events\/2025\/Operation_Sukama_Sakhe_Ndwedwe\/IMG_8038.jpeg\" alt=\"IMG 8038\" width=\"658\" height=\"434\" \/><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/kzndard.kznsshf.gov.za\/images\/Documents\/Events\/2025\/Operation_Sukama_Sakhe_Ndwedwe\/IMG_8039.jpeg\" alt=\"IMG 8039\" width=\"658\" height=\"384\" \/><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/kzndard.kznsshf.gov.za\/images\/Documents\/Events\/2025\/Operation_Sukama_Sakhe_Ndwedwe\/IMG_8040.jpeg\" alt=\"IMG 8040\" width=\"658\" height=\"439\" \/><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/kzndard.kznsshf.gov.za\/images\/Documents\/Events\/2025\/Operation_Sukama_Sakhe_Ndwedwe\/IMG_8043.jpeg\" alt=\"IMG 8043\" width=\"658\" height=\"401\" \/><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/kzndard.kznsshf.gov.za\/images\/Documents\/Events\/2025\/Operation_Sukama_Sakhe_Ndwedwe\/IMG_8044.jpeg\" alt=\"IMG 8044\" width=\"658\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p><\/div><div class=\"clr\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div class=\"itemSocialSharing\">\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Youth Need Agriculture as a Vehicle to Improve Their Livelihoods The KwaZulu-Natal Legislature convened a Youth Parliament at the Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma Local Municipality in Bulwer, on the 20th June 2025. 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