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1 Aug 2012

The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform in conjunction with the South African National Defence Force invite members of the media to the graduation Ceremony of 1 000 young people from the National Rural Youth Service Corps (NARYSEC) in Kimberly. The event will be held at 3SAI Military Base on Thursday, 2 August 2012.

Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform Mr Gugile Nkwinti together with top officials from the South African National Defence Force will grace the event.

NARYSEC is a skills development programme within the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform and its main goal is to recruit and develop rural youth aged 18 -35 years to be paraprofessionals who will provide community service in the communities in which they reside.

The programme was launched in 2010 and in its first intake it attracted 8 041 rural youth from around the country. The second intake in 2012 attracted more than 5 000 youth and 1 000 of these youth were sent to 3 SAI Military Base in Kimberley to undergo a non-military training programme for a period of four months, starting on 3 March 2012 ending on 2 August 2012.

The youth received non-military training which involves instilling a culture of discipline through character building and life skills orientation.

The details of the media briefing under the following details:

Date: 2 August 2012
Venue: 3SAI Military Base in Kimberly
Time: 10h00 – 14h00

Transport from Bloemfontein and Kimberly the event will be provided, therefore journalists should RSVP before: 31 July 2012, 12h00, to make necessary arrangements.

For RSVP kindly contact the following officials:

Tshepo Diale
Tel: 012 312 8532
Cell: 071 850 1751

Sehloho Mphati
Tel: 012 312 8112
Cell: 083 977 4040

Enquiries:
Sehloho Mphati
Tel: 012 312 9648
Cell: 083 977 4040

Issued by: Department of Rural Development and Land Reform
1 Aug 2012

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