Gauteng education dept receives 120,000 applications for Covid-19 youth brigades programme

The Gauteng department of education says it has received at least 120,000 applications for its Covid-19 youth brigades programme.

While the programme is seeking to accommodate an intake of 7,000 people, the department has received at least 120,000 applications, Gauteng education MEC Panyaza Lesufi announced during a briefing by the Provincial Command Council, which is steering Gauteng’s Covid-19 response.A potential candidate would need to be between 18 and 35 years old. Once approved, they will be placed at schools, based on distance and proximity.

Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)

Youth brigades my arse, sounds like we will have fascist black or brown shirts policing our school kids.

Time to call out the Brownshirts, Ramaphosa's bully boys. Nazi parallels get more clearly defined by the day.

At least our youth shall be employed

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