David Makhura was victorious on Wednesday after being re-elected as Gauteng Premier. Winning by just 38 votes, Makhura had been nominated alongside the Democratic Alliance’s Solly Msimanga during the Gauteng Provincial Legislature’s sixth sitting.
The representation of young people in Parliament and the provincial legislatures was hotly debated during and after the 8 May 2019 elections. As she assumes her new role, Hassan’s focus will continue to be rooted in education, together with youth unemployment.The issue of education is quite high up, but also the issue of youth unemployment and youth entrepreneurship. I think there are really great programmes that already exist, but we do need to rework some of those programmes and figure out what’s more useful to young people,” said Hassan.
However, she is of the view that the mixture of youthful and more experienced MPLs will yield great results. Members of the 6th Gauteng Provincial Legislature take their oaths on 22 May 2019. Photo: Chanel Retief