President Zuma meets Soweto learners in Brisbane

Thursday, November 13, 2014

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has met with two South African learners from Moletsane High School, who are in Brisbane, Australia, to attend the G20 Youth Programme.

The two learners were selected by the Australian government through a school essay competition on the importance of the G20 for both South Africa and Australia.

The President met with Ofentse Mahasha and Hlengiwe Moletsane, who are accompanied by their teacher Elliot Mashinini.

The G20 Youth Programme is taking place from the 11-17 November.

In the G20 Youth Programme, the learners will partake in youth forum discussions, have meetings with G20 senior officials and engage with group representatives.

They will also tour the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre where the G20 Leaders’ Summit is taking place.

The two learners expressed appreciation for getting an opportunity to meet the President, and they assured him they would work even harder to get a good education and participate actively in the economy of South Africa.

The President commended the inspirational youngsters for taking an interest in issues that affect South Africa and the world at large. – SAnews.gov.za