President Jacob Zuma says part of the reason he reshuffled his Cabinet was to give young people a chance at leadership and to prepare them for the future. This admission came after Zuma was challenged by young people at the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa about the African Union’s Agenda 2063‚ with some in the audience on Thursday saying 2063 was too far away to achieve meaningful participation of young people. Agenda 2063 is an AU-conceived strategic framework for the socioeconomic transformation of the continent over the next 50 years. It builds on‚ and seeks to accelerate‚ the implementation of past and existing continental initiatives for growth and sustainable development.

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