National Youth Commission Appointments: shortlist

Meeting report

JOINT MONITORING COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN, YOUTH AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
28 June 2000
NATIONAL YOUTH COMMISSIONERS: SHORTLISTING

Documents handed out:
Standard Interview Questions (attached)

MINUTES
The Joint Committee agreed on the following ten people to be interviewed on 29 June 2000:

Daniel Van Vuuren
Gladys Ramushu
Nketu Mathima
Yoliswa Makhosi
Ishmail Mbalula
Dr. V. Pillay
Lucy Mphelo
Charles Cecil Davids
Thembeni Gambule
Prince Mokoteli

Each interview will last 30 minutes. The questions to be asked in the interviews were agreed upon.

Appendix 1:
APPOINTMENT OF NATIONAL YOUTH COMMISSIONERS - JUNE 2000
STANDARD INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
1. About yourself
1.1 Your name and surname
1.2 Briefly outline your strengths and weaknesses in relation to the position applied for
1.3 Why do you think that you are qualified to fill the position?
1.4 How do you understand the concept of integrity? (Has there been any past action that can be used against you to question your integrity)?
1.5 Your understanding of youth development and community participation?
1.6 South African Youth are regarded as the lost generation criminals, victims of HIV & AIDS, and with no sense of responsibility, your views on that?

2. National Youth Commission
2.1 Share with the panel your understanding of the National Youth Commission
2.2 Role of National Youth Commission
2.3 Functions of the National Youth Commission
2.4 The role of National Youth Commission in transformation and Youth development
2.5 The National Youth Commission and Governance (relationship to government structures vs independence)

3. Your understanding, gender equality in relation to youth development

4. Should Disabled Youth be developed separately or should they be integrated in the broader youth activities

5. Outline the challenges facing youth today?

6. In your own words please define an appropriate behaviour of a youth commissioner?