Rise Mzansi leader Songezo Zibi will lead a march to the Department of Labour’s offices in Tshwane on Tuesday. Image: @SongezoZibi
Rise Mzansi to march to department of labour over joblessness
RISE Mzansi says it’s been asked by communities across South Africa to take up the plight of people over the age of 35.
Rise Mzansi leader Songezo Zibi will lead a march to the Department of Labour’s offices in Tshwane on Tuesday. Image: @SongezoZibi
Rise Mzansi party leader Zongezo Zibi will lead a march to the Department of Labour and Employment in Pretoria on Tuesday to protest against the lack of job opportunities for people over 35.
The party says that during their engagement with different communities across the country, they realized that one of the main concerns was the lack of jobs.
[🚨MEDIA ALERT] RISE Mzansi National Leader, @SongezoZibi, will lead a picket at the Department of Labour and Employment in Pretoria to protest against the barriers to jobs and opportunities for people over 35 years old.
— RISE Mzansi (@Rise_Mzansi) March 31, 2024
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RISE MZANSI TO MARCH OVER LACK OF JOBS
“During our engagements with communities, RISE Mzansi has been asked to take up the plight of people over the age of 35, who are blocked from applying for jobs and opportunities by virtue of an arbitrary age barrier, which communities across the country,” Zibi said according to SABC News.
He said South Africa needs new leaders who place people and their dignity at the centre of their politics. Zibi will be joined by Members of the RISE Mzansi National Leadership Collective (NLC), Volunteers and Organisers.
Rise Mzansi recently said it was feeling upbeat and optimistic about the party’s chances in the upcoming elections in May. Zibi says the party hopes to make a significant impact in the upcoming elections and will change the trajectory of the country’s democracy.
RISE MZANSI, ALL SET AND READY FOR ELECTIONS
The party’s national spokesperson, Mabine Seabe, said that they had covered all their bases to woo voters.
“Rise, Mzansi is more than ready. We’ve been conducting approximately 1,200 activities weekly across all nine provinces, from bustling cities to remote villages,” said Seabe.
During the Easter Weekend, the party was on the campaign trail in Fort Grey, East London, in the Eastern Cape, the province with the third largest number of registered voters.
Provincial Convenor Pumla Ngesi said the party was going door-to-door and interacting with community members in the area.
