Answer:
The National Youth Development Agency outlined their mandate, key programmes, past performance and challenges. They came under heavy scrutiny by the Committee for the exorbitant amounts spent on salaries and the absence of concrete detail about its programmes. The Committee sought greater understanding of its repeated request for a R1 billion budget allocation and requested details about its turnaround strategy. The NDYA was asked why only 131 of their 217 local offices are functioning.
