By 2019, 60% of Africa's population was between 24-35 years old, and one in fiveyouths were either unemployed, uneducated or not in school.

Projections show that by 2050, the number of youths will double to 850million, and nearly 38% of these youths will want to move permanently to another country.

With a youth poverty rate of 70% and rising, governments will have to contend with increasing criminal activities, strain on the fiscus arisingfromsocialwelfare support,and lowproductivityarisingfromanon-skilledworkforce, among other micro and macro-levelproblems.

You are a member of the Africa Youth Empowerment Task Force Team.

1. What criteria would you advise the Minister of Youth Affairs in your country to consider so as to get the 'youth empowerment' issue on the policyagenda?

2. Using a framework commonly used in policyformation, Conductathorough stakeholderanalysisforthispolicy issue:

- clearlyidentifyingthe various official and unofficial actors and

- their power/influence/interest using a framework commonly used in policyformation.

3. Assume that the issue has successfully been placed on the agenda. Use any one of the policy formulation approaches to devise the best policy option for 'youth empowerment in South Africa.