Tourism Deputy Minister Tokozile Xasa says the department will intensify its efforts to help women and young people from townships to get business opportunities in the sector, as government makes a push for an inclusive economy.

Government is set introduce an integrated National Anti-gangsterism Strategy to address the scourge, Cabinet announced on Thursday.

Young offenders, who are serving prison sentences, have encouraged the youth of South Africa to focus on getting an education and to avoid being involved in criminal activities to improve their living conditions.

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says actuarial science is an integral and indispensable part of the development of any nation as nations thrive to the extent that they are able to understand, predict and create certainty about their economic environment.

Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande says serious action will be taken against those who have fake qualification certificates.