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READ | Unemployed young people spend R1 000 a month searching for jobs on Weekend Argus
16 May 2022Weekend Argus’ Velani Ludidi chats to young people in the Cape Town area about the costs they have to face when job-seeking.

Listen | Beyond the cost on 702
13 May 2022Youth Capital’s Project Lead speaks to Relebongile Mabotja and John Perlman on 702 about job-seeking costs and how to reduce them.

READ| High job-seeking costs for young South Africans on Daily Maverick
13 May 20228 in 10 young people said they have to choose between looking for work and buying food. Daily Maverick speaks to young people from the Youth Capital Network.

Read | Why job-seeking costs need attention on The Daily Vox
13 May 2022The Daily Vox’s Fatima Moosa unpacks the finding from Youth Capital’s research report on job-seeking costs for young South Africans.

Read | Job-seeking costs on GroundUp
13 May 2022GroundUp’s Marecia Damons attended the launch of research report ‘Beyond the Cost’ on job-seeking costs for young South Africans.

Listen | ‘Beyond the Cost’ with John Maytham on Cape Talk.
13 May 2022Youth Capital’s Project Lead Kristal Duncan-Williams speaks to John Maytham on Cape Talk about solutions to reduce job-seeking costs.

‘Beyond the Cost’ on The Talking Point, SAfm
10 May 2022In this interview with Cathy Mohlahlana, Youth Capital’s Project Lead, Researcher Senzelwe Mthembu and Duma Gqubule discuss job-seeking costs.

Youth trapped in job seeking’s revolving doors
29 Apr 2022In the Mail & Guardian, Youth Capital Campaigner Phila Prince Msutu shares his journey in and out of education and short-term job opportunities that lead nowhere.

On Daily Maverick | Reflecting on youth and imagination as the means of changing the world for the better
1 Apr 2022In this Space co-hosted by Youth Capital, activists discuss the role of civil society in working towards a South Africa that works for all its citizens. The space was covered by Daily Maverick

UNLOCK JOBS | QUESTIONS FROM THE LAUNCH, ANSWERED.
3 Dec 2021At the end of October, Youth Capital launched its second publication, Unlock Jobs, co-hosted by the Mail & Guardian. Here we answer the questions asked during the live discussion.

WATCH | YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT IS NOT BUSINESS AS USUAL.
2 Dec 2021Youth unemployment is a growing crisis; it’s urgent that young people’s experiences drive a youth employment strategy.

PODCAST | HOW SHOULD WE INTERVIEW in 2022 TO UNLOCK JOBS?
23 Nov 2021Should we interview young job-seekers differently in 2022? Youth Capital’s Policy and Learning Manager speaks on Cape Talks about critical shifts.

WATCH | UNLOCK JOBS ON SMWX.
19 Nov 2021Youth Capital’s Project Lead Kristal Duncan-Williams caught up with Dr Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh to discuss Youth Capital’s latest publication, Unlock Jobs.

ANALYSIS | YOUNG PEOPLE GOT TOUGH LOVE AT THE MEDIUM TERM BUDGET.
12 Nov 2021With over 9 million young people not in employment, education or training, youth unemployment should have been one of the priorities of the Medium Term Budget. But it wasn’t.

PODCAST | YOUNG PEOPLE AND VOTING.
5 Nov 2021Where are all the young voters and why aren’t they casting their ballots? Lester Kiewit spoke to Youth Capital’s Mario Meyer and Casimiro Sithole on Cape Talk to find out some of the reasons behind it.

OPINION | Tackling youth unemployment requires sustained and coordinated action.
5 Nov 2021In this opinion piece on the Mail & Guardian, Youth Capital stresses the importance of understanding young people’s roadblocks to employment and develop coordinated and sustained solutions.

OPINION | LESSONS FROM YOUTH WORK INITIATIVE
11 Oct 2021Did the Basic Education Employment Initiative work for young people? In this article for the M&G, Youth Capital, ORT SA CAPE and Youth@worK include the small shifts that would improve the programme.

LISTEN | Lessons from the Basic Education Employment Initiative
8 Oct 2021Youth Capital reflects with Elijah Mhlanga from the Department of Basic Education on learning from Phase 1 of the Basic Education Employment Initiative on SAfm.

READ | YOUTH CAPITAL ON LE MONDE
29 Sep 2021Why is youth unemployment in South Africa a crisis? Youth Capital’s Project Lead contextualises the crisis on Le Monde.

LISTEN | Youth Unemployment on BBC Africa
29 Sep 2021What is it like to be young and unemployed ? Youth Capital Influencer Kananelo Khoetsa shares her lived experiences with BBC Africa.

LISTEN | SMALL SHIFTS TO TACKLE YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
28 Sep 2021Podcast | We join Hillary Musarurwa, Luvuyo Maseko and Dr. Solange Rosa from the Bertha Centre to discuss small shifts to tackle youth unemployment.

LISTEN | Why looking for work needs to be affordable
15 Sep 2021In this interview with Lester Kiewit, Youth Capital’s Project Lead Kristal Duncan-Williams and Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator’s Chief Brand Officer Kuben Nair speak about making job-seeking affordable.

LISTEN | three improvements to make public employment work.
10 Sep 2021Did the Basic Education Employment Initiative work for young people? Youth Capital’s Policy and Learning Manager discusses Youth Capital’s study on Voice of the Cape.

LISTEN | Youth Capital on Al Jazeera The Take
23 Jul 2021Youth Capital Influencer Bonginkosi Mchunu speaks to Al Jazeera about the unrest and youth unemployment.