Sep 20, 2024 | In the news, Press
Following on the status of the funding for the Basic Education Employment Initiative, advocacy campaign Youth Capital wrote to the Acting Director General of the Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) and the Commissioner of the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) on...
Aug 27, 2024 | Press, Statements
Youth Capital officially requested to the Acting Director General of the Department of Employment and Labour (DEL)and the Commissioner of the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) to release the funds for the Basic Education Employment Initiative, in a letter dated Friday...
Aug 19, 2024 | Press, Statements
Advocacy campaign Youth Capital launch a national survey to quantify the true cost and impact of the mismanagement of the National Student Funding Aid Scheme (NSFAS) on young South Africans. ‘Our market outlook confirms that South Africa’s absorption rate in the...
Feb 21, 2024 | In the news, Press
The following article was published on City Press on 21 February 2024. Imagine having to choose between buying food for your child and spending money on finding a job. Job hunting is costly, especially when you’re unemployed and money is tight, as the latest research...
Feb 14, 2024 | Press, Statements
Latest research by advocacy campaign Youth Capital confirms that eight in 10 young South Africans have to choose between looking for work and buying food because of the high cost of job hunting, quantified around R1469 per month, according to Youth Capital’s Beyond...
Feb 8, 2024 | Press, Statements
At the time of the State of the Nation Address, South Africa sees a stubbornly high youth unemployment rate, with 9.1 million young people who are not in education, employment or training; the majority of Grade 4 learners can’t read for meaning in any language; a...
