Youth pay high price of fiscal squeeze

Youth pay high price of fiscal squeeze

Young people make up half of South Africa’s working-age population. Yet 8 out of 10 have never had a job before. So, in 2023, when the Basic Education Employment Initiative (BEEI) advertised work opportunities for 245 000 young people across 23 000 schools, the...
STATEMENT | YOUTH CAPITAL CALLS FOR A WORKING NSFAS

STATEMENT | YOUTH CAPITAL CALLS FOR A WORKING NSFAS

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...