In 2020 President Cyril Ramaphosa launched the Presidential Youth Employment Intervention as a response to youth unemployment. According to the latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey, 8.9 million young people are not in education, employment or training.
In this interview with 702 on Youth Day, Youth Capital’s Project Lead looked at how the unemployment crisis shapes the social identity of young people.
For many of us, a job is more than just a paycheck, it plays a big role in determining how we see ourselves
Kristal Duncan-Williams, Youth Capital
Duncan-Williams explores the need for a shared agenda that tackles the issue in a collaborative manner. You can listen to the interview here.
