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Press statement | Young people deserve a budget that works for them

Press statement | Young people deserve a budget that works for them

Research shows that unemployment is the single biggest cause of both poverty and inequality. The youth ...
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. ...
Youth Capital urges the Department of Labour to release the funds for the teacher’s assistant programme

Youth Capital urges the Department of Labour to release the funds for the teacher’s assistant programme

Following on the status of the funding for the Basic Education Employment Initiative, advocacy campaign Youth ...
STATEMENT: YOUTH CAPITAL CALLS FOR THE DEPT OF EMPLOYMENT & LABOUR TO RELEASE THE FUNDS FOR THE BEEI

STATEMENT: YOUTH CAPITAL CALLS FOR THE DEPT OF EMPLOYMENT & LABOUR TO RELEASE THE FUNDS FOR THE BEEI

Youth Capital officially requested to the Acting Director General of the Department of Employment and Labour ...
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 ...
#Budget2024: Why South Africa can’t afford to stop the presidential employment stimulus

#Budget2024: Why South Africa can’t afford to stop the presidential employment stimulus

Eight in 10 young unemployed people have never had a job before. The Social Employment Fund is not perfect but it’s the best tool we have right now to ensure that young people gain their first work experience, alleviate poverty in communities and boost national spending. The programme needs government’s budgetary commitment in the medium term, write Juanita Pardesi and Kristal Duncan-Williams.
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