Dec 1, 2022 | In the news, Press
According to Statistics SA, the country’s unemployment rate fell from 33.9% in the 2nd quarter to 32.9% in the 3rd quarter. However, young people still recorded the highest unemployment rates. 702’s John Perlman speaks to Lethiwe Sinodumo Nkosi, Network...
May 13, 2022 | In the news, Press
According to Youth Capital’s latest research, job-seeking costs for young people are not coming down, even though the number of interventions that aim to make the journey easier for young people. Following the launch of ‘Beyond the Cost’ research...
Jun 30, 2021 | In the news
Youth in South Africa are one of the groups bearing the brunt of the many socio-economic issues that the country faces. The pandemic has exacerbated the challenges faced by young people – a sharp rise in youth unemployment, the impact of lockdown on the unequal...
Jun 17, 2021 | In the news
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...
Apr 23, 2021 | In the news
What are internships and learnerships? These are entry points that young people can leverage to gain work experience; these can be stepping stones into a formalised career pathway. While internships are often not regulated, learnerships fall under the National Skills...