Youth unemployment remains a crisis in South Africa.

Youth unemployment remains a crisis in South Africa.

The latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey SA for quarter 4 of 2024 confirms that youth unemployment remains a crisis, with young South Africans continuing to have the highest unemployment rates in the country hindering equality and economic growth. According to Stats...
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...