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South Africa’s labour market is not stalling. It is being defunded.

South Africa’s labour market is not stalling. It is being defunded.

May 13, 2026 | In the news, Press, Statements

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 12 May 2026 Youth Capital’s response to QLFS Q1:2026: South Africa’s labour market is not stalling. It is being defunded. Yesterday’s release of Statistics South Africa’s Quarterly Labour Force Survey for Q1:2026 should end any remaining...
Young and unemployed. South Africa needs new solutions to old problems.

Young and unemployed. South Africa needs new solutions to old problems.

May 13, 2025 | Press, Statements

The latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) released by Statistics South Africa confirms that youth unemployment remains one of the most urgent challenges of our time, with more than one in two young South Africans aged 15 and 34 are unemployed. The official...

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