STATEMENT | YOUTH CAPITAL CALLS FOR A WORKING NSFAS

Aug 19, 2024 | Press, Statements

Advocacy campaign Youth Capital launch a national survey to quantify the true cost and impact of the mismanagement of the National Student Funding Aid Scheme (NSFAS) on young South Africans. ‘Our market outlook confirms that South Africa’s absorption rate in the...

Youth unemployment is a key election issue

Feb 8, 2024 | In the news, Press

Youth Capital kicked off its new series, Yes or No? Is youth unemployment a priority of the 2024 elections? – 30 minute dialogues with representatives of political parties, facilitated by journalist Nicholaus Bauer and youth activists – in the first...

[WATCH] YOUNG PEOPLE WERE LEFT BEHIND AT #SONA2023

Feb 24, 2023 | In the news, Press

Youth unemployment is one of the crises that is defining our country. On Thursday 9 February 2023 during the State of the Nation Address, the President acknowledged the systemic nature of the challenge; however, the speech failed to capture urgent timelines for bold...

[READ] Your neighbourhood restaurant may be more important than you realise. Here’s why[READ]

Dec 14, 2022 | In the news, Press

This opinion piece, written by Youth Capital’s Kristal Duncan-Williams and Clotilde Angelucci, with the ONE Campaign’s Tumba Tshimanga, appeared on Fin24 Business on 10 December 2022. Natalie Lakey taught herself how to cook at an early age. The fact is...

#CertifyUs: Why We Need Support to Complete our Qualifications.

Mar 7, 2022 | Blog, Education

An educational qualification can make all the difference to our chances of finding and keeping a job, as well as earning a higher salary. But too many of us drop out of school, college or university before qualifying. To add to this, some of us studying towards...