A study conducted by the Gordon Institute of Business Science shows that fewer youth in 2017 are upbeat about the future and their career prospects than five years ago.The annual Gordon Institute of Business Science (Gibs) Youth Survey released earlier this week showed that five years ago 74% of pupils felt SA was a good place to have a successful career.But in 2017‚ just 53% of respondents said they planned to build a future in the country."The about-turn is a consequence of political infighting‚ ratings downgrades‚ the recent news that South Africa has slipped into recession and an unemployment rate of 27.7%. At the present moment‚ South Africans under the age of 25‚ who account for 51.5% of the population‚ are hardest hit by unemployment‚" Gibs said in a statement.The survey‚ conducted annually as part of the Gibs CareerExpo‚ polls 2‚500 Grade 11 and Grade 12 learners on a variety of subjects‚ including politics‚ race‚ career opportunities‚ the history of the country and the qual...
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