Government embarks on ambitious plan to address the crisis of youth unemployment
It is envisaged that 1% of the national budget will be top-sliced to fund a youth employment initiative
13 February 2020 - 21:48
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced an ambitious programme to address the crisis of youth employment in his state of the nation address (Sona) in parliament on Thursday night.
More than half of all young people are unemployed and of the 1.2-million youths who enter the labour market each year, about two-thirds remain outside employment, education or training...
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