EDITORIAL: Urgent need for an overhaul of the National Skills Fund
30 September 2022 - 05:00
All forms of state corruption drain resources intended for service delivery and are to be condemned but one form that is particularly tragic in its consequences is the depletion of funds intended for skills development.
SA has an unemployment rate of nearly 34% with most of the unemployed being unskilled while youth unemployment is the highest in the world at a rate of about 64% among those aged between 15 and 24 years. Imparting skills to these people can be life-changing, lifting them out of a life of poverty and joblessness...
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