Youth unemployment: Urgent shift needed
Covid-19 has sent already-high youth unemployment skyrocketing. It’s time to change our thinking on meaningful work, and look for creative solutions – like introducing a teaching assistant programme
15 July 2020 - 13:00
Youth unemployment has long been a crisis in SA, but Covid-19 has pushed the country into uncharted waters. The pandemic and the resulting national lockdown have caused a recession unlike anything SA has seen in generations — if ever.
Not only is the economy expected to contract by 7.2% in 2020 — the largest in at least 90 years — but uncertainty around the timing and magnitude of recovery has sent seismic shocks into the labour market, especially for young adults...
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