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  • South Africa’s Unemployment Crisis: A Looming Threat of Social Unrest?

    South Africa’s Unemployment Crisis: A Looming Threat of Social Unrest?

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    High Unemployment Rate

    South Africa is facing a major challenge with its unemployment rate. The article discusses the high unemployment rate and its impact on the youth. With an official unemployment rate of 33.5%, the situation is already dire, but the reality is even more concerning when we consider the expanded unemployment rate, which sits at a staggering 42.6%. This makes South Africa’s unemployment the highest in the world.

    The impact of this unemployment crisis is particularly severe for the youth. The article highlights that the unemployment rate for young people between the ages of 15 and 24 is a shocking 60.8%. Even for young adults aged 25 to 34, the unemployment rate is a very high 41.7%. Experts warn that these alarming numbers could lead to social unrest.

    The South African government needs to take urgent action to address this crisis. With such a high number of unemployed young people, the country faces a significant risk of social instability. The government should invest in programs that create jobs and opportunities for young people. They should also work to improve the education system so that young people have the skills they need to succeed in the workforce.

    Job Creation & Opportunity Needed

    This is a serious issue that needs to be addressed. The future of South Africa depends on its ability to create jobs and opportunities for its young people.

  • Education plays key role in (self) employment

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    While the article expounds on the key role of education, specially tertiary education, plays in employment it does not specify whether the statistic around ’employment’ includes those that are self-employed.

    Self-employment is the real key

    It is the opinion of UPside that education is not only key to ’employment’ but rather economic self sufficiency. After all it is economic self sufficient whether through formal employment or self-employment that will drive the economic engine of South Africa to help fuel social upliftment. Far more research and support needs to be given to self-employment.

    For more on UPside’s employability programme click here.

    For the full article in BussinessTech click here.

  • Cape Town suburbs where homeless people count

    What happens when you give homeless people jobs alongside social services? Streetscapes, a homelessness-focused project of national non-profit organisation Khulisa Social Solutions, has been finding out.

    Click here to access the original article on Cape Town Etc.