[WATCH] Small businesses need tailored support to unlock growth

Dec 1, 2022 | In the news, Press

There are about 10.2 million young people (between the ages of 15-24) in Quarter 3 of 2022; of that group, 3 in 10 young people were not in employment, education or training. Even though the unemployment numbers decreased by 1%, young people recorded the highest...

[WATCH] Small businesses need tailored support to unlock growth

Nov 30, 2022 | In the news, Press

As youth unemployment continues to be a national crisis, small businesses have been increasingly expected to provide solutions for economic growth and to absorb young talent. But there is a paradox: even though they make up 40% of the GDP, and created more than 1,800...

NEWZROOM AFRIKA| DISCUSSING YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT WITH YOUTH EMPLOYMENT SERVICE

Jul 1, 2022 | In the news, Press

Two out of every three youth in South Africa are unemployed, despite various plans to address this. To date, just over 80,000 of the 1 million jobs targeted have been created. Youth Capital Project Lead, Kristal Duncan-Williams, Youth Employment Service Chief...

ON CAPE TALK | ‘I’ve been trying’. 8 years without a job.

Jun 17, 2022 | In the news, Press

Youth Capital’s Project Lead Kristal Duncan-Williams spoke to Amy Mciver on Cape Talk about the recently launched documentary film  ‘I’ve been trying’. 8 years without a job.  The short documentary film was a collaboration between Eh!woza, Youth...

Daily Maverick | Young people are ready to share responsibility for a better future… are you?

Jun 14, 2022 | In the news, Press

My father has told me, more than once, that he was dead set against having children as a young man, so sure was he that the collapse of civilisation would come about in his lifetime.  If that was the case some 40 years ago, you can imagine the tenterhooks we...

READ| A new generation wants a new kind of work

Jun 14, 2022 | In the news, Press

Being young in SA is an extreme sport. Because of the structural nature of unemployment, young peopleoften find themselves running in circles to find a job, with very little support. The work – and it is work – of getting hired requires time and resources,...