ONLINE EVENT: YES or NO? Is youth unemployment a priority for the 2024 elections?

Feb 5, 2024 | Statements

Advocacy campaign Youth Capital, journalist Nickolaus Bauer and youth activist Ekta Somera speak to representatives political parties about their youth policies ahead of the National Elections. In this first instalment, we spoke to Democratic Alliance, African...

Jobs are not created with young people in mind

Nov 28, 2023 | In the news, Press

Young South Africans are not only joining an ever-growing long queue of unemployment, they are also the most vulnerable to losing their jobs once they enter the labour market. Data shows that South Africa struggles to create jobs for young people. Of the 784,000 jobs...

Empower U: How to be a campaigner guide.

Nov 23, 2023 | Blog, Youth Capital Campaigners

Youth unemployment is one of the biggest crises South Africa is facing, rooted in systemic challenges. The numbers paint a painful reality. There are 9 in 10 young people in South Africa, who are not in any form of employment, education or training; nearly 8 in 10...

Youth Capital calls the Government and National Treasury to address the magnitude of the youth unemployment crisis.

Nov 14, 2023 | Press, Statements

The latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey for Quarter 3 of 2023, released Tuesday 14 November 2023, indicates that 8.9 million young people between the ages of 15 and 34 years old are unemployed, and that 9.1 million young people are Not in Education, Employment or...

YOUTH CAPITAL WELCOMES MINISTER OF FINANCE’ ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF THE PRESIDENTIAL EMPLOYMENT STIMULUS

Nov 3, 2023 | Press, Statements

Advocacy campaign Youth Capital cautiously welcomes the Minister of Finance’s decision to extend the Presidential Employment Stimulus by one year, announced during the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement tabled on Wednesday 1 November 2023. Youth Capital has been...