DStv Channel 403 Tuesday, 05 November 2024

The Job Emergency | Unemployed youth urged to consider entrepreneurship

Unemployed youth urged to consider entrepreneurship

JOHANNESBURG - There's no end in sight to growing youth unemployment, and it seems there's not much being done to upskill them. 

Joblessness increased to 33.5% in the second quarter of the year. 

READ: Unemployment remains stubbornly high in SA

Discouraged job seekers also increased to 42.6. Setlogane Manchidi of Investec has warned against nurturing a generation that is only ready for the workplace. 

He believes self-employment in the form of entrepreneurship can help more people become economically active.

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