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Youth unemployment
Ramaphosa expected to announce measures to tackle youth unemployment
President Ramaphosa said that the high youth unemployment rate was unacceptable.
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Ramaphosa promises more jobs for young people at pre-Sona event
He was speaking at a National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) event in Cape Town ahead of his State of the Nation Address on Thursday evening.
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Youth unemployment a big concern for SA, says labour analyst
Statistics South Africa on Tuesday announced the country's official unemployment rate had remained at 29.1% in the fourth quarter last year - the highest since 2008.
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Makhura vows to equip young people with skills for 4th Industrial Revolution
Gauteng Premier David Makhura said the province is heeding the call by President Cyril Ramaphosa to get the country ready for the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
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In quotes: 7 of Cyril Ramaphosa’s promises to reform South Africa
EWN has compiled some of Cyril Ramaphosa’s top quotes since taking over from former President Jacob Zuma last year.
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WC Social Development Dept to extend internships to get youth off streets
Young people will be exposed to various career opportunities pertaining to the hospitality industry, social work and the film industry.
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Ramaphosa prioritises youth skills development to defeat poverty
Ramaphosa says through improving the standards of education, the country enable young people to have better prospects of success in the future.
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Unemployed KZN graduates march to Union Buildings to demand jobs
They say that they want the government to come up with solutions to tackle the rising unemployment rate.
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Nedlac hopeful two-day job summit will yield positive results
There have been concerns of whether this summit will come up with tangible solutions with the South African Federation of Trade Unions saying it won’t be attending.
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Final plans in place for job summit
The two-day summit is another attempt by president Cyril Ramaphosa to stimulate growth.
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Ramaphosa calls for waiver of experience as requirement for young graduates
The National Youth Development Agency chairperson Sifiso Mtsweni made the call to the president ahead of his address.
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Youth unemployment now at top of national agenda
The president says government is aware that many young people are without jobs.
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Ramaphosa urges more businesses to get involved in youth employment
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the private sector needs to embrace the YES initiative and help young people get absorbed in the job market.
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Ramaphosa to launch initiative to tackle youth unemployment
The ANC’S Ace Magashule says that this initiative is a partnership between government and the private sector and aims to see one million young South Africans being offered paid work experience over the next three years.
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Ramaphosa vows to tackle youth unemployment
President Cyril Ramaphosa the African National Congress-led government has plans to create much-needed jobs for young people.
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[OPINION] Mobile phone access won’t magically fix youth unemployment in Africa
The extent to which mobile phones can support and sustain real improvement in young lives is depressingly finite unless significant interventions occur.
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Jobs Summit to focus on creating 100,000 jobs in 2018
CEOs will be meeting at the Jobs Summit on Monday to address possible job creation for young people.
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Mcebisi Jonas: Govt hasn’t done enough to address youth unemployment
Former Deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas says there’s need for government to promote low skilled labour intensive manufacturing especially those initiated by the youth.
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‘Do we have appropriate leadership to get SA out of youth unemployment crisis?’
Mcebisi Jonas says the scourge of corruption in the country raises serious concerns and questions.
