Last week’s quarterly labour force statistics confirm what we already knew: South Africa’s unemployment levels are among the highest in the world, and pose long-term challenges for the future of our society. We know that a year after leaving school more than...
Collaboration between industry stakeholders proves it’s ability to unlock jobs. Sector-level coordination allows industries to organise themselves into engines of inclusive growth by harnessing the mutual interests of all players Harambee Youth Employment...
Lately I have heard quite a few commentators saying that 74% of youth are unemployed. This kind of talk may give a cathartic feeling to those that are exasperated with the current state of the South African economy. And technically this is a figure published by...
A Google search for “social enterprise” calls up over 400 million links. Indeed, there are hundreds of thousands of new ideas for mission-driven ventures emerging around the world. And there are some notable social enterprise organizations that have started to solve...
The challenges relating to youth unemployment are entrenched and systemic. They require solutions that have advanced through proven ideas and initiatives, and are integrated into key systems. They need to be of a sufficient size and duration that they can be scaled up...
