Harambee in the News
29 Mar 2022
Stats SA released its Quarterly Labour Force Survey results for the last quarter of 2021 on 29 March 2022. Kopano Gumbi from Newzroom Africa speaks to Zengeziwe Msimang, Chief Engagement Officer at Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator to discuss youth unemployment in South Africa and solutions that enable youth to find work in a low growth economy.
Watch the full interview below:
Source: Watch the full interview at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv18Z0zq-fQ. 29 March 2022.
Harambee in the News
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Harambee in the News
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Harambee in the News
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