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Power FM interview: “Rising unemployment, how can we solve this?”

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Power FM interview: “Rising unemployment, how can we solve this?”

31 Mar 2022

Sifiso Buthelezi from Power FM is joined by Zengeziwe Msimang, Chief Engagement Officer at Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator to discuss the issue if rising youth unemployment.

The release of Stats SA’s QLFS on 29 March 2022 outlines rising unemployement in South Africa. The Q4 2021 QLFS indicated that unemployement has increased by 262,000 for Q4 against Q3 of 2021.

Sifiso discusses the way foreard for South Africa as well as solutions to youth unemployment. 

Listen to the full interview here

Source:http://fusion.ornico.co.za/Broadcast/2022/03/29/2022_03_29_POWER_FM_HARAMBEE_YOUTH_EMPLOYMENT_ACCELERATOR_18H49.MP3. Published 30 March 2022. 

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