Leaders address youth unemployment crisis in SA

The scourge of high youth unemployment was under the spotlight at the annual Public Economics Conference, organized by the Government Technical Advisory Centre. Being held from 7 to 9th July, government officials, academics as well as post-graduate students are weighing the challenges and possible solutions, with a big push for solutions to the crisis to be more evidence-based, to better ensure more effective outcomes for youth employment. In a virtual address, Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana, told delegates that the challenge could not be addressed by one sector or government alone, that this needed to be a national effort. For more news, visit sabcnews.com and #SABCNews on all Social Media platforms.