New proposal to give basic income grant to young unemployed South Africans

New proposal to give basic income grant to young unemployed South Africans

The Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities has published a new draft national youth policy aimed at promoting young South Africans over the next decade.

The policy document notes that young South Africans have been particularly hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic due to the future uncertainty it has caused, and economic opportunities which have potentially been lost.

“The truth is, even though our youth were already marginalised even prior to the pandemic, their situation has now further been worsened and made complicated,” the department said.Some of the key concerns which were raised include: Their education got disrupted; They […]

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