President Cyril Ramaphosa says that government will continue to champion programmes and initiatives that limit the impact of unemployment on young people until the private sector starts creating more jobs at scale.
Later this week, we will commemorate Youth Day in honour of the bravery and sacrifices of the generation of 1976 in its struggle against an unjust and illegitimate regime.
Our foremost priority as government is to achieve higher rates of inclusive growth that generate sustainable jobs at the scale of social need. This is the fundamental premise of the Presidential Employment Stimulus, which is designed as a once-in-a-generation effort to tackle unemployment at scale. The Social Employment Fund will create 50,000 new work opportunities in the first phase before scaling up further in subsequent phases.
Not only does social employment provide an income for participants by supporting locally-driven initiatives to fulfil local needs; social employment can also unlock creativity and agency, build local participation and strengthen mutual support systems in communities.
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