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Development statistics tell us what has happened. They show us how many children have dropped out of school, how many young people are unemployed and how many households remain trapped in poverty. (Oupa Nkosi)
BASIC EDUCATION EMPLOYMENT INITIATIVE

Tackling youth unemployment requires sustained and coordinated action

Youth unemployment is not often discussed in all its complexities. Like a game of snakes and ladders, this crisis is the result of compounding roadblocks and U-turns that young…

  • Kristal Duncan-Williams
  • Clotilde Angelucci
  • Mario Meyer
  • Lethiwe Sinodumo Nkosi
5 min read
DEPARTMENT OF BASIC EDUCATION

New education certificate could help limit school dropouts

To be effective, the General Education Certificate must plug gaps, not create new ones

  • Kristal Duncan-Williams
  • Rahima Essop
  • Merle Mansfield
6 min read