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by Pieter Twine, General Manager: MySchool MyVillage MyPlanet Youth Month is often used to highlight career opportunities for young people in South Africa. My aim for Youth Month 2023 is that we don’t simply highlight opportunities, but rather focus on improving how we can give young people access to those opportunities. According to the National Business Initiative, youth (people aged 15-34) in South Africa make up around 36% of the country’s total population, but represent approximately 75% of total unemployment – with 4.9 million in total, unemployed, according to the Q1 2023 Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS). Just over 1 million young people exit the education system every year, but 43% of these become discouraged from seeking employment within just 6 months. Within a year of lea...

With the South African employment rate forecast to reach 43% by 2023, the focus has turned to leveraging the country’s strengths on a global level to provide multinationals with a hiring pool that is young, talented, willing to learn, and more cost-effective than what other markets can offer. This is according to Business Process Enabling South Africa (BPESA), the industry association for global business services (GBS) in the country. With the international community more embracive of impact sourcing (bringing internet-based jobs to disadvantaged communities) and building inclusive supply chains, South Africa is well-positioned to provide them with a platform to do so at scale. Given its commitment to diversity and transformation, outsourcing to the country means this core business focu...

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We can solve Youth Unemployment with Access over Opportunity