Johannesburg – President Cyril Ramaphosa has vowed that government would not go back on its commitment to improve the lives of South Africa’s youth.
In his Youth Day message on Wednesday, Ramaphosa highlighted that close to 64% of young people in South Africa were unemployed.
The president said that the economy of the country was suffering from the effect of the coronavirus pandemic and a situation that was already bad, had become worse.
“We are putting young people at the centre of our recovery. This is the singular focus of this administration to ensure that young people are given access to opportunities.”
Ramaphosa said that the challenge of youth unemployment could seem insurmountable.
“However, we know what we need to do to address it. We know that by providing young people with opportunities for work experience, by supporting to start and grow their own businesses, we want to support them.”
