Introduction According to the Kenyan National Bureau of Statistics, the number of jobless young people in the country is currently the largest ever recorded. The country has a young population, and the high cost of living has forced many new families to live ‘hand to mouth’. In this article, unemployment
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How the Issue of Not Having Identity Documents Exposes Some Young Adults to Unemployment & Poverty in South Africa?
Introduction While many young adults in post-apartheid South Africa do manage to get identity documents (IDs) at an early age, there is a startling number of young adults who are without an ID and are finding it very difficult to get an identity document in South Africa for a myriad
Unemployment in Africa: Causes and Effects
INTRODUCTION The 21st century still sees African youths roaming the continent’s streets searching for jobs. White-collar, blue collar and other forms of jobs are not enough for the ever-growing population of youths. One would wonder why, unlike the Western world, where the increase in population is proportional to the increase
Financialization and neo-liberal policies: A recipe for the high unemployment rate in South Africa
INTRODUCTION Despite South Africa being the largest or most economically dominant country in the continent, it is also the country most affected by triple challenges, namely unemployment, poverty, and inequality. These triple challenges are the legacy of apartheid and financialization, which has also played a pivotal role in deteriorating the
YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT AND ITS IMPACT ON THE YOUTH STATUS
Youth unemployment is a state of having no job and actively looking for a job or a state of being in a working-age category but unable to find a job. To date, many countries, including developed countries, are still struggling with the youth unemployment bulge. But, to the developing countries,