Tevin Muthusamy.
WITH the alarming rise in youth unemployment in South Africa, several youth shared fears, frustrations, and hopes for a better future.
Tevin Muthusamy, 28, of Reservoir Hills said the latest Statistics SA data was a punch in the gut.
“The stats confirm that our recovery is leaving the majority behind. While the news cycles often focus on market stability, the reality on the ground is a growing crisis of dignity. The loss of 345,000 jobs in a single quarter, primarily in construction and social services, suggests that the engines of community growth are stalling,” he said.
“Most damning is the youth unemployment rate. We are not just facing a temporary slump. We are witnessing the systemic exclusion of the next generation. We can no longer afford to treat these figures as seasonal fluctuations. A third of our nation is out of work, and the expanded rate including those who have simply given up, is even more haunting.
