President Cyril Ramaphosa says government investment and public employment programmes will help tackle South Africa's worsening jobs crisis,
President Cyril Ramaphosa has acknowledged growing concern over youth unemployment, describing it as a major threat to South Africa's prosperity and social stability as joblessness continues to rise.
Ramaphosa delivered the Presidency's Budget Vote in the National Assembly on Tuesday afternoon.
Among other measures, he announced that the government will invest R1 trillion over the next three years to drive economic growth and create jobs.
“Over the next three years, the state will be investing R1 trillion in building and refurbishing roads, dams, schools, hospitals and clinics, as well as energy, logistics and transportation infrastructure,” he said on Tuesday.
