Ramaphosa backs youth league's call to declare unemployment a national disaster

ANC Youth League Demands Jobs, Free Education, and DA Ministers’ Removal

The newly re-elected ANC Youth League president, Collen Malatji, has laid out a sweeping list of demands at the league’s national conference, focusing on youth unemployment, economic reform, and education. Addressing delegates in Polokwane, Malatji called for unemployment to be declared a national disaster. He emphasized the social impact of joblessness, asking, “How do you date when you are unemployed?” Key economic demands include state-led mi…

Ramaphosa backs youth league's call to declare unemployment a national disaster

By Akani Nkuna ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa has backed calls by the ANC Youth League (ANCYL) for youth unemployment to be declared a national disaster, describing the crisis as both deep and urgent. Addressing the ANCYL’s 27th National Congress at Turfloop University in Polokwane, Limpopo, Ramaphosa said the scale of youth unemployment demanded extraordinary interventions and a sharper focus on sectors capable of absorbing young people into the…