Lack of employment haunts Lentsweletau youth

A quick survey of the village revealed that most of the youth laze about doing nothing; some walk about aimlessly while others are gathered around drinking spots in the village drinking their sorrows away.  When Mmegi arrived at Lentsweletau Kgotla a considerable number of the young people were attending the meeting called by the newly installed Kgosi Oletile Makgasane.

Much later the Mmegi team learnt that the youth were not at the kgotla for the meeting but were on a job-seeking mission as they had heard that Ipelegeng and Green Scorpions were hiring casual labourers later in the day. Thirty-three-year-old Innocent Tswadi of Goora Tshosa ward told Mmegi that he arrived at the Kgotla at 5 am to increase his chances of finding employment.