Unemployed youth, BDP's nightmare

Friday, May 17, 2019

Grappling with rising numbers of youth unemployment, in a general election year in particular, the government might find itself on a collision course with aggrieved youth whose cry for job creation has seemingly fell on deaf ears. Mmegi Staff Writer RYDER GABATHUSE reports

FRANCISTOWN: Regardless of their level of education, unemployed youth could be a time bomb waiting to explode in an elections year.

Whilst the national unemployment rate is estimated at about 17% , the national youth unemployment rate is a bit higher. It stands at about 25% with a high number of graduates thrown into the streets as jobless as the country’s economy experiences a jobless growth.

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Unemployed youth, BDP's nightmare

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