Youth content with gov't unemployment initiatives

Afrobarometer survey says most youth content with govt unemployment initiatives
Afrobarometer survey says most youth content with govt unemployment initiatives

Despite higher levels of unemployment in the country especially amongst the youth, Batswana are content with government efforts towards addressing their needs, a study has shown.

According to a recent Afrobarometer survey, more than half (56%) of citizens say the government is addressing the needs of young people ‘fairly well’ or ‘very well’.

Although there have been protests in the recent past over unemployment situation and issues of social policies in the country, the survey found out that 52% of young people of age ranges 18-25 and 26-35, believe government is doing fairly well in addressing their needs.

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