Manifestos Unpacked: Elections, vague promises and how to slice and dice that youth vote By Ayanda Mthethwa
in 2016 to look at the impact private companies have on job creation and economic growth.
Vaguely, the leading party’s stance on youth unemployment involves setting “bold, but achievable targets for youth internships, including prescribing a minimum percentage in the public sector”. The party’s manifesto mentions a plan to increase participation in EPWPs through a “guaranteed” placement of TVET graduates, but fails to provide details on how participation will be increased.
Additionally, the DA proposes merging the Department of Higher Education and Training and the Department of Science and Technology to form the Department of Post-School Education, Research and Innovation.
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