The YES (Youth Employment Service) programme is part of the broader Presidential Youth Employment Intervention, which is the government’s flagship initiative to respond to youth unemployment.
CAPE TOWN - President Cyril Ramaphosa said that the Youth Employment Service , aimed at addressing youth unemployment, had placed over 100,000 young South Africans in jobs.
Writing in his latest newsletter, the president said that in this year already, YES had achieved a new record of 32,400 jobs. President Ramaphosa said that an estimated 61% of YES participants came from households that relied on social grants.
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