Nxesi urges South Africans not to ‘give up’ amid unemployment crisis

With South Africa’s unemployment level at nearly 30% – and youth employment at nearly 50% – Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi has encouraged the country to “not give up hope”. In conversation with Engineering News Online on the sidelines of the launch of diversified miner Exxaro Resources’ new head office launch earlier this week, the Minister said that, while South Africa may see itself as being “in crisis”, there was hope that conditions could improve.