{Training centre in Johannesburg helps high-school graduates to find work in country with jobless figure of 25 percent.}<\/p>\n
Johannesburg – Rising unemployment levels is a challenge confronting most African countries.<\/p>\n
Over the next 30 years, almost 400 million young people could be jobless across the continent.<\/p>\n
Yet most African economies are not growing fast enough to meet the demand for employment.<\/p>\n
Take South Africa. The official unemployment rate in the country is at least 25 percent.<\/p>\n
According to the South African Graduates Development Association, there are more than 600,000 unemployed graduates.<\/p>\n
Against this grim backdrop, a training centre in Johannesburg is hoping to help high-school graduates find work.<\/p>\n
The Southern Africa Youth Project, located in the township of Diepsloot, teaches graduates basic technical skills such as computer courses to help them find employment.<\/p>\n
Neftaly Malatjie, who owns the training centre and employs a few workers, points to some of the difficulties facing job seekers.<\/p>\n
“When you say there is an opportunity, an opportunity that wants five people, you find yourself with over 2,000 people who apply for that opportunity,” he told Al Jazeera.<\/p>\n
“Many young people are now distressed. They have lost hope.”<\/p>\n
Rose Ringane, a geology university student, says she is aware of the tough prospects before her. <\/p>\n
“It\u2019s going to be hard for us to get a job,” she told Al Jazeera.<\/p>\n
“But what can we say? It’s South Africa. A person must have a Plan B and C. I am aware I might not get a job.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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