Land Reform – Despite socio economic challenges faced by South Africans in general, the agriculture and tourism sector can significantly contribute to mitigating and curbing escalating youth unemployment especially in rural areas. So says the Vumelana Advisory Fund, a non-profit organisation that helps beneficiaries of the land reform programme to make their land profitable.

Young people continue to be vulnerable in the labour market. According to the Stats SA Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) for the first quarter of 2023, a total of 4.9 million young people were unemployed during the period under review, resulting in an increase of 1.1% to 46.5% compared with the previous quarter.