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A band aid on a bullet wound?

South Africa has yet again sunk deeper into the dark pit of unemployment, with the youth and future generations being hardest hit, magnifying the impact for years to come. Based on Statistics SA’s latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey (Q2 2021), unemployment had reached a record

Business Day: High Potential – Holistic development programmes hold the key to creating employment for the youth

I’m desperately looking for job, I’m a hard-working person. I’m willing to do any kind of job. I’m a fast learner…’ It’s a common refrain in a country with one of the highest youth-unemployment rates globally and where more than half of all 15- to

Playing an active role in youth empowerment

The YES initiative was launched by President Cyril Ramaphosa in 2018 to combat unemployment in South Africa. This initiative is aimed at creating one million new jobs and job opportunities over three years in urban areas, peri—urban areas and rural areas throughout the country. In

Lucha Lunako Feature in Black Business Quarterly

The 11th annual Sustainability Summit will be brought to you as a live virtual event, thus offering both exponential global reach and accessibility by easily bringing the content directly to the audience. In 2021 – the shift continues, from the way we work to our

Focusing on Youth Development #YouthMonth

Whether your business needs to implement skills development or YES Youth Solutions or it wants to engage at a deeper level on the issue of youth unemployability, using Lucha Lunako’s services means that your organisation will have access to our resources, knowledge and insights about

Reshaping the Development of South Africa’s Resilient and Capable Youth

Thursday 15 April, 2020, Johannesburg – Youth development lab, Lucha Lunako™, has released its Youth Development Reimagined Report, detailing a number of insights and key takeaways around how best to help prepare the local youth to succeed in -the workplace. South Africa has always been

Moving the Youth Development Needle Forward in 2021 and Beyond

South Africa (17 December 2020) – While 2020 might not rank very highly on the list of years to fondly look back at for many people, optimism was rife at the beginning of the year with a commitment to youth development and employment programmes. Early