South Africa is currently facing its peak of unemployment and walking around the city of Johannesburg, you see a number of people bettered by lack of finances to make ends meet.
More than 80% of unemployed young people in South Africa have to choose between looking for work and buying food. This is according to a study conducted by advocacy campaign Youth Capital and Open Dialogue on the costs of job-seeking. Marecia Damons
According to Stats South Africa, the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) for the 3rd quarter of 2021, the number of employed persons declined by 660 000 to 14,3 million compared to the 2nd quarter of 2021
A homeless person controls the traffic during blackouts as load shedding and vandalism have piled pressure on substations in South Africa. The individual has witnessed many fatal incidents and robberies at this particular intersection.
