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The KwaZulu-Natal provincial government will use 2018 to focus on creating jobs for youth, women and people with disabilities.

The Department of Labour will host a two-day SADC workshop on youth unemployment in the region. 

Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi says there is an urgent need for government to act decisively and redouble efforts to resolve challenges facing young people, including unemployment.

Government’s calls for South African youth to start up their own businesses, especially against the backdrop of a sluggish economy and the high unemployment rate, have started bearing fruit.

Communications Deputy Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams has encouraged young South Africans to start their own businesses.

National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) YouthBuild volunteer, Anele Nxele yesterday, began a twelve-month-long journey during which time she will be building and renovating a primary school in Howick KwaZulu Natal.