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The wave of unemployment amongst South African youths: belonging to a political organisation as a way of escape?

With the rise of unemployment in South Africa, the youth has been looking for a way out, building up a stereotype that being part of a political movement would secure them an automatic employment. This research examines if this phenomenon proves valid, whilst assessing factors that have recently pla...

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Main Authors: Adetiba, Toyin Cotties, Qwabe, Nqobile Thandolwethu
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2020
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15172/1/40215-128117-1-SM.pdf
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spelling my-ukm.journal.151722020-09-14T00:20:59Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15172/ The wave of unemployment amongst South African youths: belonging to a political organisation as a way of escape? Adetiba, Toyin Cotties Qwabe, Nqobile Thandolwethu With the rise of unemployment in South Africa, the youth has been looking for a way out, building up a stereotype that being part of a political movement would secure them an automatic employment. This research examines if this phenomenon proves valid, whilst assessing factors that have recently played a role in the increment of unemployment in South Africa, and more or less how the stereotype of political employment can be discredited; through both quantitative and qualitative research conducted in a small township of Esikhawini in the province of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) of South Africa, the study looks at how political and non-political participants see belonging to a political organisation vis-à-vis unemployment amongst South African youths, concluding that South African government needs to create an enabling environment where the creation of employment opportunities will thrive. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2020 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15172/1/40215-128117-1-SM.pdf Adetiba, Toyin Cotties and Qwabe, Nqobile Thandolwethu (2020) The wave of unemployment amongst South African youths: belonging to a political organisation as a way of escape? e-BANGI: Jurnal Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, 17 (5). pp. 164-179. ISSN 1823-884x http://ejournals.ukm.my/ebangi/issue/view/1271
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description With the rise of unemployment in South Africa, the youth has been looking for a way out, building up a stereotype that being part of a political movement would secure them an automatic employment. This research examines if this phenomenon proves valid, whilst assessing factors that have recently played a role in the increment of unemployment in South Africa, and more or less how the stereotype of political employment can be discredited; through both quantitative and qualitative research conducted in a small township of Esikhawini in the province of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) of South Africa, the study looks at how political and non-political participants see belonging to a political organisation vis-à-vis unemployment amongst South African youths, concluding that South African government needs to create an enabling environment where the creation of employment opportunities will thrive.
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author Adetiba, Toyin Cotties
Qwabe, Nqobile Thandolwethu
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The wave of unemployment amongst South African youths: belonging to a political organisation as a way of escape?
author_facet Adetiba, Toyin Cotties
Qwabe, Nqobile Thandolwethu
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title The wave of unemployment amongst South African youths: belonging to a political organisation as a way of escape?
title_short The wave of unemployment amongst South African youths: belonging to a political organisation as a way of escape?
title_full The wave of unemployment amongst South African youths: belonging to a political organisation as a way of escape?
title_fullStr The wave of unemployment amongst South African youths: belonging to a political organisation as a way of escape?
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