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Youth unemployment a ticking time bomb: Nekongo

Contributed by NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 26 APR (NAMPA) – Swapo-Party Youth League (SPYL) Secretary, Ephraim Nekongo said the 43 per cent youth unemployment rate is a growing concern and could lead to a revolution if left unaddressed.
Speaking at media briefing in the capital on Thursday, Nekongo said he was dismayed by the budget cuts instituted on critical ministries that can arrest youth unemployment.
“This is a ticking time bomb. If it is not addressed, people will revolt,” he told Nampa outside the Swapo headquarters s ...

 

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