287,000 youth get taste of working life

Ramaphosa said the PES programme is a key part of the economic reconstruction and recovery plan from the devastation caused by the Covid-19 pandemic

11 February 2022 - 07:39

By Isaac Mahlangu and Yoliswa Sobuwa

After struggling to find a job for two years, unemployed graduate Nomsa* finally got her first taste of employment through the Presidential Employment Stimulus (PES) programme as a teacher assistant.

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