The Citizen reports that youth unemployment in Tshwane is a ticking time bomb, with unemployed residents taking matters into their own hands and going onto the streets, marching from business to business to demand job opportunities.

This week, the Tshwane Bahlali Dudulas and unemployed residents from Mamelodi, Nellmapius and Eersterust marched to businesses in Watloo to hand over more memorandums with demands. Last month, the group marched to the Ford Motor Company and the N4 Gateway Industrial Park with CVs in their hands in hopes of getting jobs. Organiser Khutso Smesh Semetjane said residents were calling for employment equality and prioritisation of local residents’ employment. “We launched a new action today and went to SAB [SA Breweries] and Premier Foods. We submitted our memorandum of demands. We demand employment for people living in Mamelodi, Nellmapius and Eersterust and business opportunities for locals prioritised,” Semetjane stated. He also said they wanted collective investment schemes (CIS) funds to be prioritised and distributed in those areas. “We have given them seven days to respond and after the seven days we will be calling for a meeting with the community to give them feedback,” Semetjane indicated. He said the participating marchers were registered and screened on the day and would be the first ones in line when job opportunities became available.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Marizka Coetzer at The Citizen

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