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The push to cut SA’s youth unemployment

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Effort to bring down the rate of youth unemployment in SA is the focus of this edition of Business Day Spotlight. 

Host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by  Sharmi Surianarain, chief impact officer at Harambee Youth Accelerator. 

Harambee is funded through a combination of government, corporate and private fundraising. 

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25 Aug 2025 English South Africa Business News · News

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