President Cyril Ramaphosa is leading the Youth Day commemoration in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape on Thursday.

This year's theme is "Promoting sustainable livelihood and resilience of young people for a better tomorrow".

This against the backdrop of a high unemployment rate and the high cost of living.

 Statistics SA reported that the latest unemployment rate it is 34.5%.

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