The real story in the numbers: What SA's youth teach us about resilience and economic reality
This is a generation quietly balancing hope, strain, ambition and patience, Standard Bank’s Youth Barometer report finds
15 June 2025 - 00:00
For years, public conversations about South African youth have swung between concern and hope — concern over high unemployment, rising debt, and delayed milestones; and hope that this generation, raised in freedom, will one day realise the country’s promise...
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