{
  "id": 16023518,
  "title": "‘Certificates are not jobs’: Ramaphosa urges businesses to hire young people",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/certificates-are-not-jobs-ramaphosa-urges-businesses-to-hire-young",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T09:27:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-10-22-certificates-are-not-jobs-ramaphosa-urges-businesses-to-hire-young-people/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged businesses to give young people their first job opportunities, warning that employers cannot keep rejecting jobseekers for lacking the very experience they need to secure employment. Speaking at the SA Youth National Leadership Convening, Ramaphosa stated that youth unemployment was an economic, social and human challenge, with the ANC Youth League characterizing it as a \"crisis\" and a \"disaster.\" He called for stronger cooperation between government, businesses, and educational institutions to remove barriers to employment and create meaningful opportunities for young people.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}