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Deputy Minister Nomalungelo Gina urges private sector to expand internship opportunities for South Africa’s graduates | SA News

The Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Nomalungelo Gina, has urged the private sector to open its doors wider to young graduates in South Africa by creating more internship opportunities, describing youth unemployment as a national emergency.

Dr Gina was speaking at a gala dinner hosted by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) in Johannesburg last night, marking 20 years of an impactful graduate internship programme and celebrating 131 graduates who have just completed their two-year training at various institutions across the country.

She pointed to the 45.5% official youth unemployment rate (and 62.1% under the expanded definition) and warned that South…

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