ANCYL leader calls for unemployed graduate grant

JOHANNESBURG - The R350 social grant should be increased to R1,500.

That’s the plea by the ANC Youth League.

Its president Collen Malatji says unemployed graduates should also be given a monthly grant of R4,500.

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Malatji was speaking at the Youth League’s 79th birthday celebrations in KwaMhlanga.

"We are calling upon the ANC-led government to increase and introduce an unemployment grant.

"We are saying while young people are still looking for opportunities, there must be a grant that is provided for them to be able move around and look for those opportunities," Malatji said.

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"While we are still looking for solutions, the R350 must be increased to R1,500 until those issues are resolved.

"Unemployed graduates must be paid R4,500 a month, the youth looking for other opportunities must be paid R1,500 a month until the unemployment [issues] are resolved."