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PEC 2026: Session 6: A Conversation on Youth Employment in South Africa | Writers & Commentators

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Abstract

How is South Africa’s youth employment challenge being understood, communicated and debated? This closing session of Day 2 brings together leading journalists, commentators and economic thinkers to reflect on the key themes emerging from the conference and the broader national conversation on youth unemployment. Moderator: Hilary Joffe – Editor in Chief, National Treasury. Panel: Mamokete Lijane – Head of Strategy, Standard Bank Global Markets & Business Day Columnist; Tara Roos – Business Day Journalist and Author of Where to From Here?; Nompu Siziba – Senior Business News Anchor, SABC. Presented at the 2026 Public Economics Conference.

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