A photovoice study on the perceptions among unemployed youth of information technology in Mamelodi, South Africa

Abstract

South Africa is one of the countries in the world grappling with a high rate of unemployment. In March 2016 Statistics SA reported that the country’s unemployment rate has increased to 26.2% which is its highest since 2005 (Masiteng, 2016). According to Merten (2016), young people in South Africa between the ages of 15 to 24 make up the bulk of the unemployment number. Unemployment is caused by several factors including lack of skills and inadequate education.