Minister Meth says whole-of-government approach to jobs needed now more than ever [SOUND]

# Employment and Labour minister, Nomakhosazana Meth, says the government is building a whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach to tackle unemployment. Addressing the National Council of Provinces during her budget vote, Meth called for urgent action, especially on youth employment. She said over 79-percent of funded vacancies have been advertised, and the goal is to reduce the vacancy rate to 12-percent by year-end, as the department has been allocated four-billion-rand for the 2025/2026 financial year: