Poverty and UnemploymentSouth Africa is a country known for its beautiful and colorful landscapes and culture. Unfortunately, South Africa is also known for a very horrible period in its history, namely Apartheid. Apartheid was a time in South Africa's history when racial groups were separated and segregated by race. Black people were more segregated than other races and treated very poorly. Unfortunately, this period of history is perhaps the main reason why poverty and unemployment are such a problem in this country. According to Oxford Dictionaries, poverty is the state of being extremely poor; it also defines poverty as being of inferior quality or insufficient quantity. It is very clear from the above that poverty means not only lacking monetary value, but also being inferior and/or insufficient. The misconception is that not having money causes the inferiority complex found in those who are considered the least in society. This is wrong thinking, because being inferior or seeing themselves as inferior is what prevents them from seeing a way out of their poverty and it is what prevents them from getting or seeing a way (a legal way) to get money. According to Economic Aid, unemployment is defined as a situation in which a person of working age is not able to find employment but would like to have full-time employment. The above definition of unemployment paints a bleak picture, which is unfortunately a reality for many young people in South Africa. Unemployment does not only affect those who lack education and qualifications. Many of South Africa's unemployed citizens are graduates who hold degree qualifications under their belt but are still unable to find stable employment...... middle of paper ...... has forced many companies to offer internships to young people who have matriculation certificates but no funds for higher education. This allows young people to gain professional experience. This project was developed with the aim of preventing young people from having the door slammed in their face because they do not have enough professional experience. The government has also built many FET collages which provide skills and training to a higher level of education at a very low cost. a fraction of what universities cost. They do all of this and still offer scholarships to those who are unable to pay the small fees they charge. There are other government initiatives, such as the NYDA, which offer scholarships to the most deserving young people; these are young people who succeed academically during their year of study and who provide them with funds to continue their higher education..