‘Refer employers to me’: Mbalula calls for end to experience requirements for entry-level jobs
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Calls to Remove Experience Barriers for Entry JobsMbalula urges ending experience demands for beginners amid South Africa’s 31.9% unemployment rate to boost youth employment.
Key FactsJan 9, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- Mbalula called for experience requirements to be eliminated immediately to allow young people to acquire skills on the job.
- He encouraged youth to refer employers demanding experience for entry roles directly to him, highlighting local government hiring practices.
- The persistent unemployment rate of 31.9% creates significant obstacles for graduates seeking to enter the workforce.
- Mbalula also emphasized age equality in hiring and warned against nepotism in municipal recruitment processes.
When you look for work at the Madibeng municipality, and they ask you for experience, tell them to come to me. Let people gain experience on the job.— Fikile Mbalula, ANC secretary-general, addressing the youth of Madibeng.
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‘Refer employers to me’: Mbalula calls for end to experience requirements for entry-level jobs
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ANC secretary-general, Fikile Mbalula, has called for the abolition of job experience requirements in recruitment, urging unemployed South Africans to report ... Show more
ANC Secretary-General wants experience rule scrapped for entry-level work
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‘Refer employers to me:’ Mbalula calls for end to experience requirements for entry-level jobs
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