#PowerUp – Youth unemployment in Lenasia

#PowerUp is a series of articles honing in on how South Africa's electricity supply crisis is affecting young people. Written by Lerato Jiyane "It has cost me my job and my dignity." These are the words of a devastated 24-year-old, Vutlhari Khosa, a former employee at an internet café in Lenasia. The café closed down due to load shedding - an experience he describes as heartbreaking. Khosa is no longer able to afford basic household goods and his friends - who are currently employed - no longer treat him as they did before, as they feel he will now be [...]