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Dr Siphamandla Khumalo
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THE HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES (NIHSS)Ref: https://www.nihss.ac.za/node/2055
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Collected on 13 July 2026
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What this means
This text appears to be a webpage on the National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS) site, specifically a page titled “Dr Siphamandla Khumalo.” The main body contains a long article/essay titled “The Necropolitics of Youth Exclusion: Beyond Social Security Handouts in South Africa’s Unemployment Crisis,” discussing youth unemployment, social security interventions, and the role of institutions such as the National Economic Development and Labour Council and the National Youth Development Agency. It also references South Africa’s 2026 Budget cuts to the Presidential Employment Stimulus (PES) and provides various figures and policy examples, but it does not present a formal government decision, tender, or legal instrument.
Facts
Places
City of Johannesburg, Gauteng
Reference
https://www.nihss.ac.za/node/2055
Amounts
R 3 300 000 000, R 8 300 000 000
Key Takeaways
- NIHSS webpage titled “Dr Siphamandla Khumalo”
- Article title: “The Necropolitics of Youth Exclusion: Beyond Social Security Handouts in South Africa’s Unemployment Crisis”
- Claims youth exclusion figures: 15.3 million young people outside formal labour force; 4.7 million officially unemployed; 11 million outside labour market; 45.8% official youth unemployment rate
- States PES funding cut in 2026 Budget: R3.3 billion from R8.3 billion (previous financial year)
- Mentions social security and employment initiatives: expanded public works programme, community work programme, employment tax incentive, presidential youth employment intervention, unearned social relief of distress grant
- Contact details shown: NIHSS, 2nd Floor, 24 St Andrews, Parktown, Johannesburg; info@nihss.ac.za; +27 11 480 2300
- National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS)
- Dr Siphamandla Khumalo
- National Economic Development and Labour Council (NEDLAC)
- National Youth Development Agency (NYDA)
- National Treasury
- StatsSA
- Presidential Employment Stimulus (PES)
- Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET)