The Unemployment Graduate Movement had a protest because they believe that the government has not assisted the unemployed.
UGM President, Nkululeko Ndlovu, decided that the only way to make the government listen would be to have a march and stand up for what they believe in.
On Friday, #UnemployedGraduates was trending on Twitter, which caused many people to speak up about this issue in South Africa.
The march took place at Church Square and ended at the Union Building.
Police tried stopping the protestors, however that did not stop them from making sure they were heard.
Nkululeko Ndlovu, spoke at the march and he said "We will continue to fight as the Unemployed graduates of South Africa."
"We are not fighting anyone, we are fighting poverty! Enough is enough, our next generation shouldn’t witness the pain we’ve witnessed of investing 16 years of our lives trying to thrive for a better life and when it is time to reap we are then subjected to such conditions," says Ndlovu.
Even though the police were there, the protestors were not worried about that, because they were determined to make a stand and not stop fighting for jobs in South Africa.
It was reported that more than 8 million people between the age of 15 to 34 were unemployed and 12% of workers with a tertiary education were unemployed by 2018.
Many of the protestors went to the march with their graduation attire and wrote their qualifications on placards to demonstrate that many who are educated are unable to find work.
We are not fighting anyone, we are fighting poverty! Enough is enough, our next generation shouldn’t witness the pain we’ve witnessed of investing 16 years of our lives trying to thrive for a better life and when it is time to reap we are then subjected to such conditions. pic.twitter.com/zBaVEjRBHm
— Nkululeko bantu Ndlovu (@bantu_ndlovu) August 14, 2020
