South African media personality and businesswoman DJ Zinhle has sparked controversy with comments she made about unemployment in a radio clip that went viral.
"It bugs me how long it takes us to fill positions at Era," Zinhle said, referring to her fashion accessory brand.
Zinhle's remarks were met with backlash on social media, with some accusing her of being insensitive to the high unemployment rate in South Africa.
"@nalathokozane said: "dj zinhle and those who agree with her are talking nonsense. zinhle herself only have matric from siyamukela high school.""
"@afroghanga said: "fellow south africans when you don't support celebrities like dj zinhle or pearl thusi they complain about us being unpatriotic but when we do the first chance they get they insult us. why isn't helping to upskill people then," "
Zinhle later took to social media to apologize for her comments, saying she was not trying to attack the youth.
"I wasn't attacking the youth at all, as a small business owner I do employ & train people, but this doesn't even start to solve the problems we are facing as the South African youth," Zinhle said.
"How do we up-skill our youth so that they are ready for employment? Are we in denial that we are not getting the jobs we want because we do not have the skills required?"
Zinhle's comments have sparked a debate about the role of business and government in addressing unemployment in South Africa.
"It bugs me how long it takes us to fill positions at Era," Zinhle said, referring to her fashion accessory brand.
Zinhle's remarks were met with backlash on social media, with some accusing her of being insensitive to the high unemployment rate in South Africa.
"@nalathokozane said: "dj zinhle and those who agree with her are talking nonsense. zinhle herself only have matric from siyamukela high school.""
"@afroghanga said: "fellow south africans when you don't support celebrities like dj zinhle or pearl thusi they complain about us being unpatriotic but when we do the first chance they get they insult us. why isn't helping to upskill people then," "
Zinhle later took to social media to apologize for her comments, saying she was not trying to attack the youth.
"I wasn't attacking the youth at all, as a small business owner I do employ & train people, but this doesn't even start to solve the problems we are facing as the South African youth," Zinhle said.
"How do we up-skill our youth so that they are ready for employment? Are we in denial that we are not getting the jobs we want because we do not have the skills required?"
Zinhle's comments have sparked a debate about the role of business and government in addressing unemployment in South Africa.