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Thandis Life Chances

Thandi is an 18 year old girl who
completed matric in 2014
There is a 13% chance that
Thandi will get a pass to enter
university
BUT she is an African female
For Thandi the chance of getting
a university pass is actually 4%
Let us assume that Thandi
passed matric but did not go to
university
Her chances of getting a job in
the 1st year are 13%
Her chances of getting a job in
the first 5 years out of school are
25%
Her chances of earning above
median income (about R4 000 a
month) are 2%
Chances are that Thandi will
not get a job in the 5 years after
school, for the rest of her life she
will receive periodic work for a
few months here and there
Chances are that Thandi will
remain below poverty line of
R418 a month for her entire life
until she finally gets a pension

Together we can improve Thandis life chances

We need to deliver on all aspects of the National Development Plan, adopt a pragmatic approach and
be more open to experimentation
The most important priorities are raising employment and improving the quality of education
By 2030, Thandi’s life chances and that of her children will be better
By 2030, there should be no one living in poverty
80% of children will complete 12 years of schooling
The proportion of youth who get into university should rise to 30% and into an FET college to 25%
(presently 17% and 7% respectively)
The proportion of people working will rise from 41 per 100 to 61
The unemployment rate will fall to 14% by 2020 and 6% by 2030
Two million people will be employed in community and public works jobs

Courtesy: National Development Plan: Vision for 2030, Trueman Goba, National Planning Commissioner

By 2030, Thandi’s life chances and that of her children should be better with selfless contributions by
consulting engineers, amongst others.

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