Manufacturing meltdown: South Africa’s jobs crisis deepens The jobs crisis worsens as factories shut and imports rise. Only urgent reforms in infrastructure, logistics and governance can halt the decline… Olwethu XabanisaVernon Wessels September 8, 2025 Economy & Markets
It’s not tariffs killing South Africa, it’s the jobs drought South Africa’s jobless rate hits 33.2%. Tariffs aren’t the culprit – stagnant growth is. Talk won’t fix it; bold reforms and real investment just… by Vernon Wessels August 13, 2025 Economy & Markets·Opinion 1
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Desperation in the Cartrack job queue Thousands of young applicants for just 500 positions. That’s the result of a stagnant economy, with youth unemployment at 45.5%… by Rob Rose January 31, 2025 Economy & Markets
The AI meteor is coming – can South Africa’s job market take the hit? There was an audible gasp in the audience at the Inanda Club in Sandton when Larry Fink, the CEO of BlackRock, described the impact… by Rob Rose November 1, 2024 Economy & Markets·News
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