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You don’t need to stay in your lane, as some have suggested, to question why South Africa’s unemployment rate is so much of an…
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Capitec’s CEO sees a far lower jobless rate. If admitting work risks tax, or your grant, would you? That may explain why the unemployment…
Mindless employment equity on Meth
The employment and labour minister should be applying her mind to the more pressing issue: unemployment.…
South Africa’s jobless, growthless trap
South Africa’s jobless growth trap persists, with unemployment at 32.9%. The deeper causes are structural, stubborn and politically inconvenient…
Jobs crisis: Call the private sector
SA’s job growth is stalling. Government can’t hire its way out – only the private sector can drive real change. But will its policies…
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%…
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