Africa: Does S. Africa Really Employ More Civil Servants Than the U.S.? the Claim Is False

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The size of South Africa's civil service has increased dramatically in recent years. But are there really more civil servants in SA than in the United States, as has been said? The claim is false.

Does South Africa employ more civil servants than the United States of America, a country with one of the largest economies in the world and a population of 319-million?

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