South Africa: Is Govt's Target of Reducing Unemployment By 21 Percent By 2030 a Tall Order?

Author:
PolitySA
Publisher:
PolitySA
Publication Date:
5 June 2012
Tags:
South Africa, Economy, Business and Finance, Governance, Sustainable Development

Creating jobs is South Africa's single most important task. It is central to the government's priority objective of eliminating poverty by 2030 and moving away from the present resource-intensive economy, which the National Planning Commission says is unsustainable.

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