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South Africa: Unemployment Rate Hits 10-Year Record High
DW, 30 July 2019
The economy of South Africa suffered two blows in the same day, as news of massive unemployment was reported parallel to the news of record losses for the country's main power… Read more »
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South Africa: Nxesi to Engage Social Partners On Job Losses
SAnews.gov.za, 31 July 2019
Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi has pledged to work with relevant social partners in an effort to address factors contributing to job losses. Read more »
Unemployment Rate in South Africa at a 10-Year High - Report
The country faces an unemployment rate of 29% with well over half of its youth unemployed, Statistics South Africa has said. The report comes after President Cyril Ramaphosa warned that many South Africans are in danger of losing their jobs when he spoke at the University of Johannesburg's 25 Years of Democracy Conference.
Nearly four in every ten South Africans are unemployed, entrenching poverty and invariably worsening inequality and instability.
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31 July 2019
Quarterly Labour Force Survey, 2nd Quarter 2019
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