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The cost of not counting in South Africa

The mathematical sciences, national competitiveness and the opportunity cost that South Africa keeps accumulating

People participate in a march to commemorate Youth Day in Soweto on June 16 2013 in Johannesburg. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Real Politics: turning freedom into opportunity

Fifty years after the Soweto uprisings, Youth Day should demand more than remembrance

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Jobs market looks grim – and the Iran shock is still coming

The first-quarter jobs print was worse than forecast. Economists say the Iran war’s full impact on the labour market is yet to be seen

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Jobless rate ticks down, but South Africa’s jobs crisis hasn’t

South Africa’s unemployment has dipped to 31.4%, but a surge in discouraged job-seekers and no new fixed investment bode ill for any real turnaround

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R1,000 for every South African baby? Sarupen thinks it could work

Purple CEO Charles Savage says South Africa could launch its own version of the Trump child accounts, with potentially huge benefits for growth

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The rising tide of African Gen-Z activism

The future is mobile, as digital natives reshape Africa’s political contours

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One sunny day for jobs doesn’t make a summer

South Africa added 248,000 jobs in Q3, but year-to-date losses and weak growth show how fragile the recovery remains. The budget will need to do more

Our house is on fire: the economic cost of letting learning fail

We must use the scandal of wasteful expenditure at the department of higher education and training not as a distraction, but as a lens to focus on the radical reform our entire…

Unemployment

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 let business thrive?

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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%