The National Planning Commission has slashed its most optimistic forecast of SA’s unemployment rate by 2030 in half, warning of slow progress across the board in reaching the targets of the National Development Plan (NDP). The commission, tasked with providing a blueprint for SA’s socio-economic development, reports to minister in the presidency for planning, monitoring & evaluation Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. If you are already a subscriber, please click on the following link to go to the full article: NDP’s 6% jobless rate by 2030 ‘impossible’ If you would like to subscribe to BusinessLIVE Premium to read the full story, please click here.
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