KHAYA SITHOLE: Expanded job options needed to resolve crisis
Millions of citizens on economic periphery would benefit from broader opportunities
For a nation that thrives on dialogue, South Africans’ inability to translate conversations into tangible action plans is matched only by the habit of talking past each other.
Over the past few days Capitec CEO Gerrie Fourie has suggested that the unemployment rate in SA is perhaps not as steep as the reported 32.9%. According to his assessment, the limitation inherent in the traditional data collection and reporting process has boosted the unemployment number, with those who are differently engaged in the economy essentially condemned to the unemployment bucket simply because we are unable to cogently characterise their status...
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