EDITORIAL: Break down those barriers
IMF urges African countries to focus on improving competition and invest in important infrastructure
13 November 2024 - 05:00
Any good news on employment is to be welcomed, and the latest news from Stats SA is better than expected. But there are sobering details that point, again, to the urgent need to lift SA’s economic growth rate.
The economy created 294,000 jobs in the third quarter of this year, after the number of jobs declined in the second quarter. This is according to the quarterly labour force survey, a household survey that picks up both formal and informal work, as well as agriculture and domestic work...
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