LETTER: Shed politics, not jobs
Factional strife in ANC takes focus away from the main challenge
The fact that the total unemployed population of our country has increased is indicative of the lack of clear policy positions on growing the economy. It appears that “politicking” has hijacked the jobs space to enrich a few, not the millions of unemployed South Africans who are suffering, particularly in sectors that have seen a significant decline in job numbers. Youth unemployment now rests at a staggering 55.2% of the total unemployed population, which represents over 27.6% for the first quarter of this year as announced by Statistics SA in the latest quarterly labour force survey. The labour force survey numbers speak volumes. It is high time the petty politicking and false promises stop in our country. South Africans are not only experiencing frequent load-shedding but job-shedding too. We cannot as a developing economy bleed jobs at this rate. If President Cyril Ramaphosa does not take immediate steps to address the collapse and uncertainty in the labour market for the cons...
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