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FILE: Unemployed builders, tilers and plumbers hold signs seeking jobs on the side of the road in Johannesburg in November 2019. Picture: AFP

Job creation

ANALYSIS: Granular understanding of joblessness in SA can help pinpoint policies

By The Conversation

Joblessness has become a fixture of the South African economy. Understanding the patterns of who is out of work and for how long is key to designing policies to...

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  • Gauteng Premier David Makhura ahead of his State of the Province Address at the University of Johannesburg's Soweto campus on 1 July 2019. Picture: @David_Makhura/Twitter

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    909 days ago
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    920 days ago
  • FILE: UDM leader Bantu Holomisa. Picture: EWN.

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    960 days ago
  • President Cyril Ramaphosa. Picture: @MYANC/Twitter

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    1023 days ago
  • FILE: A worker on a car assembly line. Picture: AFP

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