Despite regular incidents of anti-migrant violence, peaceful and mutually beneficial relationships between South Africans and migrants can and do exist.
Street traders continue to be harassed by municipal officials.
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Street traders in South Africa play a significant role in the country’s economic and social development and deserve to be protected in terms of the Constitution.
A soft landing may be out of the Fed’s reach.
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The Federal Reserve is expected to lift interest rates a half point at its next meeting and more in the coming months, but it may be too late to forestall an economic downturn.
Vincent Nhidza, right, and colleague Mathew Simango, arrange coffins at a street workshop in Harare, Zimbabwe.
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You might be surprised to know that many unemployed Australians are not on unemployment benefits. And then came COVID – which saw a big shift in how many people were able and willing to claim.
Students chanting slogans during a protest in Johannesburg in 2021.
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Peter Martin, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
Two key economic indicators are the key to predicting most of the past 120 years of federal elections results – including ones the polls have famously got wrong.
Even the government’s pledge of 1.3 million extra jobs might not be enough to keep unemployment below 4%. The pledge ought to be the unemployment rate itself.
Peter Martin, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
While everyone’s talking about Anthony Albanese’s campaign stumble, the more extraordinary thing is that unemployment is actually set to fall below 4%. A 60-year low of 3% is now within sight.
Emphasis on innovation and entrepreneurialism in Nigeria has shifted responsibility for creating employment from employers to unemployed youths.
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Niccolò Pisani, International Institute for Management Development (IMD)
The president’s business reforms are not to everyone’s liking, but they seem to be producing results.
The reduction of environmental pollution has offered countries the opportunity to start from a position of reduced pollution.
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A new report on the ongoing impact of the pandemic on social service providers in Victoria found jobs and labour force participation are far from fully recovered.
Members of South Africa’s anti-migrant “Operation Dudula” group march in Jeppestown, Johannesburg.
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Ending violence against foreigners can only happen by first recognising – and addressing – the hazards of South Africa’s crumbling system of indirect rule.
South Africa has an extensive social security network, but poverty levels remain obstinately high.
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and resulting sanctions are causing oil prices to spike, which is putting more pressure on inflation and increasing the risk of recession.
Single mothers are more likely than single fathers to have their debts discharged in court.
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When researchers examined the outcomes for cases to discharge student loan debt, they found that judges are often biased against people based on their gender and other factors.