Unlike India’s, South Africa’s business process outsourcing sector is not generating jobs that offer workers the chance of progressing up the career ladder.
South African parliamentarians need impartial and expert advice about public finance issues.
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With the current state of the South African economy and public finances, the Parliamentary Budget Office could play a major role in ensuring that this happens. But the office is in complete disarray
International unemployment standards ignore a big part of South Africa’s labour market problems.
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South Africa’s embrace of international conventions has buttressed the country’s reputation in statistical circles. But these global standards prove a poor fit for the country.
The Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa, the country’s seat of government.
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has revived a presidential advisory unit shut down by his predecessor. He needs it if he is to use his power effectively to improve his government’s policy coherence.
A view of Sandton City, the richest square mile in Africa, towering over Alexandra township, in Johannesburg.
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A national minimum wage could benefit young people who have jobs and stimulate those who have given up trying to find work. But those without work need additional help.