For a more nuanced view, dig beneath the numbers that make the news.
Young jobless South African graduates protest outside the Union Buildings, the seat of government, in Pretoria.
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The third and final part of our series What happened to Nelson Mandela’s South Africa on The Conversation Weekly podcast. Featuring interviews with Sithembile Mbete and Richard Calland.
Plantain waste can be reduced in Nigeria and used in the production of wine.
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We estimate that unemployment and underemployment in the 13 years between 2004 and 2016 directly resulted in more than 3,000 Australian deaths by suicide.
An unfunded expansion of the social transfer system could lead to even worse economic outcomes — the medicine should not be worse than the disease.
South Africa’s education system has not given people numeracy and technical skills needed for jobs like plumbing.
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High unemployment rates are among South Africa’s biggest challenges. Three of the president’s advisors talk through what is needed to change the status quo.
New train services like this, in Lagos, are designed to boost economic activities and ease movement of passengers.
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What’s driving this new ultra-low unemployment? Digging into economic data reveals something we haven’t seen before – which has already changed the lives of almost 100,000 Australians.
The concept of unemployment and an unemployment rate is fairly new, dating back to the end of the second world war. It’s increasingly unfit for purpose.
The share of the population in work has hit an all-time high as the share of the workforce underemployed has hit a 14-year low. The fresh low in unemployment will bring higher interest rates, and perhaps higher wages.
Minimum wage is no match for rising cost of living.
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