A mismatch between the skills employers want and what young people have is the major cause of youth unemployment in South Africa. Soft skills are key.
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Australia’s employment growth is slowing, but the ups and downs from month to month make it hard say what happens next.
There are at least five errors that marred the currency redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria, most of which could have been avoided.
Chad fulfils all conditions to be affected by Islamist terrorism. But the threat so far comes from its neighbours, not from the inside.
Young Nigerians actively discuss politics and governance despite being kept on the sidelines. They seek a government that would promote their inclusion and solve problems affecting them.
For a country that aspires to reduce bureaucracy and liberalise its financial sector, currency redesign and cash withdrawal limits can only be counter-intuitive.
From the economic perspective, the year 2022 will be remembered, by many Nigerians, as a time of dashed hopes and disappointments.
Sometimes the street trader, roadside mechanic or food vendor is the best person to teach students about entrepreneurship.
Experts explain why there might not be much to celebrate and proffer solutions.
Scapegoating immigrants will not result in significantly improved healthcare service provision, reduced crime or less unemployment.
Political and economic forces across the Middle East and North Africa combine to mean well-educated young people spend years looking for work, which delays their independence and adulthood.
It is hard to fathom how Nigeria’s Central Bank interest rate increase would benefit most Nigerians.
Structural reforms to South Africa’s economy need to be accelerated.
Nigerian youth have increasingly been resisting and expressing their dissatisfaction with toxic workplaces.
Ending violence against foreigners can only happen by first recognising – and addressing – the hazards of South Africa’s crumbling system of indirect rule.
The entire transport sector in Kenya is extremely chaotic and in need of urgent policy and legal interventions.
There’s a crucial need to connect the most vulnerable people with public services in order to tackle systemic poverty and disadvantage. An integrated approach is key.
Nigeria’s post COVID-19 economic recovery plan has resulted in only marginal improvements in economic growth, manufacturing and foreign direct investment.
Findings show that in the face of marginalisation and social exclusion, youth in gangs think that they have no options except violence to prove that they are ‘real’ men in their communities.
Racial and gender disparities in access to work are entrenched features of the South African labour market.
Top contributors
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Associate professor at the Centre for Social Development in Africa, University of Johannesburg, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Economics & Business, Allegheny College
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Professor and Director of the Centre for Youth Policy and Education Practice, Monash University
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Professor of Social Development Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Research Associate, School of Social Sciences, Monash University
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Professor of Geography, The University of Melbourne
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Research Economist, RMIT University
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Social economy research manager, Intellidex and research associate, UJ, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Economics, The University of Melbourne
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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ARC Senior Research Fellow and Senior Lecturer in Sociology, The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Institute for Social Change, University of Tasmania
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Ronald Henderson Research Fellow Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research & Brotherhood of St Laurence, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, ESCP Business School
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Professor of Strategy, Economics and Foresights, Hult International Business School
