Turf battles don't create jobs
SA does not have a mild-to-moderate unemployment problem. That would allow the luxury of traditional thinking and politically safe solutions.
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Spanish flu threatens banks
As unemployment soars, financial institutions face rising bad debt and the need for a European Union rescue.
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SA could learn from Spain's reform
Everybody knows that if South Africa and Spain have one thing in common, it is an abundance of sun. But what about unemployment?
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When a job is not working
South Africa has the ability to arouse pride but it can also make one hate it with a passion.
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It's been a bad, bad time for small businesses
New data shows that around 440 000 small businesses have closed in the past five years, and the number of businesses starting up is at a record low.
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Opposition parties slate Zuma's SONA, but only just
Although opposition parties criticised President Jacob Zuma's acceptance of education and employment statistics, they were less scathing this year.
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Zuma has a tough nut to crack in SONA
South Africa's rampant unemployment and sluggish economy loom over President Jacob Zuma as he prepares to deliver his State of the Nation address.
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Cosatu calls for protests over solar sector jobs failure
Cosatu is planning protests over what it says is government's failure to implement job commitments with the importing of solar panel components.
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Fitch drops SA's outlook to negative
Due to the country's failure to create jobs and improve economic growth, Fitch has revised South Africa's outlook from stable to negative.
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Lagarde warns SA 2012 will be challenging
The IMF's Christine Lagarde says the South African economy's biggest threats in 2012 will be unemployment and the eurozone crisis.
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