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Eddie M Rakabe

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Eddie M Rakabe

Youth unemployment rose to 43.8% among 15-to-34-year-olds in Q4 2025, even as the headline rate fell. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
CAPITEC BANK

SA’s unemployment is not a statistical construct; it’s a real and painful hardship

For the millions of jobless people, this discussion is trivial

  • Eddie M Rakabe
6 min read
Given the latest shifts in international diplomacy—most visibly shaped and constrained by enduring US hegemony—it is increasingly difficult to take the discipline of International Relations (IR) at face value
CHINA

Navigating the US-China trade war won’t be smooth sailing for South Africa

The country needs to develop a new strategy as both punitive tariffs from and genial relations with giants leave it vulnerable

  • Eddie M Rakabe
7 min read