Loane Sharp

Unions are going out of business, presenting the ANC with a political and economic dilemma.

Work, ideally, should be decent. Respectable work in a safe environment with adequate remuneration is a goal to which most people aspire.

Perhaps it’s time to privatise SA’s official employment statistics.

Despite two decades of political meddling, South Africa has not delivered on either the increase in employment or the requisite quantum of skills.