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Walter Matli

Professor Walter Matli is the executive dean and CEO of the Unisa Graduate School of Business Leadership (SBL)

The reality: More than 11 million people are without work, according to Statistics South Africa’s Quarterly
Labour Force Survey for Q4 2025. Photo: jcomp on Magnific

30 APR 2026

The leadership crisis behind joblessness

Our high unemployment rate is not incidental. It is the outcome of decisions taken, priorities set and in some cases, the absence of decisive action across institutions…

Walter Matli

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