/ 10 June 2021

GDP, recession, JSE, rallying rand … these terms mean very little to unemployed South Africans. This is the real picture of our economy

(right) Thabang Mafufa Molebatsi And Kamo Mogajane210806 Katlehong Gdp Story Am 2
Entrepreneurial: Kamo ‘Skanju’ Mogajane and Thabang ‘Mafufa’ Molebatsi, from Katlehong, started their own business when they failed to find jobs. They own a clothing brand called Izinja. (Andy Mkosi)
The economy is not producing work, with many young adults working outside their fields of study or considering leaving the country as a result

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