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About 32% of the population is unemployed; of the employed, 35.9% are in informal work; and of the formally employed, nearly 40% earn less than R3,500 a month. Photo: Phill Magakoe/AFP
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Jobless crisis: 35 in 100 are out of work

It’s not sustainable for every employed person to support three others, analysts say

  • Anathi Madubela
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