ELECTION FACTSHEET: Jobs in South Africa
Ahead of South Africa’s national and provincial elections in May 2024, we look at the country’s unemployment figures.
Ahead of South Africa’s national and provincial elections in May 2024, we look at the country’s unemployment figures.
With unemployment in South Africa at 32.1%, political parties have been keen to talk up their ability to create jobs ahead of elections.
South Africa’s ruling party made several commitments in its 2019 manifesto. How many were kept & how many made it back to the 2024 version?
Did the Democratic Alliance get its facts right when it outlined how it would tackle several problem areas if it were voted into power?
In his keynote speech at the launch of Rise Mzansi's election manifesto, the new party’s leader made several claims about South Africa.
As it set out how it would govern effectively, did the newcomer to South Africa’s political scene nail all of its facts?
Science isn't flashy. It's notoriously boring, uncertain and unsexy. And there's a risk to health and life if we aren’t more questioning.
The ruling party is correct that unemployment has decreased for seven consecutive quarters, but there is more to the story.
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