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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

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South Africa

South Africa’s Labour observers and economists are not expecting much of a shift in the unemployment rate

  South Africa's Labour observers and economists are not expecting much of a shift in the unemployment rate. Statistics South Africa is set to release the unemployment figures in its Quarterly Labour Force Survey this week. The last data released for the fourth quarter of 2023 saw official unemployment tick up to 32.1 percent. Economist Dawie Roodt urged flexibility in dealing with the job crisis pending the outcome of the […]

todayMay 14, 2024 22

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World

Jobs for young Africans: new data tool reveals trends and red flags

      By Katharina Fenz, Vienna University of Economics and Business   An estimated 23.6 million young Africans (aged 15-35) are unemployed – that’s one in 22 (4.5%). With this number projected to grow to 27 million by 2030, the need for jobs is critical. But the key to good policies for job creation is good data. Against this backdrop, the World Data Lab (a data enterprise producing estimates […]

todayMay 2, 2024 35

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Namibia

Households Grapple with Soaring Fuel and Electricity Costs Amid Economic Strain

Political Analyst and Professor Ndumba Kamwanya Urges Action for Unemployment to be declared as a crisis. With Namibia standing at close to 60% of persons between 18 and 34 being unemployed, political analyst Wade Henckert weighs in on what this means if the official opposition Popular Democratic Movement does not push for it to be declared a national crisis before elections?  

todayMay 2, 2024 14

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Analyzing Namibian Universities and the Unlikelihood of Protests: Insights from Political Analyst and Professor Ndumba Kamwanya

Political analyst and professor Ndumba Kamwanya shared his perspective on the potential for large-scale protests within Namibian universities. Contrary to the tumultuous scenes witnessed in other parts of the world, Kamwanya suggests that such protests are unlikely to occur within the academic institutions of Namibia. Reflecting on the current state of Namibian higher education, Kamwanya emphasized that Namibian universities lack the fertile ground for the emergence of significant social movements. […]

todayApril 29, 2024 12

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Business / Economics

South Africa’s security forces once brutally entrenched apartheid. It’s been a rocky road to reform

    By Sandy Africa, University of Pretoria   One of the important tasks that faced South Africa’s democratic government after 1994 was to reform the apartheid-era security apparatus. The African National Congress (ANC), which was voted into power, had a laudable vision in the 1990s for reforming the police, military and intelligence services. Determined that South Africans would never again be subject to the brutality of the security forces, […]

todayApril 22, 2024 28

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