Review Paints Gloomy Job Creation In Five Years

Monday, December 02, 2019

Some graduates have given up hope of ever finding jobs

For the past five years, there has been a stagnation in job creation, according to the Mid-Term Review of the National Development Plan 11.

The review has been released and paints a gloomy picture of “low growth in employment” creation in both public and private sectors.

“The growth rate of formal employment has also been low in recent years, with several years when employment growth has been barely above zero, and one year of negative growth (following the closure of the BCL mine).

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Review Paints Gloomy Job Creation In Five Years

For the past five years, there has been a stagnation in job creation, according to the Mid-Term Review of the National Development Plan 11.

42 out of 45 bodies of Limpopo bus crash victims identified

Selefu

Selefu

Civil Society threatens court action over constitution amendment

Fans urged to fill up stadium

Coaches take jabs ahead of derby

A city divided!

Civil Society threatens Masisi with legal action

Routine child vaccination imperative