EFF vows to shut JSE down

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The screws tightened on President Jacob Zuma yesterday with the release of shocking unemployment figures, a show of force by the EFF and his higher education minister trying desperately to save face over the university fees crisis.

Statistics SA figures showed that unemployment rose to 25.5% in the third quarter of the year from 25% in June.

This amounted to 5.4million people without work, up from 5.23 million in June.

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Don't let FMD outbreak drag on

Acting Agriculture Minister, Edwin Dikoloti, is right in saying opening an export-ready facility whilst Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) is still spreading would risk getting the whole country blacklisted before a single carcass leaves the door.A ban like that would break the already stressed nation. So, the postponement, painful as it is, is the right thing to do. The local economy is being squeezed from both ends. FMD has already slammed the door...

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