Pearl Pillay

South Africa’s unemployment is a ‘ticking time bomb.’ Anger rises with millions jobless

South Africa has the highest unemployment rate in the world, according to the World Bank, outstripping Gaza and the West Bank, Djibouti and Kosovo
South Africa’s GDP needs to grow by 6 percent a year to start creating enough jobs just for the 700,000 people who enter the workforce every year, says expert

By AP · 15 August 2023