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The future of work is here and SA’s youth cannot wait for us to catch up
Last week’s Statistics South Africa Quarterly Labour Force Survey was a stark reminder that the “future of work” is no longer in the future. It has arrived, and it is here to stay. We must, once and for all, move past the traditional idea of a school leaver finding a...
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Harambee unpacks the Stats SA QLFS for Q1-21
On 1 June Stats SA released its Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) for the first quarter of the year, announcing an official unemployment rate of 32,6%. This number breaks down as follows: Not economically active population has increased by 164,000 Discouraged...
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Let skilling be the shortest, cheapest, fastest route to work
Our chief impact officer, Sharmi Surianarian joined 2019 Laureate in economic sciences, Abhijit Banerjee and former JSE CEO, Nicky Newton-King to discuss the social and environmental impact of work at Africa’s first ever Nobel Prize Dialogue. These events –...
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DigiLink incubator creates new pathways for unemployed youth into the tech economy
May 2021 – Cape Town – South Africa has approximately 66,000 digital jobs available, 60% of which are suitable for first-time, entry-level workers. This skills shortage not only effects local companies in their fight for digital talent, but because of it South Africa...
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