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Landscape Review of South Africa’s Care Economy
South Africa’s paid care economy contributes 13.8% towards total employment in the labour market and is largely undertaken by women – estimated at 84% in Graph 1 below. Historically, the care economy has been a neglected sector, however, recent attention has been...
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South Africa’s country investment strategy and sector prioritisation: what you should know?
What’s the context? The South African government recently released the first, draft Country Investment Strategy which seeks to attract and facilitate direct and foreign investment in order to drive economic growth, increase employment, and reduce poverty and...
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Escalators and elevators: Understanding the skills and tasks that support occupational transitions for young people
Getting a first job provides work experience essential to improving future labour market outcomes. But once is a job, there is still a challenge of how to transition to occupations with better career prospects and earnings. Young people lack the ability to identify...
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Rebooting the Skilling System for Youth in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR): What is needed to make the South African Post-Schooling Education and Training (PSET) System Responsive to a 4IR World
Digitisation and technology are widely regarded as having the potential to spur economic growth, with opportunities for youth in digital jobs a key consideration. But South Africa is not producing the human capital needed to ride this wave. While there are a number of...
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