
Formal sector jobs under pressure
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South Africa's latest jobs data paints a grim picture. According to Stats SA, total employment contracted by 5.8% between December 2019 and December 2020. The print comes nearly three years after President Ramaphosa launched the Youth Unemployment Services initiative, which aims to ease the high level of youth unemployment in the country. Business Day TV's Alishia Seckam spoke to Tashmia Ismail-Saville, CEO of the programme, for a look at how it is fairing amidst the pandemic.





