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[TOP STORY] Presidential Employment Stimulus has delivered 1.2 million jobs

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‘Right now, we have 235 000 young people placed as school assistants in 23 000 schools in the country. That is the biggest youth employment programme the country has seen,’ says Dr Kate Philip, programme lead: Presidential Employment Stimulus.

27 Jun 2023 9AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

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