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[TOP STORY] SA unemployment crisis needs ‘war effort’, not incremental reform

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‘We've got to confront the reality that over 12 million people in this country are unemployed, and that the vast bulk of those, we estimate over 10 million, are long-term unemployed,’ says Neil Coleman, senior policy specialist at the Institute for Economic Justice.

18 Mar 9AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

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