OECD Economic Surveys: South Africa 2017
Over the last two decades, South Africa has accomplished enormous social progress by bringing to millions of citizens access to key public services. Nevertheless, growth has trended down markedly recently
Unemployment
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Unemployment, 17/07/2017
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Unemployment, 17/07/2017. As per the result of surveys on employment and unemployment conducted by Labour Bureau, Ministry of Labour and Employment, the estimated unemployment
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Report of Task Force on Improving Employment Data
The task force on improving employment data headed by Niti Aayog Vice-Chairman Arvind Panagariya has suggested frequent surveys, extensive use of GSTN data and a dedicated central facility to improve India’s
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Coal lines to South Africa terminal halted by violent protests
Rail operations that transport coal to South Africa's Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) have been halted because of violent community protests, state-run logistics group Transnet said on Thursday. "Transnet
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Economic development in Africa report 2017: tourism for transformative and inclusive growth
Tourism – in terms of its contribution to gross domestic product, employment and trade – is an important sector in many African economies, and its growth is increasingly driven by tourists originating
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Lack of skills, low wages disinterest African youth from Agriculture
Lack of skills, low wages, and limited access to land and financial services continue to disinterest Africa’s young people from Agriculture hence leading to high unemployment. According to FAO, in 2014
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Africa facing shortfall of 50 million jobs by 2040, report says
Unemployment crisis will ravage the continent if it doesn’t opt for market-based development, according to report by Tony Blair’s Institute In 2014, there was a stampede as 20,000 people tried to apply
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Over 3 lakh may bag green jobs by 2022 if India achieves target of 160 Gw
India has set a target of having 100 Gw of solar and 60 Gw of wind energy capacities by 2022 Over three lakh new workers can be employed in wind and solar energy sectors if India achieves its ambitious
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Greening India’s workforce: gearing up for expansion of solar and wind power in India
Renewable energy job creation and skill development is one of the Indian government’s foremost objectives. However, credible information on the number of jobs that have been created so far, and those that
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NASA, Jubilee supporters differ on poverty levels, study shows
The majority of Kenyans who identify themselves with the Raila Odinga-led NASA have said all or nearly all their neighbours are living in poverty. About 32 per cent NASA supporters compared to 25 per