AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoYouth Employment: President Cyril Ramaphosa is due to address a national youth employment convening on Thursday, as government, business and civil society seek to scale up routes into work, training and self-employment. Workplace Wellbeing: South Africa’s unemployment rate rose to 33.6% in the second quarter, with 8.5 million people out of work. Job insecurity is also taking a toll on employees: a SADAG survey found 38% feared losing their jobs. Jobs at Risk: Ramaphosa warned that losing US trade benefits could have a “devastating” impact on South African jobs, as the country seeks alternative export markets. Industrial Growth: Ghana plans to end raw mineral exports by 2030, requiring local processing to build industry and employment. In Côte d’Ivoire, a new power plant is expected to create up to 1,400 jobs.
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