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Banda, Handson, Hlanganipai Ngirande, and Fortune Hogwe. "The impact of economic growth on unemployment in South Africa: 1994-2012." Investment Management and Financial Innovations 13, no. 2 (July 4, 2016): 246–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/imfi.13(2-1).2016.11.

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One of the most pressing problems facing the South African economy is unemployment, which has been erratic over the past few years. This paper analyzed the impact of economic growth on unemployment, using quarterly South African time series data from 1994-2012. The results of Johansen cointegration reflected that a long run equilibrium or relationship exists among the variables. In ascertaining the effects of macroeconomic variables thus REER, LP, GDP and BUG on unemployment in South Africa, the study utilized vector error correction model (VECM). The results of VECM indicated that GDP, BUG and REER have positive long run impact on unemployment whilst LP negatively impact unemployment. The study resulted in the following policy recommendation: South African government should redirect its spending towards activities that directly and indirectly promote creation of employment and decent jobs, a conducive environment and flexible labor market policies or legislations without impediments to employment creation should be created, and lastly government should prioritize industries that promote labor intensive. All this will help in absorbing large pools of the unemployed population thereby reducing unemployment in South Africa

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Smith, Jennifer L. "Deproletarianization in the Peri-Urban Interface: Transforming Labor Relations in Polokwane, South Africa." Human Geography 7, no. 3 (November 2014): 44–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/194277861400700304.

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High unemployment rates and the search for job opportunities are defining characteristics of the modern day South African economy. As apartheid era labor and land controls continue to break down, many households find themselves searching for work in an economy characterized by surplus labor. Examining high unemployment rates through the theoretical lens of deproletarianization provides an explanation of persistent unemployment and poverty more complex and complete than others. Research conducted in Polokwane, South Africa demonstrates increasing peri-urbanization as a physical manifestation of these changing labor relations. 1In an era dominated by global capitalism, theoretical engagements help explain household poverty, the failure of South Africa's economy to absorb excess labor, and how persistent unemployment contributes to a recon-figuration of space in South Africa's urban and peri-urban areas. The research team used a combination of qualitative semi-structured interviews and quantitative surveys to gain insight into household livelihoods and individual experiences. The deproletarianization argument applied here asserts that labor has become unfree in South Africa and represents a new form of labor discipline. Through the deproletarianization thesis, the labor market can be better understood to inform future unemployment and poverty research in South Africa.

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Maduku, Harris, and Irrshad Kaseeram. "Inflation Targeting Monetary Policy and Unemployment in South Africa." Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies 10, no. 4(J) (September 14, 2018): 88–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.22610/jebs.v10i4(j).2410.

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We analyze the impact of inflation, growth and exchange rate on unemployment in South Africa using annual data spanning 1980- 2017. Using the ARDL methodology we find that there is a negative longrun relationship between inflation and unemployment in South Africa and inflation is significant in explaining unemployment. Other variables of interest, economic growth and exchange rate are also significant in explaining unemployment. We use the findings of our study to propose that the South African Reserve Bank(SARB) should consider revising its objectives so that they can consider getting involved in targeting unemployment so that they help nurse the economy from the wounds of high inequality and poverty.

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Banda, Handson, and Ireen Choga. "The impact of economic growth on unemployment in South Africa: 1994 – 2012." Corporate Ownership and Control 12, no. 4 (2015): 699–707. http://dx.doi.org/10.22495/cocv12i4c7p1.

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One of the most pressing problems facing the South African economy is unemployment, which has been erratic over the past few years. This study examined the impact of economic growth on unemployment, using quarterly time series data for South Africa for the period 1994 to 2012.Johansen Co-integration reflected that there is stable and one significant long run relationship between unemployment and the explanatory variables that is economic growth (GDP), budget deficit (BUG), real effective exchange rate (REER) and labour productivity (LP). The study utilized Vector Error Correction Model (VECM) to determine the effects of macroeconomic variables thus REER, LP, GDP and BUG on unemployment in South Africa. The results of VECM indicated that LP has a negative long run impact on unemployment whilst GDP, BUG and REER have positive impact. The study resulted in the following policy recommendation: South African government should re-direct its spending towards activities that directly and indirectly promote creation of employment and decent jobs; a conducive environment and flexible labour market policies or legislations without impediments to employment creation should be created; and lastly government should prioritise industries that promote labour intensive. All this will help in absorbing large pools of the unemployed population thereby reducing unemployment in South Africa.

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Schoeman, Christie, and Phillip Blaauw. "Unemployment in South Africa 1970 – 2002: The development of a configuration concern for future employment." Journal of Economic and Financial Sciences 3, no. 1 (April 30, 2009): 87–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/jef.v3i1.348.

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Unemployment in South Africa has reached crisis proportions and does not seem to be decreasing in concurrence with the more propitious economic reality. Indeed, the unemployment process seems to be isolated from economic reality and has developed a life of its own. This paper investigates what initiates and underlies the development of this phenomenon. The Phillips model on endogenously determined long-run equilibrium unemployment is applied, using hysteresis models and autoregressive modelling, to determine the nature of the high and sustained levels of South African unemployment. We find evidence of unemployment in South Africa being a historical inheritance preserved by uncertainty and sunken costs in the labour market.

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Simkins, Charles. "Employment and unemployment in South Africa." Journal of Contemporary African Studies 22, no. 2 (May 2004): 253–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/cjca0258900042000230041.

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Yu, Derek. "Youth unemployment in South Africa revisited." Development Southern Africa 30, no. 4-05 (December 2013): 545–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0376835x.2013.830964.

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Evelyn Chiloane-Tsoka, Germinah. "Factors influencing the Perceptions of youth entrepreneurship development in South Africa." Problems and Perspectives in Management 14, no. 3 (September 27, 2016): 556–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/ppm.14(3-2).2016.12.

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Youth unemployment is one of the central concerns affecting global economics in the world today. The recent World Economic Forum held at Davos prioritized the discussions on issues confronting youth unemployment. The International Labor Office (ILO, 2013) projected a global youth unemployment rate of 12.7% by 2017. According to the ILO, (2013), 202 million people are unemployed globally and 40% are under the age of 24. South Africa fares even worse. Statistics SA (2012) indicates that 71% of the unemployed are aged 25-34 and the unemployment rate among youth is 36%. About 3.3 million youth aged 15-34 are not employed or studying (Financial Mail, 7th February 2013). With this in mind, the paper intends to look at the perceptions affecting youth entrepreneurship development in South Africa and whether entrepreneurial education and training fosters the development of entrepreneurial orientation in the South African youth. A five point Likert Scale was used, 1 = Strongly disagree 3 = Neutral and 5 = Strongly agree. Furthermore, a quantitative research method was used and 132 grade eleven learners were purposefully selected randomly in Crawford high school in Gauteng. Findings indicate that entrepreneurship education and training can direct students towards certain career choices; secondly, planned behavior can be predicted; and thirdly, practically is able to increase the propensity of students to start a business. Keywords: SA, learners, entrepreneurship culture, orientation, education, youth unemployment. JEL Classification: L26, J24

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Albert Dagume, Mbulaheni, and Agyapong Gyekye. "Determinants of youth unemployment in South Africa: evidence from the Vhembe district of Limpopo province." Environmental Economics 7, no. 4 (December 9, 2016): 59–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/ee.07(4).2016.06.

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The persistent high unemployment rate confronting South Africa, in particular among the youth, continues to be a cause of concern for all stakeholders including academic researchers dealing with labor market issues. As a contribution to efforts at finding solution to the unemployment challenge, the study sought to investigate the nature and causes of rural unemployment amongst the youth using data on a sample of 580 randomly and systematically selected youth from the four local municipalities in the Vhembe district of Limpopo province, South Africa. Binary logistic regression model was estimated to determine the socio-demographic, as well as economic factors that influence youth unemployment. Results of the binary logistic regression model showed that having received (skills) training and work experience were associated with reduced odds of being unemployed. This study highlights the importance of skills training opportunities, as well as apprenticeship in mitigating the unemployment challenge among the youth. The provision of necessary training infrastructure and funding for skills training, as well as work integrated learning and extended career specific internship programs to help to equip South African youth with work experience are major recommendations from this study. Keywords: unemployment, youth, binary logistic regression, Vhembe district, South Africa. JEL Classification: J64

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Nattrass, Nicoli. "Meeting the Challenge of Unemployment?" ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 652, no. 1 (January 30, 2014): 87–105. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0002716213511189.

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South Africa has one of the highest rates of unemployment in the world. Job creation is a national priority, yet labor-intensive options are derided by the trade union movement as an unacceptable throwback to the “cheap labor” policies of apartheid, and effectively ruled out by the government in its recent National Development Plan (NDP). Instead, minimum-wage setting in South Africa continues to contribute to job destruction (as evidenced most recently in the clothing industry). Policy-makers hope that support for high-productivity firms and rapid economic growth will make up for job losses and solve the unemployment problem. Unfortunately, South Africa’s economic performance has been comparatively disappointing and constrained by negative investor sentiment, especially with regard to the labor market. The NDP has called for a social accord between labor and capital. But the prospects are not promising, and unemployment is likely to remain a significant feature of the South African economic landscape.

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Khumalo, Ziyanda, and Abdul Latif Alhassan. "Read, write, develop: the socio-economic impact of literacy in South Africa." International Journal of Social Economics 48, no. 8 (April 29, 2021): 1105–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijse-07-2020-0448.

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PurposeTaking motivation from South Africa's ranking of 50 out of 50 countries who participated in the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study of Grade four learners in 2016, this paper examines the social and economic outcomes of literacy in South Africa.Design/methodology/approachUsing unemployment, income and crime rates as proxies for social and economic outcomes, the effect of literacy is examined by employing the fixed- and random-effects techniques to estimate a panel data covering nine provinces in South Africa from 2008 to 2017.FindingsThe results show that literacy rate worsens unemployment but improves crime rate and income per capita across South African provinces.Practical implicationsPolicymakers need to consider an expanded view of literacy by extending investments to cover financial and technology literacy in addition to functional literacy to fully maximise the benefits of education.Originality/valueTo the authors’ best knowledge, this is the first empirical assessment of literacy outcomes in South Africa.

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Mbekeni, Lutho, and Andrew Phiri. "South African Unemployment in the Post-Financial Crisis Era: What are the Determinants?" Folia Oeconomica Stetinensia 20, no. 2 (December 1, 2020): 230–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/foli-2020-0046.

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Abstract Research background: High unemployment rates are one of the greatest economic challenges facing the post-apartheid South African government over the past two decades and this problem has become more worrisome in the post-global financial crisis period. Purpose: Our study examines the determinants of unemployment for the South African economy in the post-crisis period over a quarterly frequency period of 2009:Q1 to 2018:Q4. The determinants are examined for four classes of unemployment rates (total, male, female and youth) and we further partition possible unemployment determinants into fiscal, monetary and macroeconomic variables. Research methodology: We employ the autoregressive distributive lag (ARDL) models. Results: We find income tax, repo rates, economic growth, trade, investment, household debt and savings to be significant determinants of unemployment in the post-crisis South African economy and yet we note discrepancies of the significance of these determinants amongst different unemployment categories. Novelty: No study has examined the determinants of unemployment in South Africa in the post-financial crisis era.

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Tregenna, Fiona. "Earnings inequality and unemployment in South Africa." International Review of Applied Economics 25, no. 5 (September 1, 2011): 585–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02692171.2011.557053.

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KNIGHT, J. B. "LABOUR ALLOCATION AND UNEMPLOYMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA*." Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics 40, no. 2 (May 1, 2009): 93–129. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0084.1978.mp40002002.x.

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hodge, duncan. "GROWTH, EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA." South African Journal of Economics 77, no. 4 (December 2009): 488–504. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1813-6982.2009.01226.x.

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Truu, M. L. "South Africa: Political economy or virtual economics." South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences 1, no. 2 (June 30, 1998): 284–305. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajems.v1i2.1881.

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In 1994 South Africa was politically transformed from an oligarchy into a democracy. How has this momentous change affected the framework of economic policy? This paper approaches the question via the virulent unemployment that is South Africa's most serious economic problem today. The apparent answer gives great cause for concern: South Africa's policy-makers seem about to leave the real world of political economy to enter the illusory world of virtual economics instead.

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Ward, Graham Bernard, and Chris Adendorff. "Entrepreneurship in South Africa." Journal of Media Management and Entrepreneurship 2, no. 1 (January 2020): 70–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jmme.2020010105.

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The purpose of this study is to contribute to the promotion and development of entrepreneurship in South Africa. The objective was to develop and test a model which could be used in the development and training of entrepreneurs. Officially, 27.7% of South Africans are unemployed. This is especially important in that, the South African economy is battling to recover from the world economic crisis of 2009/10, putting pressure on government to alleviate growing unemployment and curtail social unrest. The study comprised of a literature review as to how globally entrepreneurs are developed, culminating in the perceived success factors for entrepreneurship. These factors were then tested on small business owners operating in South Africa. The authors argue that, in order to successfully develop entrepreneurs: 1) 99% of entrepreneurs will need to have the required socio-emotional skills; 2) 99% of entrepreneurs will require mentorship; and 3) 95% of entrepreneurs will require access to start-up capital.

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Khobai, Hlalefang, Nwabisa Kolisi, Clement Moyo, Izunna Anyikwa, and Siyasanga Dingela. "RENEWABLE ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND UNEMPLOYMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA." International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy 10, no. 2 (January 23, 2020): 170–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.32479/ijeep.6374.

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Baldry, Kim. "Graduate unemployment in South Africa: social inequality reproduced." Journal of Education and Work 29, no. 7 (July 24, 2015): 788–812. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13639080.2015.1066928.

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Klasen, S., and I. Woolard. "Surviving Unemployment Without State Support: Unemployment and Household Formation in South Africa." Journal of African Economies 18, no. 1 (June 23, 2008): 1–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jae/ejn007.

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Mutanda, Mary, Lawrence Mpele Lekhanya, and Sibusiso Moyo. "The Role of International Academic Professionals in the Development of Entrepreneurial Universities in South Africa: Government Funded Universities Perspective." Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies 10, no. 5(J) (November 3, 2018): 284–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.22610/jebs.v10i5(j).2517.

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There is a wide belief and acceptance from leading government and business experts that small enterprises and entrepreneurship are the key components to unemployment and poverty alleviation in any country. Unfortunately, high unemployment levels, low entrepreneurial activity and high small business failure rate have become the main characteristics of the South African economy. Post-school education is partially blamed for the dropping levels of entrepreneurial activities in the country. South Africaâ€™s tertiary education system continues to focus on producing job-seekers instead of job creators. This problem has forced South African Universities to explore more on their potential of becoming more entrepreneurial, but lack of academics in the field of entrepreneurship has been found to be a hindrance to success in this agenda. To avert this obstacle, it is reiterated that internationalisation is key to any university entrepreneurship strategy, and therefore universities are encouraged to internationalise through attracting international entrepreneurial staff. The purpose of this literature review paper is twofold. The first part explores the role played by international academic professionals in the establishment of entrepreneurial universities in South Africa, while the second aims at evaluating the state of entrepreneurship development in higher education and the potential of South African universities becoming more entrepreneurial. The study employs both quantitative and qualitative research techniques (mixed method). The study reveals that South African universities should internationalise if they are to succeed in the entrepreneurial strategy. In addition, it is found that foreign academics have the required skills and bring in the diverse expertise needed for the establishment of entrepreneurial universities. Moreover, the presence of international academics has enhanced entrepreneurship mindset of local staff and students. It is recommended that universities should establish entrepreneurial institutes which are affiliated to them in order to drive this initiative and that the establishment of entrepreneurial universities is the way to go in South Africa if the country is to beat poverty and unemployment.

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Callebert, Ralph. "TRANSCENDING DUAL ECONOMIES: REFLECTIONS ON ‘POPULAR ECONOMIES IN SOUTH AFRICA’." Africa 84, no. 1 (February 2014): 119–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0001972013000636.

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ABSTRACTA recent special issue ofAfricaon ‘Popular Economies in South Africa’ drew attention to local economies and to the livelihoods that link these popular, informal economies and the lives of the poor to the formal and global economies. This approach offers a promising avenue for questioning academic and policy discourses about unemployment and poverty in South Africa that are curiously reminiscent of the dualist modernization theories of the 1950s and 1960s. Both the idea of a South African ‘underclass’, as discussed by Jeremy Seekings and Nicoli Nattrass, and the discourse of a first and a second economy, notably promoted by former President Thabo Mbeki, assume a fundamental divide in South Africa's economy based on socio-economic exclusion. These assumptions, however, fail to capture the many ways in which people cross these divides in making a living and have problematic policy implications. Highlighting these many and complex connections, as the recent special issue did, as well as historicizing the informal economy can help us to conceptualize the South African economy as a whole rather than as existing in two separate worlds.

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Molefe, Edward Kagiso. "Is the increasing rate of unemployment a worst nightmare facing South Africa?" Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies 11, no. 6(J) (February 8, 2020): 32–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.22610/jebs.v11i6(j).2951.

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Unemployment remains one of the major economic and social challenges facing both developed and developing countries. To date, it still remain a policy concern particularly in developing countries where lot of people go through long spells of joblessness, considerable loss of individual income and severe cut in standard of living. In South Africa, Unemployment has been unquestionably high particularly among the youth. This follows the publicized Stats SA quarterly labour survey of 2019 that revealed a 1.8 percentage points increase from 27.2% in the second quarter of 2018 to 29 per cent in the second quarter of 2019. Therefore, the primary motivation of this current study was to analyse the effects of increasing unemployment is South Africa with the aim of recommending possible solutions to the problem. The study employed annual time series data spanning the period 1989 to 2019. The results of the study revealed that GDP per capita, gross national income growth and literacy levels are negatively related with unemployment. This implied that increase in these variables would assist with unemployment reduction in South Africa.

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Ngcaweni, Busani. "Understanding Youth Unemployment and Social Inclusion in South Africa." Africanus: Journal of Development Studies 46, no. 2 (October 26, 2017): 1–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.25159/0304-615x/1502.

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This paper discusses the relationship between youth unemployment and social cohesion by attempting to answer two questions: Firstly, why is it important for South Africa to take into consideration youth unemployment as a hindrance to social cohesion? And, secondly, do such considerations necessitate more holistic and context-specific policies or strategies in synchronising social cohesion initiatives with youth development policies? The paper’s preliminary hypothesis is that there is a strong correlation between high levels of youth unemployment and low levels of social cohesion in South Africa and that improvements in the level of cohesiveness require high levels of inclusiveness within the socioeconomic structures of a country, notably in the economy. The secondary hypothesis is that for South Africa to achieve sustained social inclusion, it is imperative that holistic and context-specific strategies are implemented. It is through context-specific youth development policies that accelerated socioeconomic inclusion can be achieved.

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Gumede, Vusi. "Revisiting Poverty, Human Development and Inequality in Democratic South Africa." Indian Journal of Human Development 15, no. 2 (July 27, 2021): 183–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/09737030211032961.

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There are many questions related to poverty in South Africa that remain unsatisfactorily answered. Given the poor performance of the South African economy, including declining per capita incomes and increasing unemployment, since 2010 or so, it is important to examine poverty dynamics in the recent years. Many recent studies in this regard have relied on 2015 data, and do not examine all the three interrelated aspects of wellbeing viz. poverty, human development and inequality. In this context, this paper uses all the five waves of the National Income Dynamics Study and employs different poverty and inequality measurement techniques to investigate poverty dynamics, human development and inequality during the post-apartheid period in South Africa. The estimates suggest that although poverty was declining prior to the coronavirus pandemic, the African/Black population group is the most affected by poverty. The phenomenon of feminisation of poverty is also verified based on the evidence of increasingly more women in poverty than men. The proportion of population experiencing multiple deprivations, measured by the Multidimensional Poverty Index, have not changed in the post-apartheid period. Similarly, human development has not improved during this period. South African society continues to be one of the most unequal societies in the world. The paper argues that the inability to sufficiently reduce poverty, unemployment and inequality results from the weak performance of the South African economy. In the same vein, it is the structure of the South African economy that has kept the levels of human development low and income inequality high.

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Viviers, Suzette, Chanel Venter, and Goosain Solomon. "South African University students' intentions to establish social Enterprises." Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management 5, no. 1 (December 31, 2012): 70. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajesbm.v5i1.28.

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<p>Stimulating social entrepreneurship in South Africa has the potential to address not only the high youth unemployment rate in the country, but also other pressing social and environmental challenges. This study was conducted as part of the 2011 Global University Entrepreneurial Spirit Students’ Survey and focused on South African university students’ intentions to start social enterprises. The findings, based on 673 responses to an online questionnaire, reveal that the majority of respondents had such an intention. However, less than half of this group mentioned the specific type of environmental or social mission that they would like to pursue. Despite more males than females being currently engaged in social entrepreneurship activities in South Africa, no statistically significant difference was found in this study between the intentions of male and female respondents in starting a social enterprise. African language speakers and students enrolled for qualifications in the social sciences were, however, statistically more likely to start social enterprises. Education is a critical factor in achieving increased levels of social entrepreneurship activity; however, fundamental interventions in the education system are required to achieve this objective.</p><strong>KEYWORDS:</strong> Entrepreneurship education; Environmental challenges; Generation Y; HIV and AIDS; Social challenges; Social entrepreneurship; Social enterprises; South Africa; Youth unemployment

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Whitelock, Patricia Ann. "Astronomy in post-apartheid South Africa." Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 5, S260 (January 2009): 587–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1743921311002882.

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AbstractAstronomy was one of the sciences earmarked for major support by South Africa's first democratically elected government in 1994. This was a very remarkable decision for a country with serious challenges in poverty, health and unemployment, but shows something of the long term vision of the new government. In this paper I give one astronomer's perception of the reasons behind the decision and some of its consequences.

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Meyer, Natanya. "South Africa's Youth Unemployment Dilemma: Whose Baby is it anyway?" Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies 9, no. 1(J) (March 12, 2017): 56–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.22610/jebs.v9i1(j).1557.

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Youth unemployment is a major concern to various different countries, including South Africa, which ranked fourth-worst in the global youth unemployment ratings in 2013 and 2014reaching rates of more than 50 percent. Entrepreneurship development and increased employability through appropriate skills development have been considered as possible solutions to this growing problem. The aim of this study is to determine perceptions of students pertaining their entrepreneurial outlook and perceived employability. Validated Entrepreneurship- and Employability Scales were used to determine entrepreneurial outlook and perceived employability perception. A total of 293 students from a South African University participated in this study. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, histograms, Pearson correlation, MANOVA and ANOVA. The findingsof this studyshow that studentâ€™sperceptions indicated that if they haveamore entrepreneurial outlook, it could strongly increase their employability. They also do not think that after the completion of their degrees that they would be more employable. A significance difference was found between year level of study, race, age, and perception of entrepreneurial outlook and employability variables of the students.They seem to have a realistic view when it comes to the risk of possible unemployment for some time after graduation. Based on these findings, it is suggested that introducing entrepreneurship training and employability programs (skills development) to students during the completion of their higher education career, could assist in the reduction of youth unemployment in South Africa.

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Meyer, Natanya. "South Africa’s Youth Unemployment Dilemma: Whose Baby is it anyway?" Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies 9, no. 1 (March 12, 2017): 56. http://dx.doi.org/10.22610/jebs.v9i1.1557.

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Youth unemployment is a major concern to various different countries, including South Africa, which ranked fourth-worst in the global youth unemployment ratings in 2013 and 2014reaching rates of more than 50 percent. Entrepreneurship development and increased employability through appropriate skills development have been considered as possible solutions to this growing problem. The aim of this study is to determine perceptions of students pertaining their entrepreneurial outlook and perceived employability. Validated Entrepreneurship- and Employability Scales were used to determine entrepreneurial outlook and perceived employability perception. A total of 293 students from a South African University participated in this study. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, histograms, Pearson correlation, MANOVA and ANOVA. The findingsof this studyshow that student’sperceptions indicated that if they haveamore entrepreneurial outlook, it could strongly increase their employability. They also do not think that after the completion of their degrees that they would be more employable. A significance difference was found between year level of study, race, age, and perception of entrepreneurial outlook and employability variables of the students.They seem to have a realistic view when it comes to the risk of possible unemployment for some time after graduation. Based on these findings, it is suggested that introducing entrepreneurship training and employability programs (skills development) to students during the completion of their higher education career, could assist in the reduction of youth unemployment in South Africa.

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De Witte, Hans, Sebastiaan Rothmann, and Leone TB Jackson. "On the psychological consequences of unemployment in South-Africa." South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences 15, no. 3 (August 22, 2012): 235–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajems.v15i3.153.

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The objective of this study was to investigate the affective experiences, attitudes to work, and job application behaviour of unemployed people. A survey design was used and samples (N = 381) were drawn from unemployed people in the North West Province. The Experiences of Unemployment Questionnaire was administered. Regarding affective experiences, being unemployed was described as very unpleasant and it was associated with boredom, loneliness, uncertainty about the future, concerns about financial matters, emptiness and conflict. When it came to the participants’ attitudes to work, the results showed that almost 96 per cent of them regarded work as important, particularly because it provides meaning. Regarding job application behaviour, the results showed that most of the participants would like to find a job within the month, and they expected to do so. Almost 78 per cent of the participants were asking people for a job at least once a week or more often. Most of them asked friends and acquaintances for employment information, but unemployed people also reported that they looked out for advertisements. People with poor education had the most negative experiences of unemployment and saw work as more important than did those with better education.

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Mlatsheni, Cecil, and Murray Leibbrandt. "Youth unemployment in South Africa: challenges, concepts and opportunities." Journal of International Relations and Development 14, no. 1 (January 2011): 118–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/jird.2010.24.

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Kingdon, Geeta Gandhi, and John Knight. "Unemployment in South Africa: The Nature of the Beast." World Development 32, no. 3 (March 2004): 391–408. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2003.10.005.

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Kingdon, Geeta Gandhi, and John Knight. "Race and the Incidence of Unemployment in South Africa." Review of Development Economics 8, no. 2 (May 2004): 198–222. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9361.2004.00228.x.

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Davies, Rob, and James Thurlow. "FORMAL-INFORMAL ECONOMY LINKAGES AND UNEMPLOYMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA." South African Journal of Economics 78, no. 4 (December 2010): 437–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1813-6982.2010.01250.x.

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BARKER, F. S., and J. A. DÖCKEL*. "The Relationship Between Unemployment and Vacancies in South Africa." South African Journal of Economics 53, no. 4 (December 1985): 270–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1813-6982.1985.tb01020.x.

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GERSON, J. "Unemployment in South Africa: A Reply to Professor Bell." South African Journal of Economics 54, no. 4 (December 1986): 263–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1813-6982.1986.tb00889.x.

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Magruder, Jeremy R. "Intergenerational Networks, Unemployment, and Persistent Inequality in South Africa." American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 2, no. 1 (January 1, 2010): 62–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1257/app.2.1.62.

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This paper examines the importance of network-based intergenerational correlations in South Africa. I use longitudinal data on young South Africans to examine the covariance of children's employment with the usefulness of parents in their job search. I find that fathers serve as useful network connections to their sons (not daughters), and that mothers do not seem to be useful network connections. The father-son effect is robust to alternate explanations of specific human capital and correlated networks. The size of this effect is large. Present fathers' utility as network connections may be responsible for a one-third increase in their sons' employment rates. (JEL D31, J12, J13, J24, J62, O15, Z13)

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Chisholm, Linda. "Youth unemployment and policy in South Africa, 1976‐92." Development Southern Africa 10, no. 4 (November 1993): 461–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03768359308439710.

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Simo-Kengne, Beatrice D. "Population aging, unemployment and house prices in South Africa." Journal of Housing and the Built Environment 34, no. 1 (August 14, 2018): 153–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10901-018-9624-3.

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Arko-Achemfuor, Akwasi. "Addressing the challenges of food security and youth unemployment in South Africa through land reform policies." Environmental Economics 7, no. 3 (October 21, 2016): 52–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/ee.07(3).2016.06.

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South Africa’s past policy of apartheid has contributed to some of the socio-economic challenges the country faces today. Some of the challenges include grinding poverty levels, increasing inequality and unemployment among large sections of the population. The constitution of the country makes provision for property and land rights as strategies for addressing some of the past injustices, ensuring food insecurity and sustainable livelihoods. A number of polices have been drafted in this regard, but it is acknowledged that some of the policies that have been adopted by the government have not yielded the desired result leading to the fear that if the situation is not radically addressed may lead to unintended consequences. This paper assesses a number of polices, programs, approaches and strategies regarding land reform policies have that been put into place, most of which have not worked as expected including the fact that the youth have not been factored into most of these programs and policies. This article advocates for the youth to be factored into all land reform and food security policies and programs as a way of capacitating them and getting the youth to see agriculture as a career choice to ensure future food security for the nation, while at the same time addressing youth unemployment and rural poverty. Keywords: land reform, youth, food security, livelihoods, development, policy. JEL Classification: Q15, Q18, O2

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Biyase, Mduduzi, and Norman Bromberger. "Public works programmes in South Africa: Experience and the problem of their limited use." Journal of Governance and Regulation 4, no. 4 (2015): 249–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.22495/jgr_v4_i4_c1_p9.

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South Africa is experiencing high (and possibly rising) levels of unemployment and poverty despite government efforts to reduce them. Public works programme (PWPs) is one of the strategies used by the government to tackle unemployment and poverty. The aim of this paper is to provide a survey of alternative specifications, or design options, which may be adopted —with some illustrations from cross country experience and some evidence about the comparative desirability of some of the options. And to shed some light on the South African experience in recent years with PWPs. The interesting question here will be what prospects there are for a successful expansion of the scale on which they are run and why these prospects are not better than they appear to be.

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De Wet, T. J., and J. H. Van Heerden. "The dividends from a revenue neutral tax on coal in South Africa." South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences 6, no. 3 (September 30, 2003): 473–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajems.v6i3.3301.

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South Africa is endowed with a significant proportion of the worlds coal reserves, which is used relatively cheaply to supply in more than 75 per cent of the country's energy needs. In terms of its per capita South Africa is one of the largest air polluters in the world. Even higher on the list of social preferences in South Africa, however, is the problem of unemployment, which also ranks amongst the highest in the world. In this paper we use a Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model to simulate fiscal policy scenarios that address both these problems, and try to establish a double dividend, namely a reduction in CO2 levels of pollution as well as a reduction in unemployment levels.

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Kgatle, Mookgo Solomon. "The Relationship between the Economic Strand of Contemporary Pentecostalism and Neo-Liberalism in Post-1994 South Africa." Religions 11, no. 4 (March 27, 2020): 156. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rel11040156.

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South Africa endured racial segregation under the national party for many years until 1994, with the attainment of democracy. In the process of negotiating a democracy like the CODESA negotiations, the ANC-led government found itself adopting economic policies that embraced neo-liberalism, which later became unfavorable to the black majority in South Africa. Consequently, although these economic policies of the post-colonial South Africa have made a few black people rich, many still live under the triple socio-economic challenges like unemployment, poverty, and inequality. In addition to the triple challenges, many people still lack basic needs like water, sanitation, food, clothing, and shelter. This paper is a discourse on the relationship between contemporary Pentecostalism and neo-liberalism in South Africa. Given their economic standing, the paper seeks to demonstrate that contemporary South African Pentecostalism has potential to become an alternative economic reform.

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BELL*, R. T. "Issues in South African Unemployment." South African Journal of Economics 53, no. 1 (March 1985): 17–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1813-6982.1985.tb00985.x.

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Murwirapachena, Genius, and Kin Sibanda. "Exploring The Incidents Of Strikes In Post-Apartheid South Africa." International Business & Economics Research Journal (IBER) 13, no. 3 (April 28, 2014): 553. http://dx.doi.org/10.19030/iber.v13i3.8592.

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Since the right to strike was recognised in the South African Constitution, strike actions have been a common phenomenon in the country. Causes of strikes in South Africa are multifaceted and their effects detrimentally catastrophic. This paper explored the incidents of strikes in post-apartheid South Africa and it analysed newspaper and other published articles to track down the occurrence, causes, and effects of strikes in South Africa. In this paper, it was established that the main causes of strike actions range from poverty, inequality, and unemployment to union rivalry and the undemocratic nature of the labour relations. It also established the effects of strike actions which are both social and economic. To achieve labour market stability, this paper recommended the democratisation of labour relations, the creation of sound stakeholder relations, turning employees into employers through indigenisation policies, and the implementation of a national minimum wage.

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Arko-Achemfuor, Akwasi. "Socio-economic development through the exploitation of natural resources in rural South Africa." Environmental Economics 8, no. 4 (December 7, 2017): 44–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/ee.08(4).2017.06.

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South Africa has many developmental challenges but three have been identified as affecting each other. The three challenges are unemployment, poverty and inequality. The Second Quarter Report by Statistics South Africa (STATSSA) confirms that poverty, unemployment and inequality are highest in rural areas and most especially among people with no or little education. Meanwhile, many people in rural South Africa have access to land which can be used to produce food for the ever increasing population in both the rural and urban areas, as well as for export and other value adding agribusinesses. The task of addressing the challenges of poor communities calls for a multi-stakeholder approach which can include the private sector, NGOs, communities, traditional leaders and the state coming together to pursue economic transformation in rural South Africa by tapping into the natural resources nature has provided for the communities. This article reports on how some stakeholders have come together to transform a rural community in South Africa. The paper uses qualitative data from personal and focus group interviews and observations as the main data collection instruments. The findings indicate that the stakeholders have been able to empower a community by tapping into and effectively using the natural resources in an area to transform it through collaborations and partnerships. The model is recommended to the government and development practitioners for adoption on how the natural resources that exist within communities can be exploited and effectively managed to transform rural economies to ensure inclusive growth and development.

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Smet, Koen. "Trade-Induced Unemployment: The Case of Post-Apartheid South Africa." South African Journal of Economics 81, no. 2 (June 2013): 240–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/saje.12004.

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Posel, Dorrit, Daniela Casale, and Claire Vermaak. "Job Search and the Measurement of Unemployment in South Africa." South African Journal of Economics 82, no. 1 (December 11, 2013): 66–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/saje.12035.

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Kingdon, G., and J. Knight. "Unemployment in South Africa, 1995 2003: Causes, Problems and Policies." Journal of African Economies 16, no. 5 (August 2, 2007): 813–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jae/ejm016.

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Kyei, K. A., and K. B. Gyekye. "Unemployment in Limpopo Province in South Africa: Searching for Factors." Journal of Social Sciences 31, no. 2 (May 2012): 177–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09718923.2012.11893026.

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