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South Africa skills deficit to fuel youth grievances

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SOUTH AFRICA

SOUTH AFRICA: Skills deficit to fuel youth grievances

South African budget proposals may ease investor fears

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SOUTH AFRICA

SOUTH AFRICA: Budget proposals may ease investor fears

South Africa's universities face major funding crisis

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SOUTH AFRICA

Outlook for higher education in South Africa.

South African budget may partly ease downgrade fears

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SOUTH AFRICA

Gordhan outlined a programme of tax increases for South Africa’s highest-earners, in addition to increased educational and social security spending. The budget attempted to…

South African education plans risk undoing targets

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SOUTH AFRICA

SOUTH AFRICA: Education plans risk undermining targets

Youth unemployment will drive African migration

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AFRICA

In many African states, youth employment is stubbornly high. Moreover, many of those getting jobs receive such low wages that they continue to live in poverty.

South African education protests raise snowball fears

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SOUTH AFRICA

SOUTH AFRICA: Education protests raise snowball fears

Skills gap will hinder South African growth plans

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SOUTH AFRICA

Last month, the budget increased education spending from 296 billion rand (22.8 billion dollars) to 321 billion rand (24.7 billion dollars), remaining constant at 6.8% of GDP and…

Power shortages will mar South Africa manufacturing

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SOUTH AFRICA

SOUTH AFRICA: Power shortages will mar manufacturing

Student riots to rock South Africa political landscape

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SOUTH AFRICA

Protests against the fee increases, which disproportionately hurt poor, mostly black students, are occurring across the country. The most dramatic incident occurred on October 21…