Imagine applying for a job, only to discover that more than 30 other people are competing for the exact same position. Now multiply that across an entire country.
South Africa&#39;s police service is recruiting 5,500 new trainees, and more than 300,000 people have already registered their interest. That&'s not a recruitment drive. That's a national stampede for a payslip.
And the most revealing part of this story isn&#39;t necessarily how many people want to become police officers. It&#39;s what these numbers tell us about how desperately South Africans need jobs.

Imagine applying for a job, only to discover that more than 30 other people are&nbsp;competing for the exact same position. Now multiply that across an entire country. South Africa&amp;#39;s police service is recruiting 5,500 new trainees, and more than&nbsp;300,000 people have already registered their interest. That&amp;'s not a recruitment&nbsp;drive. That's a national stampede for a payslip. And the most revealing part of this story isn&amp;#39;t necessarily how many people want to&nbsp;become police officers. It&amp;#39;s what these numbers tell us about how desperately&nbsp;South Africans need jobs.

5 Breakfast with Dan Corder, Thabo Baloyi, Xoli Zondo and Marli van Eeden. Every weekday, 6 AM to 9 AM

5 Breakfast with Dan Corder, Thabo Baloyi, Xoli Zondo and Marli van Eeden. Every weekday, 6 AM to 9 AM

5 Breakfast with Dan Corder, Mahapelo Moloi, Xoli Zondo and Marli van Eeden.

5 Breakfast

Everyone’s favourite radio breakfast this side of… ANYWHERE! This show has more energy, more laughs, and more delight than any other. It's what South Africa needs to get their day going. It’s better than coffee!Its roaring, memorable radio every single day: the biggest news, hottest debates, craziest scandals, and the weirdest and most wonderful of South Africa, plus the kind of original creative radio that you just don’t get anywhere else. It’s one of a kind in the best way.

Everyone’s favourite radio breakfast this side of… ANYWHERE! This show has more energy, more laughs, and more delight than any other. It's what South Africa needs to get their day going. It’s better than coffee!Its roaring, memorable radio every single day: the biggest news, hottest debates, craziest scandals, and the weirdest and most wonderful of South Africa, plus the kind of original creative radio that you just don’t get anywhere else. It’s one of a kind in the best way.