South Africa’s unemployment rate has dropped but the country has added 2.6 million people to the number of unemployed over the past ten years, with youth unemployment remaining critically high. So what needs to be done to turn things around?

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South Africa&rsquo;s unemployment rate has dropped but the country has added 2.6 million people to the number of unemployed over the past ten years, with youth unemployment remaining critically high. So what needs to be done to turn things around?
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Youth Unemployment remains stubbornly high

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We saw something similar happen in KZN a few years ago, now it is happening in Springs, east of Johannesburg. Residents of the Gugulethu informal settlement are searching for gold at a kraal that has allegedly been hijacked by locals following the discovery of gold particles in the area. Let’s get more information on this from…

GUEST: Nontsikelelo Mkhabela, SABC News Reporter

We saw something similar happen in KZN a few years ago, now it is happening in Springs, east of Johannesburg. Residents of the Gugulethu informal settlement are searching for gold at a kraal that has allegedly been hijacked by locals following the discovery of gold particles in the area. Let&rsquo;s get more information on this from&hellip;
GUEST: Nontsikelelo Mkhabela, SABC News Reporter

Springs Residents Still Searching For Gold 

The City of Ekurhuleni has started vetting its Metro Police Officers via an independent forensic firm. The appointed firm is expected to hand in a report within two months. The Union representing most of the workers, the South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU), believes there is no justification for the City of Ekurhuleni’s decision to vet all its metro police officers. For more on this, I am joined on the line by…


GUEST: Chris Mavundla, SAMWU Ekurhuleni Regional Secretary 

The City of Ekurhuleni has started vetting its Metro Police Officers via an independent forensic firm. The appointed firm is expected to hand in a report within two months. The Union representing most of the workers, the South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU), believes there is no justification for the City of Ekurhuleni&rsquo;s decision to vet all its metro police officers. For more on this, I am joined on the line by&hellip;
 GUEST: Chris Mavundla, SAMWU Ekurhuleni Regional Secretary&nbsp;

Youth Unemployment remains stubbornly high

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