Mzansi welcomes Mmusi Maimane back to Twitter but asks: where are the jobs?

16 May 2019 - 11:06 By Cebelihle Bhengu
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DA leader Mmusi Maimane has been questioned about the DA's plan to create one job for every household.
DA leader Mmusi Maimane has been questioned about the DA's plan to create one job for every household.
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Mmusi Maimane has received a warm welcome back to Twitter after he went quiet for four days. The DA leader  took to the platform on Wednesday to weigh in on the recently released unemployment statistics and pledged his commitment to ensuring a job in every home, despite losing votes in the May 8 elections.

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"We have the highest unemployment in the world. I am committed to the pursuit of placing a job in every home. Let hope live, our country will thrive." 

Some said they were happy to hear from Maimane, while others wanted to know if he was campaigning for the 2024 elections. Then there were those who asked how his party planned to create employment.


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