Jobless crisis: fact or fiction?
Stats SA head Risenga Maluleke pours scorn on those putting unemployment at 10%
22 June 2025 - 00:00
The storm over the true rate of unemployment intensified this week as statistician-general Risenga Maluleke accused Capitec CEO Gerrie Fourie of spreading “statistical fiction”. ..
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