New chapter for SA's colleges, Setas
In a bid to close South Africa's skills gap, the country's colleges and sector education and training authorities – both now under the Department of Education – are to work closely together to increase college enrolment and place college students in workplace programmes.
South Africa targets 4.5m new jobs
The South African government aims to create 4.5-million short-term jobs through public works over the next five years, while rationalising its job-creation incentives for companies and supporting labour-intensive infrastructure projects, says Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan.
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SA's unemployment rate at 24.9%
South Africa's unemployment rate increased by 0.9% to 24.9% in the third quarter of 2009. Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan made it clear in his medium-term budget for 2009-11 that job-creation is the government's top priority and one of the biggest challenges facing the country.
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