Nigerians across the country marked Democracy Day on Thursday, June 12, 2025, reflecting on 26 years of uninterrupted civilian rule in the country. The day was a mixture of celebration …
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ANC and DA Clash Over Employment Equity Law in South Africa
The African National Congress (ANC) has come out strongly against the Democratic Alliance (DA) for taking legal action against the new Employment Equity Amendment Act, saying the move is against …
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Egypt’s Prime Minister, Mostafa Madbouly, has announced that the country’s unemployment rate dropped to 6.4% in the fourth quarter (Q4) of the 2024/2025 fiscal year. This marks one of the …
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AFRICA NEWSGOVERNMENTNigeria
Less than 1% of unemployed youths benefit from govt’s interventions
by Editorby EditorLess than one per cent of the unemployed youth population in Nigeria has benefited from the government’s social safety net, a report by Jobberman has said The online platform, in …
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Unemployment rate in Egypt stabilizes at 7.2% in Q2
Egypt’s unemployment rate stabilized at 7.2 percent of the total labor force during the second quarter of 2022, on a quarter on quarter basis, according to the state-statistic body. The …
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Morocco’s national unemployment rate edged slightly down by 1.6% at the end of the first half of 2022, according to data from Morocco’s Higher Commission of Planning (HCP). Unemployment currently …
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BusinessEconomySouthern Africa
Ramaphosa to tackle issue of unemployment, announces 100,000 new jobs in South Africa
The government plans to introduce several reforms to create jobs for the country’s millions of unemployed young people, says president Cyril Ramaphosa. Writing in his weekly open letter to the …
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According to Stats SA, South Africa’s statistics agency there has been a reduction in the unemployment rate, the first drop in nearly two years. 370,000 jobs were created between the …