On The Record: Hear job insights from Paton, Ramaphosa, Manuel, Kieswetter

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We're a country of around 65 million people. Now, if you consider the expanded definition of unemployment in South Africa, which is nearly 43%, this equates to 12.4 million people of age who simply cannot find work right now. Of this figure, 3.7 million people in this country today are discouraged, meaning they simply do not want to work for a myriad of reasons. Enter: News24's On The Record jobs summit, tasked with the ultimate question: How can we add 5 million quality, formal sector jobs in the next decade? First, we check in with our specialist journalist, Carol Paton, to discuss the highlights of her panel and hear from business leaders, economists, thought leaders, and President Cyril Ramaphosa. Then, catch The Lead host, Graeme Raubenheimer, in candid interviews with SARS commissioner Edward Kieswetter and former finance minister Trevor Manuel on our jobs crisis and a range of other issues. Lastly, we'll share but a snippet of our five minutes door-stopping, as journos say, with Ramaphosa on the Johannesburg governance crisis. All of this, On The Record, on The Lead on News24. To advertise: thelead@24.com. Full editions drop on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube Monday through Thursday at 19:00. The show is fully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer and quality-checked by News24's editors.
Chapters
  • 00:01 Graeme's intro
  • 01:30 Crossing to Carol on econ. panel & farming
  • 04:28 Carol's panel highlights
  • 07:40 Dr Keyu Jin highlights on China's playbook
  • 13:15 Pres. Ramaphosa on ridding SA of SETAs
  • 17:00 Interview w/ SARS' Edward Kieswetter
  • 24:20 Interview w/ fmr. Finance Minister Trevor Manuel
  • 29:47 Quick hot take w/ Pres. Ramaphosa on Jozi governance
19 Mar English South Africa News · Society & Culture

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