Economic news of the week: More than 2-million South Africans  have lost their jobs in the second quarter

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In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, we’re talking about the week’s top economics news, focusing on new employment and manufacturing data.

Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Peter Bauer, a professor at the University of Johannesburg’s School of Economics to review the week in economics.

The discussion focuses on recent employment figures, manufacturing data, a possible increase of the informal sector, the state of the arts and cultural sector and an outlook of the economy going forward.
2 Oct 2020 English South Africa Business News · News

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