SA’s unemployment rate expected to rise to between 40 and 50 percent as a result of Covid 19

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Alan Mukoki – CEO- South African Chamber of Commerce
Covid 19 continues to wreak havoc on the global and local economy and in South Africa its going to affect workers the most due to restricted economic activity. Although over a million people returned to work this week research shows that the country’s unemployment rate will reach between 40 and 50 percent.
4 May 2020 12PM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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