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The jobless rate fell to 34.5%, from 35.3% in the final three months of 2021, Stats SA said on Tuesday.

Ultimately, smart skills centres may provide a means for addressing the skills mismatch by ensuring that industry gets closer to talent in more digitised ways, and digital skills such as coding, software development and data analytics are popularised and provided to community members from the comfort of their own communities.

The effects of the Russia-Ukraine war on grains and oilseeds markets, along with the ban on exports of wheat and palm oil by India and Indonesia, respectively, added to the anxiety in the markets.

The street corners, taverns, and homes in the townships and villages are filled with graduates who cannot find employment or opportunities. Some are depressed and others are even suicidal.

The tourism industry is on a recovery path after the Covid-19 imposed lockdowns, says minister Lindiwe Sisulu.

Bruce Whitfield asks economist Kevin Lings why inflations contained in SA while it is rising in many other parts of the world.

The tourism industry is on a recovery path after the Covid-19 imposed lockdowns, says minister Lindiwe Sisulu.

Annual consumer price inflation remained unchanged at 5.9% from March to April.

Stats SA said that food and non-alcoholic beverages increased by 6% year-on-year and contributed one percentage point to the total CPI annual rate of 5.9%.

Its been slow-going in the Western Cape and so the deadline has been extended yet again until the end of the month.