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President Jacob Zuma has promised a "massive" infrastructure development drive to aid growth in the economy in his State of the Nation address.
The government wants miners to process more raw minerals before they are exported to aid job creation in the industry, says the mineral resources minister.
President Jacob Zuma has told the World Economic Forum that the state prepared the right environment for the private sector to generate more jobs.
Economist Christ Hart says this year's national budget will be critical, given the warning of a ratings downgrade for SA.
The International Labour Organisation says 600 million jobs need to be created in the next 10 years, in a downbeat report for the 2012 global jobs market.
The SA Institute of Race Relations says the government's target of 5 million jobs by 2020 will only be met if job creation rises tenfold.
University graduates do not address SA's employment needs and grants and affirmative action dampen desire to work in the country, says a labour analyst.
Over 100 000 new jobs were created in December 2011, with temporary work growing the fastest, according to an employment index.
Beneficiation is so capital and energy-intensive that it would take place at the expense of job creation, according to the new National Development Plan.
Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel says greening the economy could help create more than 400 000 new jobs.
China too battles with rising labour costs, says Stephen Mulholland.
The Federation of Unions of SA has outlined its proposals on job creation to the National Planning Commission.
Small businesses in South Africa are hobbled by rigorous labour laws and a lack of skilled recruits, a new survey has found.
President Jacob Zuma has unveiled the National Rural Youth Service Corps which will help young people develop skills.
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