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South Africa jobless rate hits 12-year high as more seek work

Young people have borne the brunt of the jobless crisis in South Africa. [AFP]

Nearly a third of South Africa's workforce was unemployed in the third quarter of 2020, a 12-year high, as the continent's most advanced economy was battered by the Covid pandemic, according to government figures released Thursday.

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