Ghana | Booming Economy Without Jobs...

Sunyani — The Secretary General of the Trade Union Congress-Ghana (TUC), Brother Kofi Asamoah, has regretted that despite the laudable economic achievements made by Ghana in recent times, the fact remains that joblessness is on the ascendency in the country. According to him, available data indicates that the country achieved the longest period of macroeconomic stability in recent economic history. Currently, the national foreign reserves stand at $4.5 billion, whilst inflation has also been reduced to single digit. The government has also implemented the Single Spine...

Nigeria | FG Targets 3.5 Million Agricul...

President Goodluck Jona-than yesterday disclosed that the federal government was planning to create about 3.5million jobs in the agricultural sector by 2015, saying the government is putting an initiative in place to enable the existing Universities of Agriculture in the country to establish Departments of Transfer and Acquisition. Speaking at the 20th convocation ceremony of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), the president said by this initiative, they would facilitate the development of appropriate technologies for eventual transfer to the farming...

Entertainment in Nigeria : World Bank to...

On what brings about the World Bank’s intervention in “Harnessing the Nigerian Entertainment Industry for Formal Export,” at this time, Chioma Nwagboso said: “The World Bank is interested in supporting the Nigerian Entertainment industry because of its huge potential in terms of job creation and value creation.” According to her, the industry “started without government aid, intervention or assistance. Instead, talented individuals with a passion and drive grew it from scratch and today it is worth about $250 million, employs at least...

South Africa: Women shut out of the labo...

South Africa has one of the highest rates in the world of unemployment for comparable middle-income countries. The latest official statistics show that by December 2009, around 4,2 million people, out of a total labour force of 17 million, were officially unemployed. Yet, this figure does not include almost two million individuals who have simply lost hope of ever finding a job. For women, the situation is nothing but drastic, writes Kimani Nding’u. South Africa has one of the highest rates in the world of unemployment for comparable middle-income countries. The...

South Africa: 480000 public jobs created...

Cape Town — Government created 480 000 public works job opportunities by the end of December, falling just three percent short of the target set by President Jacob Zuma in his State of the Nation Address last year. He had said government would create 500 000 work opportunities under the Expanded Public Works Programme. Delivering his second State of the Nation Address this evening, Zuma said the 480 000 jobs were created in areas such as construction, home and community-based care and environmental projects. However, the country’s most urgent focus must be on...

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