It's 5 am on a Monday morning and the alarm goes off. It's time to go to work. Sigh. Yet in South Africa, it's useful to remember that not everyone is so lucky. The official unemployment rate, measured in June 2021, is at 48.9%. It's one of the highest in the world. It's so common to associate South Africa with high unemployment that these statistics hardly shock us anymore. But think about it: one out of every two individuals that can and want to work, cannot find a job – and as a result, do not earn an income, do not pay income tax, and find no pleasure in being a productive member of society.
Why work?
Why work?
Why work?
It's 5 am on a Monday morning and the alarm goes off. It's time to go to work. Sigh. Yet in South Africa, it's useful to remember that not everyone is so lucky. The official unemployment rate, measured in June 2021, is at 48.9%. It's one of the highest in the world. It's so common to associate South Africa with high unemployment that these statistics hardly shock us anymore. But think about it: one out of every two individuals that can and want to work, cannot find a job – and as a result, do not earn an income, do not pay income tax, and find no pleasure in being a productive member of society.