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Podcast: The Daily Discourse
Episode: Striking disparities in employment across South Africa
Description: Our next guest wrote a new research note using spatial economic activity data to uncover the underperformance of cities in the last decade when it comes to employment opportunities. In this research, the paper explores and compares the findings of six metropolitans: Cape Town, Tshwane, Johannesburg, Buffalo City, Nelson Mandela Bay, Ekurhuleni, Mangaung and eThekwini. The study noted that while the City of Cape Town is the best performing when it comes to economic opportunities at 20%, Nelson Mandela Bay (Gqeberha) has declined by 5% despite being the home of multiple automotive factories and the worst performing city for employment. Johannesburg...