FRIDAY BRIEFING | Shut down the construction mafia, build new cities
News24 | 27.02.2026 10:01
With unemployment identified as South Africa’s greatest national challenge, the potential to create five million jobs over the next decade lies partly within two critical sectors: construction and manufacturing. This ambitious target emerges from a nine-month research project undertaken by News24 and The Africa Centre, which consulted more than 70 influential South Africans across academia, business and civil society to identify tangible solutions for job-rich growth.
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