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Matrieks: ‘4 uit 10 kry werk’

DIE klas van 2015 se matrieks gaan sukkel om werk te kry. Volgens Neil Roets, CEO van Debt Rescue, gaan minder as 4 uit elke 10 matrikulante jobs kry. Sowat 500 000 jeugdiges sal vanjaar deel van die werkloosheidsstatistieke uitmaak. Roets het aan Fin24 gesê slegs diegene met wiskunde- en wetenskapsvakke het ’n werklike kans

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Jobs pain after matric

Johannesburg : School’s out for the class of 2015, but the struggle to find a job is only just beginning, with a bleak future ahead for as many as 60% of matriculants who will not easily find paid employment. Most available jobs are at the low end of the service industry, such as restaurants and

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Grim job market prospects for matric class of 2015

The matric class of 2015 is facing the stark reality that fewer than four in every 10 matriculants are going to get jobs, according to Neil Roets, CEO of debt management firm Debt Rescue. This means close to 500,000 youths will be joining the ranks of the unemployed this year and mostly candidates with decent

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Eye Witness News

+ 500k matriculants could be unemployed

CAPE TOWN – Some economists have warned matriculants who fail to get into higher education institutions may struggle to find jobs. The country’s difficult economic climate won’t make it easy for school-leavers to find employment. The national matric pass rate for 2015 will be revealed this evening. Debt Rescue’s Neil Roets says, “According to the

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Eye Witness News

Consumers warned to tighten belts

Economists say many people started the New Year in debt and must save as much money as possible. With economists predicting a tough economic climate for 2016, South Africans have been urged to tighten their belts, even further and try to save as much money as possible. Debt management company Debt Rescue says many people

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Outlook for SA consumers dire, debt experts warn

The year 2016 holds a dire outlook for consumers, debt experts warn. Referring to building cost pressures on severely strained consumers, DebtSafe MD Wikus Olivier told Fin24 their only means of survival will be to adopt and cultivate a simpler lifestyle. Over and above the usual factors that impact consumers’ pockets, such as the fuel

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Maxed out: SA’s debt headache

JOHANNESBURG – South Africans are headed into the new year with a debt hangover that’s going to pound their heads far worse than any babbalas headache. And it’s not going to get better. Experts are warning that 2016 will be extremely tough on the pocket and that consumer debt is in a state of crisis.

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Drop in diesel price won’t effect food price

While the substantial drop in the price of diesel announced on Thursday is welcome news for consumers‚ it won’t offset the increase in food prices caused by the drought‚ economists caution. They say that while the 78 cents a litre decrease in the diesel price will bring some relief to battered consumers who depend on

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Diesel set to drop the most on Wednesday

The price of most fuels is set to fall on Wednesday, due to the drop in the international prices of petroleum products overweighing the weakening of the rand against the US dollar. The wholesale price of diesel, 0.05 percent sulphur and 0.005 percent sulphur, would decrease by 76 cents a litre and 78c a litre,

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Matric class of 2015 facing grim job reality

The matric class of 2015 is facing the stark reality that fewer than four in every 10 matriculants are going to get jobs, according to Neil Roets, CEO of debt management firm Debt Rescue. This means close to 500 000 unemployed youths will be joining the ranks of the unemployed this year and mostly candidates

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