Mining jobs cuts in South Africa: Election headache for ANC as unemployment worsens.
ByJames
South Africa’s unemployment rate is higher than it’s ever been.
Statistics show one in three people are unemployed.
The mining sector is the latest to lay off staff.
And, with just two months until elections, the government is under pressure to create jobs and attract voters.
Al Jazeera’s Fahmida Miller reports.
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