No amount of goodwill in government and business circles can make a significant dent in the economy's ability to create new jobs on a large-enough scale.
The stakes are indeed high for expectations were driven to a point - justly so - that demands faster delivery.
But the eternal question pops up: how to balance labour needs demanded by a free-market economy with those of society whose political calls have to be heeded too?
What may work and has perhaps not been tried to full effect yet is an all-out innovative policy generated in-house to specifically employ manpower in large numbers.
Building housing units, fixing decaying infrastruture, improving general conditions in impoverished neighbourhoods, cleaning up roadways, roadsides, trimming excessive vegetation, taking education to every community across the length and breadth of the country, etc.
There would certainly be many more areas to identify and work on that might add to employment at relatively low raises to overall government expenditure.
South Africa scores solidly on a fair number of areas.
These might propel it forward faster provided other factors playing into the context are right as well.
Calls to the private sector are useless given that it will take on employees only to the extent that its operations demand.
None of this seems out of bounds for a country that has against all odds fared rather well.
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