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The aim is to examine the factors contributing to the rise in graduate unemployment in South Africa, emphasizing research and infrastructure needs.

May 24, 2026Open Access

Graduate unemployment: closing the demand-supply gap

Key Points

The aim is to examine the factors contributing to the rise in graduate unemployment in South Africa, emphasizing research and infrastructure needs.
Analysis of current trends in graduate unemployment in South Africa.
Assessment of research and development (R&D) investment levels in higher education institutions.
Rising graduate unemployment rates in South Africa indicate a widening demand-supply gap.
Declining R&D human resources contribute to increased instability in the labor market for graduates.

Abstract

Graduate unemployment is on the rise in South Africa. Investing in new research infrastructure and in absorbing young and highly skilled graduates should be stock-in-trade for science councils and higher education institutions. Instead, declining or stagnating research and development (R&D) human resources, together with under-investment on R&D infrastructure in these vital public institutions, have created systemic vulnerability. By Natalie Vlotman and Mario Clayford.

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Human Sciences Research Council (Fri,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a12959d48a0ea1665671c3b https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.14749/32363079

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