The billboard contains a live ticker that will start on 1,842,852 and count up by 1 new jobless person every 112 seconds, to show the total of 774 people that become jobless in every 24 hour cycle under the leadership of Zuma\u2019s ANC government.<\/p>\n
“Last year, President Zuma stood up in Parliament and said, with a straight face, that if there is a government that is concerned about jobs in our country, it is this government.<\/p>\n
“Unfortunately, South Africa\u2019s reality exposes the cruel lie this statement is. Since Jacob Zuma became President, over 1.8 million South Africans have joined the ranks of the unemployed. His is not a jobs government,” Maimane said.<\/p>\n
The DA stated that more than a third of South Africans of working age are either unemployed or have simply given up looking for work.<\/p>\n
5 step plan<\/strong><\/p>\n The DA said it has a five-step plan that if implemented would immediately tackle the economic crisis and create millions of jobs.<\/p>\n Firstly,<\/strong> it aims to invest in energy, transport and internet connectivity.<\/p>\n “This means dismantling the disastrous Eskom monopoly, and opening the grid to a far more balanced mix of power suppliers. It also means walking away from the unaffordable and unnecessary nuclear deal,” Maimane said.<\/p>\n Secondly<\/strong>, it called for an improvement in education quality and outcomes. “We need to give more South Africans the education and skills they need to get a job.”<\/p>\n Thirdly<\/strong>, Parliament should reform labour laws to create fairness for workers and employers \u2013 and create more opportunities for job-seekers by making it easier for businesses to hire.<\/p>\n Fourthly<\/strong>, the DA called for incentives for job creation through a real youth wage subsidy and government supported apprenticeship and internship programmes.<\/p>\n “And finally, we need to increase support for small businesses. In our current low-growth environment, large enterprises cannot create more jobs. It is the small and medium enterprises that can create jobs on the massive scale we need,” Maimane said.<\/p>\n The DA called for the introduction of tax incentives for business mentors, adding that BEE points allocation should be changed to include skills development and job creation.<\/p>\n “Let us empower entrepreneurs and create a nation of employers,” Maimane said.<\/p>\n “DA governments invest heavily in energy, transport and connectivity, hire people who can do the job, not friends and family, attract investment to create more local jobs, help local people start small businesses and work with businesses to set up internship opportunities so that people can get skills and work experience,” he said.<\/p>\n \u2018Jobs for friends\u2019 is democracy: Zuma<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Unemployment a bigger scar than apartheid: \u2018racist\u2019 economist<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n![\"DABillboard\"](\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/DABillboard.jpg\")
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