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Africa to G20 Members: Pay a Little Now or Pay a Lot Later

by Eric Olander
A Unemployed Graduate of South Africa holds a placard and raises her fist while staging a demonstration at Church Square in Pretoria on August 14, 2020. They are demanding that government must create job opportunities, for government to fill all vacancies and for graduates to receive a monthly grant of 500 South African Rand (about 28 USD). Phill Magakoe / AFP

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