The Impact of Individuals Holding Multiple Jobs on Graduate Unemployment in South Africa

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18184789

Isaac Nkoana and Mahlodi Daniel Raphiri (Department of Development in Planning and Management, University of Limpopo, South Africa)

The paper aims to investigate the impact of individuals holding multiple jobs on graduate unemployment in South Africa. The objective of this paper is to investigate the impact of individuals holding multiple jobs on graduate unemployment in South Africa. The research question that this paper seeks to answer from the research objective is: How do individuals holding multiple jobs affect graduate unemployment in South Africa? It argues that the high graduate unemployment rate in South Africa is perpetuated by individuals occupying multiple job positions. For example, most councillors elected to local government are also employed as teachers, and they are also serving in other community structures. While some are at home facing unemployment, others are busily juggling multiple job positions. This paper utilised “Bana Ba Motho Ba Nwgathelana Hlogwana Ya Tsie” proverb as a lens to tackle this unavoidable issue. In terms of methodology, this paper is qualitatively oriented and conducts a critical analysis of secondary data collected from peer-reviewed journals and dissertations. The findings of the paper reveal that a high rate of graduate unemployment is caused by individuals holding multiple jobs in South Africa. To confirm these findings, the paper delves into the reasons behind how people occupying multiple job positions cause a high graduate unemployment rate in South Africa. The paper recommends that there is a need to establish a legal framework that limits the number of jobs an individual can hold in South Africa.