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Soweto cum laude graduate dies after five years of job rejections left him broken

A 29-year-old Soweto graduate who finished university cum laude died by suicide after years of job rejections left him battling depression.
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Rob Rose and Zukile Majova are back for episode seven of Sharp Sharp, the weekly podcast on South African politics, money and power from Currency News and Scrolla.Africa.
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Manchester City cut Arsenal’s lead to two points with a 3-0 win over Crystal Palace on Wednesday, keeping the Premier League title race alive with two games to go in the run-in.
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