Business Economic uncertainty shadows South Africa’s major employers Cape Town – South Africa’s mining and manufacturing industries, once the backbone of the economy, have been in steady... Read more 17 Mar
Business 6 in 10 young South Africans have no jobs. Why some still reject offers of work Hannah J. Dawson, University of Johannesburg South Africa has one of the highest unemployment rates in the world. The... Read more 20 Feb
Business South Africa sky-high jobless rate drops slightly Johannesburg – South Africa’s unemployment rate edged downward at the end of 2024, but remains among the world’s highest... Read more 19 Feb
Countries ‘All I want is a job’ – pleads unemployed doctor Nobuhle Makhaya graduated from the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s medical school in 2021. On Friday she joined a march with... Read more 4 Feb
Business Formal sector employment drops by 133,000 in Q3 2024 – Stats SA Cape Town – Data from Statistics South Africa reveals a 1.2% decline in formal sector employment, with a loss... Read more 13 Dec, 2024
Countries Workers have slept outside City Hall for a month, hoping to get jobs back Former Expanded Public Works Programme worker Ntsoaki Tautona has been living with other protesting workers in the gardens near... Read more 21 Nov, 2024
Business SA’s unemployment drops, but structural challenges hinder further gains Johannesburg – South Africa’s unemployment rate decreased for the first time this year, dropping to 32.1 percent in the... Read more 13 Nov, 2024
World New UK government closes in on major employment reform London — Britain’s new Labour government will on Thursday take a key step towards delivering major reforms to workers’... Read more 10 Oct, 2024
Countries Only 0.5% of public service workers are foreign nationals – Buthelezi Cape Town – Public Service and Administration Minister Mzamo Buthelezi says there are 6,220 foreigners employed in South Africa’s public... Read more 10 Sep, 2024
Business Minister Meth bets on govt-business alliance to tackle rising unemployment Cape Town – Employment and Labour Minister Nomakhosazana Meth is optimistic that a stronger partnership between government and business... Read more 16 Aug, 2024