COSATU gears up for nationwide strike
Cape Town – The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has announced its preparedness for a nationwide strike... Read more
7 Oct
Remove age limit for hiring to fight unemployment – SaveSA
Cape Town – The Save South Africa Civic Movement is advocating for the removal of the age limit for... Read more
21 Aug
My three-month battle with the Unemployment Insurance Fund
Queues at the offices of the Department of Labour in Cape Town. Archive photo: Qaqamba Falithenjwa By Sean Houghton... Read more
15 Aug
South Africa’s unemployment reaches new highs
Johannesburg — South Africa’s jobless rate rose to a near record in the second quarter of 2024, continuing a... Read more
13 Aug
Tunisia town shuttered after Libya closes smuggler-linked border
Tunisia – Months into the closure of Tunisia’s main border crossing with Libya, a haven for smugglers, shops are... Read more
27 Jun
No jobs and little hope daunt SA vote
Johannesburg — Wearing a yellow garbage collector’s hi-viz vest, political science graduate Tumelo Georgy joined a small protest outside... Read more
23 May
Mashatile launches SANSI programme that promises 100 000 jobs
Cape Town — Deputy President, Paul Mashatile, has launched the South African National Service Institute (SANSI) aimed at addressing... Read more
22 May
‘It’s not exciting like back then’ – SA vote fails to inspire Joburg township youth
Alexandra – Sitting on a low wall in the courtyard of a housing block in Alexandra, Johannesburg’s oldest township,... Read more
22 May
SA unemployment rises to 32.9% ahead of vote
Johannesburg – South Africa’s jobless rate rose in the first quarter of 2024, official data showed on Tuesday, in a... Read more
15 May
ANC will make good on promise to create 2.5 million jobs – Mbalula
Cape Town — African National Congress (ANC) secretary-general, Fikile Mbalula, says the party intends to fulfill its goal of... Read more
2 May
