Unemployment

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

Cape Town – South Africa’s official unemployment rate dropped to 32.1% in the third quarter, a decrease from 33.5%... Read more

12 Nov, 2024

Cape Town – The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has announced its preparedness for a nationwide strike... Read more

7 Oct, 2024

Cape Town – The Save South Africa Civic Movement is advocating for the removal of the age limit for... Read more

21 Aug, 2024

Queues at the offices of the Department of Labour in Cape Town. Archive photo: Qaqamba Falithenjwa By Sean Houghton... Read more

15 Aug, 2024

Johannesburg — South Africa’s jobless rate rose to a near record in the second quarter of 2024, continuing a... Read more

13 Aug, 2024

Tunisia – Months into the closure of Tunisia’s main border crossing with Libya, a haven for smugglers, shops are... Read more

27 Jun, 2024

Johannesburg — Wearing a yellow garbage collector’s hi-viz vest, political science graduate Tumelo Georgy joined a small protest outside... Read more

23 May, 2024

Cape Town — Deputy President, Paul Mashatile, has launched the South African National Service Institute (SANSI) aimed at addressing... Read more

22 May, 2024

Alexandra – Sitting on a low wall in the courtyard of a housing block in Alexandra, Johannesburg’s oldest township,... Read more

22 May, 2024