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
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
SA’s unemployment rate drops to 32.1% in Q3 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
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
