ANC head of economic transformation Enoch Gondongwana said he expected government to prioritise the vaccine roll-out programme, but that it must also prioritise programmes with higher employment outcomes.
The company said this investment was expected to create 11,000 new jobs.
Eyewitness News visited Seleteng in Ga-Mphahlele where January 8 celebrations were supposed to be held to hear what the residents wanted to tell President Ramaphosa.
The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Blade Nzimande, launched the latest National List of Occupations in High Demand (OIHD) in South Africa. This list signals opportunities where students and graduates are likely to stand a better chance of finding employment.
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered an economic recovery plan for the country. This comes after South Africa was put on lockdown for almost 6 months, leading to a strained economy. Here are five important points you should know.
On Thursday the president addressed a joint sitting of Parliament on South Africa’s economic reconstruction and recovery plan.
The president is focusing on four key areas as he tables his economic recovery plan to a joint sitting of Parliament.
President Ramaphosa says if we are to create jobs and reduce poverty, we need to grow our economy at a much faster pace. For that, we need much more investment, from both local and international business.
Officials said this was achieved through collaboration with strategic business partners and companies that were supported by the city to facilitate investment, job creation and skills development.
Gauteng Premier David Makhura said there was no doubt that democracy was alive in South Africa but the economy must still ensure that no one went to bed hungry.
The former Democratic Alliance leader highlighted some of her achievements in government at the party's election rally on Saturday.
Figures show a 0.3 percentage point increase in the unemployment rate to 27.5% for the third quarter.
South Africa's job summit ignored the great chasms that exist on how to create jobs.
South Africa's jobs summit failed to acknowledge fundamental issues in the approach to development and job creation.
Bantu Holomisa says existing railway lines could be refurbished and adapted with additional capacity built where needed.
The party's Enoch Godongwana says the latest growth figures are a call to action for all South Africans to rally behind the dismal state of the economy.
Judith February says that as president, Cyril Ramaphosa is in a unique position to raise the level of debate and see above the weeds the rest of us are wrestling in.
Stats SA released the findings on Tuesday showing that employment increased due to the community services construction manufacturing and business services sectors.
