Unemployment
Unemployment, COVID top of the agenda at Ramaphosa's Cabinet meeting
The meeting received a report from the task team established to explore the feasibility of vaccination mandate in the country as COVID-19 infections continue to...
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With SA's rising unemployment, entrepreneurship must be encouraged, says expert
Data from the Quarterly Labour Force Survey released by Statistics South Africa on Tuesday revealed that the country's official unemployment rate had increased to an eye-watering 34.9%.
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INFORGRAPHIC: SA's unemployment stats in a nutshell
South Africa's official unemployment rate increased to 34.9% in the third quarter of 2021, according to data from the Quarterly Labour Force Survey released by Statistics South Africa on 30 November 2021.
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Maluleke: July unrest discouraged some unemployed citizens from seeking jobs
Statistician General Risenga Maluleke said these were findings from interviews conducted among a group of 443,000 that was not economically active for reasons other than discouragement.
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SA unemployment rate increases to 34.9% in Q3
The Quarterly Labour Force Survey found that the number of employed persons decreased by 660,000 in the third quarter of 2021 to 14.3 million, while the number of unemployed persons decreased by 183,000 to 7.6 million compared to the second quarter of 2021.
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Looking for a job? Cultivating these skills will impress employers
The world keeps changing and technology keeps improving, and to stay ahead of the curve, many businesses are rethinking the kinds of skills they need to keep their organisations running efficiently.
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Alex gogo: I am voting because I want my children to be employed
In Alexandra, in the north of Johannesburg, there's growing concerns among the elderly about the low turnout of young people at the polls.
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Pandemic hit on jobs worse than thought: UN
'The current trajectory of labour markets is of a stalled recovery, with major downside risks appearing, and a great divergence between developed and developing economies,' said ILO chief Guy Ryder.
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Energy-stricken SA weighs need to reduce emissions and keep lights on
Like many developing countries, South Africa is struggling to meet growing energy needs yet avoid deepening Earth's carbon crisis, one of the many dilemmas besetting the UN climate talks, which resume in Glasgow on 31 October.
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KENNETH MOKGATLHE: This is why local government elections are so important
Kenneth Mokgatlhe writes that local government is the intimate sphere or aspect of government closest to the people. It is where residents are supposed to have a direct political relationship with the government, but that has not been happening.
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Busa: SA youth on their own and must create their own opportunities
This comes as the Orange Farm Empowayouth Transformation Week draws to an end.
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Cosatu threatens further strike action if its demands are not met
Thousands of workers affiliated to Cosatu across the country took to the streets to urge government to do everything it could to stop the jobs crisis which had worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Cosatu criticises ANC for lack of leadership dealing with corruption, job losses
Cosatu, a key ally of the governing ANC, is on a national strike against corruption, job losses, retrenchments, gender-based violence and attacks on collective bargaining.
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Thousands of members expected to join Cosatu's nationwide one-day strike
Workers will be protesting against corruption, retrenchments, high levels of unemployment, gender-based violence, and what they call an attack on collective bargaining.
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Basic salaries increased by 1.1% in Q2 - Stats SA
Statistician-General Risenga Maluleke released the results of the latest employment statistics survey for June 2021 on Tuesday.
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These are the sectors where SA shed jobs in Q2 of 2021
South Africa lost 86,000 jobs as the number of employed persons decreased from 9,652,000 in the first quarter of 2021 to 9,566,000 in the second quarter of 2021, according to data released by Stats SA on 28 September 2021.
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In the face of SA's unemployment crisis, YES working hard to create youth jobs
Stats SA's Quarterly Labour Force Survey showed the unemployment rate was higher than ever before, with as many as twelve million people without jobs.
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Youth group calls for mentorship in communities to create jobs
The Agape Youth Movement was responding to the latest unemployment figures that reveal 64% of South Africa's youth are unemployed.
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SA's unemployment figures a big sign of a depression, says economist
On Tuesday, Stats SA released the Quarterly Labour Force Survey for the second quarter of 2021, which showed that unemployment rose to a record high of 34.4%.
