Unemployment
President Ramaphosa's economic recovery plan has strong focus on jobs
The president is focusing on four key areas as he tables his economic recovery plan to a joint sitting of Parliament.
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Funny placards inspire samaritan to help unemployed Dunoon dad save for house
Lusindiso Malgas found a way to spread joy and support his family by drawing up funny placards to entertain passersby in Blouberg.
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ANALYSIS: How social security could make life better in SA after COVID-19
Emergency relief measures were operational for six months and are due to end soon. But the impacts of COVID-19 will be felt long after.
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Lockdown retrenchment a blessing in disguise, says CT entrepreneur
Andrea Hartzenburg is one of 2.2 million people who've lost their jobs during the second quarter of this year.
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Cosatu not shocked by 'depressing' unemployment figures
National spokesperson Sizwe Pamla said that this was what happened when there was a government that was hellbent on implementing a framework of policies that did not place employment creation as a priority.
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PR officer recalls anticipating losing job as lockdown dragged on
Anél Lewis, who was retrenched from a real estate company during lockdown, has quickly shifted gears to now find an alternative income stream.
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Ramaphosa hopes to see rapid rebound in employment after 2.2m jobs lost
The president was responding to the data released by Stats SA, which revealed that South Africa's unemployment rate fell to 23.3% in the second quarter from 30.1% in the first quarter due to fewer people looking for work amid the nation's strict coronavirus lockdown.
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Stats SA's Quarterly Labour Force Survey results confusing - economic experts
Economic experts have criticised Stats SA’s decision to define the 2.2 million job losses during the second quarter as economically not active people.
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Stats SA: To be viewed as unemployed, you must be actively looking for a job
Stats SA on Tuesday said the official unemployment figure shrunk to a record low from 30.1% in the first quarter of the year, the lowest unemployment rate recorded since 2008.
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Poverty, joblessness drives wildlife poaching in South Africa: study
A report published and compiled after interviews with 73 convicted wildlife offenders in SA's jails concluded that 70% of them were forced into crime to make a living.
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NKOSIKHONA DUMA: Unequal universities are a microcosm of SA's society
While unemployment among graduates continues to grow, it's the less privileged students who suffer, writes Nkosikhona Duma.
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South Africans urged to scale back on spending to clamp down on rising debt
The country had been saddled with worrisome economic prospects years before the pandemic and now there are fears that debt levels will reach 100% of GDP within the next few years.
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Schussler: SA can expect one of worst GDP per capita declines in world
Economist Mike Schussler said South Africa should have tried to find the least disruptive solution for the COVID-19 crisis.
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UNDP: Govt needs to focus on poverty line to safeguard ‘vulnerable middle class’
In a study released by the body to government, academia and others, it has revealed that more households are dropping from the lower middle class into poverty.
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ANALYSIS: 5 things COVID-19 has taught us about inequality
From access to healthcare, green spaces and internet connectivity, the COVID-19 pandemic has shone a spotlight on the inequalities in society.
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Hard lockdown has allowed unemployment, hunger & poverty to take root - Winde
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde acknowledged that the interventions taken to slow the spread of COVID-19 had led to other serious issues of unemployment, hunger and increasing levels of poverty.
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Kganyago: Adding unemployment to Sarb’s mandate will hurt its credibility
The bank has long been under pressure to take more drastic measures to revive growth with calls for it to slash lending rates and finance government through quantitative easing.
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Inside SA's latest jobs figures
Statistics South Africa said the country’s non-agriculture sector saw employment decrease by about 3,000 jobs in the first quarter of this year compared with the final quarter of last year.
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Over 3,000 jobs shed in SA’s non-agriculture sector in first quarter of the year
This brings the total number of persons employed in the formal non-agricultural sector in South Africa to 10.2 million.
