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Apartheid, state capture among issues to blame for SA's jobs crisis - CDE report
Across all upper-middle-income countries (including SA) an average of 61% of adults are productively employed. Of the potential workforce over 38,5% is unemployed.
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Unemployment, inequality still a concern as ILO African regional meeting ends
African leaders gathered in Abijan acknowledged some of the critical problems facing countries across the continent, with the mass youth unemployment rate and climate change threats chief among them.
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CYRIL RAMAPHOSA: Investment achievements need to be celebrated
While acknowledging that while South Africa still had some way to go to reach our target of R1.2 trillion over the next three years, President Cyril Ramaphosa says the investment gains made so far should be celebrated.
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Why Mboweni will deliver the most crucial MTBPS today
Tito Mboweni will face a nation burdened by the highest unemployment rate in the world, with low business confidence and no agreement between the government and its alliance partners on how to proceed.
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Rise in unemployment rate no surprise, says Cosatu
Statistician-General Risenga Maluleke said it was the highest unemployment rate since the survey started in 2008.
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SA's unemployment hits highest rate in 11 years
On Tuesday, Stats SA said the unemployment rate had risen to 29.1% in the third quarter of 2019.
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DA’s Mphithi points out high unemployment rate during Heritage Day event
A handful of DA members converged at the Nelson Mandela Museum for this year’s Heritage Day.
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MPs at urgent sitting agree SA is facing an economic crisis
The debate was called for by Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Mmusi Maimane, who wants economic reforms that can shock the country’s economy back into life.
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PSA shocked by govt's failure to fill 120,000 vacancies
Public Service and Administration Minister Senzo Mchunu has told Eyewitness News that it has been challenging to fill the positions.
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Ramaphosa: Where there is unity, there is growth
President Cyril Ramaphosa is sounding the alarm bells amid infighting in the African National Congress (ANC) and divisions in the country, saying these scared away local and international investors.
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Ramaphosa: Unemployment among women, economic crisis receiving gov't attention
President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the national Women’s Day event in Vryburg, North West today, where he committed to the empowerment of women and reflected on the struggles they are facing.
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No need for IMF bailout but SA must be financially prudent - Mthembu
Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu said that while there was no appetite from government to approach the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a bailout, there was a need to exercise prudent financial management.
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Looking at companies that suffered major job losses
The alarming state of the South African economy is taking a heavy toll on companies, and many have announced retrenchments. Here are the major job losses from February 2019 to June 2019.
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Nxesi blames elections for slow implementation of jobs summit goals
The recent staggering unemployment statistics have now pushed government, labour and business to recommit to fast-tracking the implementation of resolutions from last year's jobs summit to create jobs and grow the economy.
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Organised labour: Govt's run out of ideas to revive economy
The country’s organised labour said that the government appeared to have run out of ideas on how to revive the economy.
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We must accept SA economy in serious crisis - Black Business Council
The Black Business Council has likened government’s response to the economic and unemployment crisis to that of a deer in the headlights.
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President to receive Jobs Summit report
Presidency spokesperson Khusela Diko said this was very important as it took place in the context of a depressed economy and soon after Stats SA announced an increase in the unemployment rate.
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Ramaphosa urged to show leadership as unemployment rate shocks
Stats SA on Tuesday revealed the official unemployment rate was 29%, the highest in more than a decade.
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Maimane calls for urgent Parly debate after latest unemployment figures
DA leader Mmusi Maimane wrote to National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise asking for the debate to be scheduled as soon as possible.
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Cosatu, opposition on unemployment stats: Ramaphosa is failing
Stats SA announced that the official unemployment rate has jumped to 29% for the second quarter of this year from 27.6% in the previous quarter.
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Stats SA: EC, Mpumalanga have the highest unemployment rates
Statistician-general Risenga Maluleke released the quarterly labour force survey, which showed that unemployment rose to 29% in the second quarter of this year.
