Mining, manufacturing sector lost 15 000 jobs in December
- 10 Jan 2013 10:23 - Sapa
- The mining and manufacturing sector lost 15 000 jobs in December while overall employment increased by a marginal 0.8%.
If only workers were not also people
- 27 Jan 2012 12:13 -
- Capitalist production will always follow those who are prepared to work for the cheapest rates.
State wage bill 'unsustainable'
- 06 May 2011 00:00 - Lisa Steyn
- Economists are raising alarm over losses in the private sector and growth in government jobs.
Fewer jobs, less spending
- 25 Oct 2010 13:06 - Patrick Wintour
- Deepest public spending cuts in 80 years planned.
Low wages may close down plants
- 07 Sep 2010 13:37 - Lionel Faull
- More than 300 factories which pay lower than the required minimum wage -- a third of them Chinese-owned -- face closure, with potential job losses.
Reports of economic growth misleading, says union
- 23 Jun 2010 08:12 - Staff Reporter
- The employment figures released by Stats SA made a mockery of reports of economic growth, trade union Uasa said on Tuesday.
SA unemployment edges lower, job losses halted
- 09 Feb 2010 12:51 - Staff Reporter
- SA's official unemployment rate edged lower in the fourth quarter of 2009, halting massive job losses.
SA employment environment 'clearly negative'
- 17 Jun 2009 15:33 - Faranaaz Parker
- South Africa is keeping pace with global markets when it comes to job losses.
Still crazy about soccer
- 05 Jun 2009 06:00 - Lloyd Gedye
- Mooinooi resident: Everyone is suffering here. Women will start to sell their bodies and there will be an increase in pregnancy.
GMSA workers stand to lose jobs after Hummer sale
- 03 Jun 2009 16:13 - Percy Mabandu
- Three hundred workers at General Motors South Africa stand to lose their jobs following the sale of GMSA's Hummer H3 brand to a Chinese company.
Job losses hit young, unskilled the hardest
- 13 May 2009 06:00 - Lynley Donnelly
- The increase in joblessness shows that government's ambitious infrastructural development programmes are not doing enough to keep people in work.
Know your rights
- 26 Mar 2009 06:00 - Maya Fisher-French
- It is important to know what you are entitled to legally when facing retrenchment, writes Maya Fisher-French.
Nobody lives in Rosslyn ...
- 23 Mar 2009 12:48 - Staff Reporter
- ... but many make their livelihoods there. Faranaaz Parker, Qudsiya Karrim and Percy Mabandu report.
Obama cranks up drive to save US economy
- 19 Mar 2009 12:18 - Staff Reporter
- Barack Obama is deploying every weapon in the presidential armoury to bolster his economic rescue strategy.
Unions eye job losses
- 17 Mar 2009 09:07 - Thembelihle Tshabalala
- Cosatu: it does not make sense that the gold mines are jumping on the bandwagon of cutting jobs when the price of gold remains stable.
Job losses: Zuma calls on business to 'make sacrifices'
- 02 Mar 2009 12:30 - Staff Reporter
- ANC leader Jacob Zuma has called on labour and business to "make sacrifices" to avoid job losses, it was reported on Monday.
Cosatu voices concern over job cuts
- 26 Feb 2009 13:34 - Staff Reporter
- Cosatu on Thursday expressed concern about companies using the global financial meltdown as an excuse to cut jobs and maximise profits.
Mining cries crisis
- 18 Feb 2009 06:00 - Matuma Letsoalo
- Labour unions have welcomed the proposed delay in implementing the new mineral and mining royalties legislation as a good way to protect jobs.
Anglo Platinum to shed 10 000 jobs
- 09 Feb 2009 15:12 - Staff Reporter
- Anglo Platinum said on Monday that it would shed 10 000 jobs this year to cope with lower prices and sagging demand.
Manuel: Africa to feel pain of crisis for years
- 16 Jan 2009 14:50 - Staff Reporter
- The global economic crisis is stifling investment into Africa and will put heavy strain on the region, Finance Minister Trevor Manuel said on Friday.
