The fund – the main safety net for unemployed workers – will run at an almost R20-billion deficit
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Last year, the finance minister noted that increased government spending has failed to promote growth over the past decade
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has the difficult task of kick-starting a stalled economy while also cutting on spending
According to Statistics South Africa, the unemployment rate reached 32.5% in the last months of 2020 — the highest since the quarterly labour-force survey began
New research shows that there were fewer cryptocurrency-related crimes in 2020 — a bumper year for the digital asset. But the biggest scam originated in South Africa
The former Bosasa chief operating officer failed to appear in court on corruption and fraud charges, citing medical reasons
On Tuesday energy regulator Nersa announced that it would allow the ailing power utility to recover an additional R10-billion through tariffs.
A new data release shows that employment may have reached pre-Covid-19 levels. Still, many who’ve lost their jobs have not managed to get back to work
The hopes and dreams of many entrepreneurs have been dashed. We track some of the owners of SMMEs, who talk of losing everything they worked for
During a podcast discussion, the ailing power utility’s chief executive said there would be efforts to avoid further hurting distressed businesses