SCORE: E Despite her efforts to make the department a more proactive facilitator of job creation, Meth still faces an unemployment rate above 30% at the end of 2025. The unemployment rate rose to 33.2% in the second quarter but dropped to 31.9% in the third quarter of 2025, which means employment increased by approximately […]
The organisation has criticised the way the Act was devised and says it risks damaging the economy
Employers need to make sure they are informed about the new regulations, which fall under the Employment Equity Act, and are compliant
About 850 000 people are employed as domestic workers in South Africa, contributing to 5.2% of the country’s total employment
South Africa must exit pesticide treadmill, civil society groups say
A skilled, educated, economically supported youth is the bedrock of a strong democracy
The death toll in the George building collapse has reached 33 and 19 people are still missing
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Fathers argue that section 25 to 27 of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act is discriminatory because the leave is too little for them to participate in childcare
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Two investigations into separate explosions at the Rheinmetall Denel Munition depot near Macassar continue
Calls to end production at Rheinmetall Denel Munition after yet another blast rocks the Somerset West area, the fifth since 2018
Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi urges employers to be honest when applying for help
The minister and his management team appeared before parliament after another scathing auditor general report was tabled
A scaled-down labour inspectorate will leave vulnerable workers at the mercy of ‘unscrupulous employers’
The economic crisis triggered by the pandemic has laid bare longstanding deficiencies in labour rights around the world