The Balalaika hotel in Johannesburg is breaking new ground, focusing on opportunities for hearing-impaired workers.
Power utility Eskom is racing to recruit as many skilled people as possible, regardless of their skin colour, Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa said.
Women who lose weight after surgery – as opposed to through exercise and diet – are less likely to be employed because of negative perceptions.
Brother and sister Tiisetso and Manthemba Teffo make the bulk of their profit these days embroidering and printing EFF merchandise.
Johnny Masilela relates the tale of a young working-class Afrikaner with no job prospects on account of his being too white and too male.
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Overall unemployment has increased to 25.2% in the first quarter of this year, according to a Stats SA report.
Government departments have created the most jobs in the past five years, with employees likely to earn better pay.
The ANC’s president told its guests of the party’s accomplishments since coming into government, saying it has created more jobs than ever in SA.
The trade union federation has pinpointed transformation of South Africa’s economy as the long-term solution to curbing violent strikes and protests.
The rand was slightly firmer on Monday morning after a mixed US employment report on Friday spurred intense price action.
The government needs to create more job opportunities to make people’s lives better.
Economic transformation discussion goes with examining the legal framework put in place to open the way for participation of marginalized sectors.
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The growth that is starting to emerge in the global economy gives reason to hope that the situation is set to improve in the mining sector.
Jackson Mthembu has accused the DA of causing hostility between it and the ANC, warning the party of violence it witnessed at a march on Cosatu House.
North West finance MEC ​Paul Sebego has announced a project to create temporary jobs for 20 000 youth, but the selection criteria are a mystery.
The informal sector has risen to the unemployment challenge, creating over 12 000 of the 24 000 new jobs added in November and December 2013.
Adcorp’s employment figures for February have shown South Africa’s job situation has not changed, but labour productivity has hit a 50-year low.
Education in South Africa is in crisis but many corporates are making positive contributions to upskilling potential and current staff.
SA’s mining industry could see sustained job losses over the next 10 to 20 years as greater mechanisation and new mining techniques are introduced.
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The jobs on the line in Anglo American’s plan to bring profits back to its SA operations are just the first of many the sector is about to bleed.
There’s been a slow-burning undercurrent at Davos; this year’s smouldering issues are jobs and rising unemployment, especially in the European Union.
The mining and manufacturing sector lost 15 000 jobs in December while overall employment increased by a marginal 0.8%.
Labour experts warn that the introduction of two new laws will tighten the noose on employers. Chantelle Benjamin reports.
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Employment in the month of October increased by an annualised rate of 1% boosted by the informal sector, according to the Adcorp Employment Index.
BankservAfrica, the continent’s largest automated clearing house, has launched an economic index that shows South Africa’s economy is slowing.
An academic study has shown how the door-to-door beauty sales firm Avon is providing women in South Africa with a route out of poverty.
Employment in South Africa’s formal sector has edged up 0.1% in the first quarter of 2012 compared with the previous quarter, says Stats SA.
Eastern Platinum could cut jobs at its Crocodile River Mine in South Africa as costs rise and platinum prices fall.
South African job seekers are headed for tough times due to slow economic growth and stagnant employment, Adcorp’s latest index has shown.
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/ 17 January 2012
Researchers say an increase in public sector jobs is not sustainable to drive job growth in SA, adding a 40% growth is needed to reach the target.
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/ 13 December 2011
A Statistics SA survey has shown the formal non-agriculture sector has seen a rise of 59 000 jobs for the third quarter of the year.
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/ 10 November 2011
An Adcorp index has shown while no significant changes in jobs were seen for October, SA’s labour productivity fell to its lowest level in 40 years.