Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago makes a case for a lower target, though the trade union federation prefers job creation
The environment department’s Source-to-Sea initiative will create 1 600 work opportunities
The trees are being felled along the Breede River and the biomass sold back to their native Australia
Youths can learn new skills and earn money at The Shackbuilder training institute, where how to build a shack is on the curriculum
The finance minister has said it’s not an austerity project. But the numbers and economists disagree
Experts say there is no evidence yet to show that government-funded employment schemes work long term
Some people in the Democratic Alliance apparently have a narrow view of what sustainability means, but voters are concerned about the climate crisis
This will help boost the economy, create jobs and give people decent housing, which is a basic right
Motosport’s top competition is dropping hints of coming back, but would we want this to happen?
Imbuing students with entrepreneurial thinking can also provide value to the larger economy
A six-point plan will help to drive the president’s youth employment intervention but it is essential that the experiences of young people are prioritised in its design and delivery
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Some political analysts say President Cyril Ramaphosa is taking too long to mend the country, others says it is the ANC itself that must be fixed
The country is being pushed to develop more SEZs. But is this a viable strategy, given unemployment and ‘deglobalisation’?
It may be impossible to end the cycle of conflict in various countries on the continent without creating jobs for young people
Germany has more than 600 companies operating in South Africa, providing more than 100 000 jobs
Laws must bring an end to workers’ exploitation
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the highly-anticipated economic stimulus and recovery plan on Friday
‘The Lekgotla focused on a number of issues, including the current status of our economy, job creation and land reform’
The Special Economic Zones have created thousands of jobs
Ramaphosa also reiterated the ANC’s adoption of a resolution to expropriate land without compensation.
Amazon said this week it had received 238 pitches from places across North America vying to be home to its second headquarters.
Boosting skills, hiking investment and slashing transport and communication costs will help spark growth
The fourth industrial revolution and the minimum wage could put a damper on efforts to create a large number of jobs
Certain companies and some government departments oppose a carbon tax, killing off a great environmental project.
Intended beneficiaries of the expanded public works scheme are only temporary workers and open to exploitation by unscrupulous employers.
South Africa could create a million jobs and cut emissions, but the government is ignoring a societal proposal that tells them how to do so.
Unemployment levels fell in the second quarter, largely on informal sector job creation, but the number of discouraged job seekers rose.
Both are urgently required and the solutions to housing provision and job creation are relatively simple.
Any hope for better economic growth in the short term would have to be in industries less affected by the energy crisis, said the minister.
The commercial potential of intoxicating kougoed, or Sceletium tortuosum, is reinvigorating a Nourivier community in the Northern Cape.
Brother and sister Tiisetso and Manthemba Teffo make the bulk of their profit these days embroidering and printing EFF merchandise.
Santa’s mall stand-ins take on the job because it’s good, honest work. But those children can be a real trial.