Job Losses
latest news & developmentsCoal’s slow death in Mpumalanga
As jobs disappear from the coal belt, Middelburg’s economy is buckling. Unpaid rates, collapsing businesses and stalled transition support are deepening the crisis
Mid-term budget: ‘Tough love’ for Post Office, which faces liquidation
The treasury also did not allocate new funds to other struggling state-owned entities such as Denel, Transnet, the Land Bank and the South African National Roads Agency
Please Mr Postman, deliver the cheque
In this financial year’s budget, Parliament did not allocate funding for the South African Post Office, which is waiting for a R3.8 billion tranche
Eskom workers worry the just transition will shed jobs
Workers at coal-fired power stations in Mpumalanga remain concerned despite assurances that the transition will be just
Deep concern over rising underground tide of toxic acidic mine water on East Rand
Broken abstraction pumps at the Eastern basin treatment plant mean that water supply may become contaminated, posing a serious threat
Editorial: Education failures are a failure for us all
For the next three months we all must critically engage with the education sector to halt the flood of a generation slipping through.
Climate crisis: Rising heat imperils outdoor work
Workers in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and the western Pacific will be most affected if temperatures continue to rise.
Gold is mining’s biggest jobs loser, as platinum rakes in the cash
The industry has lost 23 000 jobs since 2012, according to a Statistics South Africa census
Employment bloodbath on the cards
The unrest in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal has deepened the country’s unemployment crisis as the government mulls additional relief funding
Covid-19 effects undermine nature conservation efforts
Wildlife rangers are out of work and reduced patrols abet poaching
NSFAS funds, jobs for youth dry up
The already turbulent labour market could see more strain if aspiring students lose out
No money to fund first-time university students, Nzimande says
Higher education minister says NSFAS is experiencing a funding shortfall and has requested that universities extend their registration period
Living up to our promise of ubuntu
South Africa needs active citizens and real change starts in the home, with conversations about social justice
The year the music died — almost
Half of the participants in a recent study on the live music industry are likely to quit their craft
The US election problem is over, but the coronavirus lingers
Ending the lockdown is a policy both Trump and Biden voters could agree on