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
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
Workers at coal-fired power stations in Mpumalanga remain concerned despite assurances that the transition will be just
Broken abstraction pumps at the Eastern basin treatment plant mean that water supply may become contaminated, posing a serious threat
For the next three months we all must critically engage with the education sector to halt the flood of a generation slipping through.
Workers in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and the western Pacific will be most affected if temperatures continue to rise.
The industry has lost 23 000 jobs since 2012, according to a Statistics South Africa census
The unrest in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal has deepened the country’s unemployment crisis as the government mulls additional relief funding
Wildlife rangers are out of work and reduced patrols abet poaching
The already turbulent labour market could see more strain if aspiring students lose out
Higher education minister says NSFAS is experiencing a funding shortfall and has requested that universities extend their registration period
South Africa needs active citizens and real change starts in the home, with conversations about social justice
Half of the participants in a recent study on the live music industry are likely to quit their craft
Ending the lockdown is a policy both Trump and Biden voters could agree on
Amid the overnight, worldwide crash of the air travel industry, a group of retrenched SA Express employees have an ambitious plan to raise R250-million in seed funding to buy the cash-strapped airline.
After months of the strictest Covid-19 restrictions in the world, it seems we are in line for a further easing of the regulations
The pandemic has caused 50 000 businesses in the sector to temporarily close, putting 600 000 jobs at risk
The ban on alcohol sales does not only affect liquor companies — it ripples lethally through other related businesses such as the bottle and packaging industry, which, if it closed, would mean job losses
About 3-million South Africans have lost their jobs during the lockdown. Lester Kiewit talks to people waiting for work on the side of the road in Cape Town
The fund has been selling assets to make Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme payouts
The government has zeroed in on youth unemployment, but the coronavirus pandemic threatens to leave young people even more vulnerable than before
Government’s response to the coronavirus is unlikely to counteract the expected sharp decline of the country’s gross domestic product
With large-scale job losses on the horizon here and around the world, the Covid- 19 pandemic has put the vulnerability of workers in sharp focus
It’s perfectly normal for the ongoing stress of load-shedding and water outages to leave you feeling blue
Coal is still very much part of South Africa’s energy mix, given the abundance of the mineral, Energy Minister Jeff Radebe has said
Even though there has been commitment to halt the production of illicit cigarettes, it is not happening fast enough
Stats SA reported that non-agricultural formal sector employment dropped from 9 817 000 in March 2018 to 9 748 000 in June 2018
The industry is growing increasingly frustrated by the inefficiency of local agencies and seemingly contrived informal trade barriers.
Around 2 000 mineworkers converged at an Anglo American Platinum mine over plans to cut 6 900 jobs amid unrest in the sector.
The mining and manufacturing sector lost 15 000 jobs in December while overall employment increased by a marginal 0.8%.
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/ 27 January 2012
Capitalist production will always follow those who are prepared to work for the cheapest rates.
Economists are raising alarm over losses in the private sector and growth in government jobs.