Job Losses

Depressed? Blame it on governance

Article Anita Bosch - 2 May 2019

It’s perfectly normal for the ongoing stress of load-shedding and water outages to leave you feeling blue

Renewables aren’t causing job losses in coal sector — Radebe

Article Lameez Omarjee - 24 Feb 2019

Coal is still very much part of South Africa's energy mix, given the abundance of the mineral, Energy Minister Jeff Radebe has said

Illicit cigarette trade threatens 8 000 farm jobs

Article Tshegofatso Mathe - 25 Jan 2019

Even though there has been commitment to halt the production of illicit cigarettes, it is not happening fast enough

Stats SA reports 69 000 jobs lost in second quarter

Article Agency - 26 Sep 2018

Stats SA reported that non-agricultural formal sector employment dropped from 9 817 000 in March 2018 to 9 748 000 in June 2018

Red tape delays ICT imports, placing South Africa at a disadvantage that’ll cost jobs

Article Staff Reporter - 10 Aug 2016

The industry is growing increasingly frustrated by the inefficiency of local agencies and seemingly contrived informal trade barriers.

Miners gather at Amplats over 6 900 job cuts

Article Staff Reporter - 20 Aug 2013

Around 2 000 mineworkers converged at an Anglo American Platinum mine over plans to cut 6 900 jobs amid unrest in the sector.

Mining, manufacturing sector lost 15 000 jobs in December

Article Sapa - 10 Jan 2013

The mining and manufacturing sector lost 15 000 jobs in December while overall employment increased by a marginal 0.8%.

If only workers were not also people

Article Staff Reporter - 27 Jan 2012

Capitalist production will always follow those who are prepared to work for the cheapest rates.

State wage bill ‘unsustainable’

Article Staff Reporter - 6 May 2011

Economists are raising alarm over losses in the private sector and growth in government jobs.

Fewer jobs, less spending

Article bogdan TagDiv - 25 Oct 2010

Deepest public spending cuts in 80 years planned.

Low wages may close down plants

Article bogdan TagDiv - 7 Sep 2010

More than 300 factories which pay lower than the required minimum wage -- a third of them Chinese-owned -- face closure, with potential job losses.

Reports of economic growth misleading, says union

Article Staff Reporter - 23 Jun 2010

The employment figures released by Stats SA made a mockery of reports of economic growth, trade union Uasa said on Tuesday.

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