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The year the music died — almost

Friday Gwen Ansell - 11 Dec 2020

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

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Ending the lockdown is a policy both Trump and Biden voters could agree on

SA Express employees in R250m crowdfunding bid to buy their airline

Business Thando Maeko - 18 Sep 2020

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.

Say hello to lockdown lite

Coronavirus M&G Reporters - 13 Aug 2020

After months of the strictest Covid-19 restrictions in the world, it seems we are in line for a further easing of the regulations

Long road ahead for tourism-sector recovery

Business Thando Maeko - 9 Aug 2020

The pandemic has caused 50 000 businesses in the sector to temporarily close, putting 600 000 jobs at risk

The glass is half empty

Business Tshegofatso Mathe - 23 Jul 2020

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

Job seekers hit the pavement in hope and desperation

Coronavirus Lester Kiewit - 23 Jul 2020

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

Labour minister paints four bleak scenarios for the UIF if layoffs go above 41%

Business Thando Maeko - 2 Jul 2020

The fund has been selling assets to make Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme payouts

The ‘lockdown generation’ has been hit hardest by Covid-19

Business Sarah Smit - 27 May 2020

The government has zeroed in on youth unemployment, but the coronavirus pandemic threatens to leave young people even more vulnerable than before

Mogajane: SA will stay on growth path

Article Thando Maeko - 29 Apr 2020

Government’s response to the coronavirus is unlikely to counteract the expected sharp decline of the country’s gross domestic product

‘Worker safety nets inadequate’

Article Sarah Smit - 19 Mar 2020

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

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

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Latest articles on Job Losses

The year the music died — almost

The US election problem is over, but the coronavirus lingers

SA Express employees in R250m crowdfunding bid to buy their airline

Say hello to lockdown lite

Long road ahead for tourism-sector recovery

The glass is half empty

Job seekers hit the pavement in hope and desperation

Labour minister paints four bleak scenarios for the UIF if layoffs go above 41%

The ‘lockdown generation’ has been hit hardest by Covid-19

Mogajane: SA will stay on growth path

‘Worker safety nets inadequate’

Depressed? Blame it on governance

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

Illicit cigarette trade threatens 8 000 farm jobs

Stats SA reports 69 000 jobs lost in second quarter

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