Nearly half of South African women are left out of the country’s labour force — and gender-friendly budgeting could fix that
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The labour federations want a basic income grant of R1 500 and for a drop in the price of food, fuel, electricity and interest rates to
The labour minister noted many informal workers had been excluded from the country’s Covid-19 relief scheme
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With fewer people visiting branches, opting to seek services online, something has to give
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South Africa’s jobless rate is one of the highest in the world — and bringing it down significantly could take years
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Local government must prioritise indigent households in terms of providing water, electricity, sewerage and solid waste services but need to improve how they identify these families
Consumer inflation surged again, after piercing the South African Reserve Bank’s ceiling for the first time in five years
It is of great concern that the census still does not include questions relating to sexual orientation and excludes transgender, intersex and non-binary persons
Some of the conditions in which the July unrest occurred have abated but others, such as the spiralling cost of living, have worsened
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The higher producer prices come after consumer inflation also bucked consensus expectations
Producer price inflation reached 13.1% in April, marking the highest print since 2012
Resilience alone in the face of crisis is not what will get us through. It needs to be coupled with intentional investment and support to address the reality of our country’s youth
Inflation has breached the ceiling of the Reserve Bank’s target range for the first time in more than five years
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There is a danger that they will be locked out of various job opportunities if they continue to be excluded from these educational fields
The government’s failed attempts to address unemployment have left many without work, but there are ways to effectively overcome this
But forecasters are expecting the jobless rate to stay elevated, as load-shedding and inflation take their toll
High food and fuel prices have prompted trade unions to make bigger wage demands, which will exert upward pressure on longer-term inflation
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Rebuild efforts have been mired in concerns about looting, but it could provide a much-needed stimulus to a crisis-hit province
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Consumer price inflation increased to 5.9% in March, up from 5.7% in February
The Youth Employment Service is helping thousands of our youths to land that vital first job
Record new high for unemployment in South Africa, as Stats SA releases jobs data for the fourth quarter of 2021
More women than men are unemployed, partly because they are engaged in unpaid labour: caregiving, cooking and cleaning
They are seen as drivers of consumerism, but sidelined in the industry that uses their images to sell products
Consumer inflation is expected to remain close to the central bank’s 6% ceiling, amid war-induced oil price rally
Migrant workers are seen as contributing to South Africa’s unemployment crisis. But cutting them off threatens to throw the regional economy off kilter
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Last month’s budget was positive about the trajectory of the economy but near-term growth projection are only slightly higher than during South Africa’s darkest years
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The country’s economy shrank by 6.4% in 2020 but real GDP increased by 4.9% in 2021
South Africa’s role in helping improve statistical capacity in Africa
The private sector, experts say, cannot alone be entrusted with the important task of stopping South Africa’s unemployment tailspin
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LGBTQIA+ organisations have accused Stats SA of being discriminatory for excluding transgender, non-binary and intersex categories in a question relating to sex
The slowdown was helped by lower fuel prices. But this relief was temporary, as February saw another petrol hike
Privatisation stands to deepen inequalities. But some experts say collaboration between business and government can work in everyone’s interest
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