Years after expecting they will get their jobs back, scores of Massmart workers remain unemployed.
‘After Freedom: The Rise of the Post-Apartheid Generation in Democratic South Africa’ looks at how hard it is for most of SA to find employment.
There was once work in the thriving industrial area north of Sandton. But industry left, spirits faded and lives and livelihoods ebbed.
Youth unemployment in South Africa is the third highest in the world, says the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa.
In his State of the Nation address, President Jacob Zuma highlighted his administration’s successes but also expressed worry over violent protests.
Police say four people have been arrested for throwing bricks during the march for "real jobs", while the DA called the ANC a violent organisation.
DA leader Helen Zille will lead her party members in a march for "real jobs" but will not be allowed to go directly to Luthuli House.
Helen Zille has dubbed May 7 the "jobs election", saying employment will be a central issue in the most closely contested election since 1994.
A total of 6 000 DA supporters will march to the ANC’s headquarters in Johannesburg to take the "fight for jobs" to the ruling party.
The uncertain benefits and costs of the youth employment incentive may mean the Bill does more harm than good, writes Sean Muller.
Those who have been unemployed for more than a year have less hope of ever finding a job.
Britain’s finance minister reins in the welfare system in a bid to woo ‘hard-working’ voters.
Nedlac head Alistair Smith says business, labour, government and civil society need to work together in order to curb unemployment and growth issues.
The recruitment industry has undergone many changes over the years. Organisations need to meet the needs of a far more demanding market. Here’s why:
There is a role for “silver sloggers” who are willing to use their experience rather than rest on their laurels.
Income disparities between racial groups are said to be narrowing.
Three of the M&G’s 200 YSA discuss the country’s unemployment issues and the controversial topic of male initiation.
Germany provides a good example of how the state and industry can create and fill jobs together, writes Matuma Letsoalo.
Unemployment has been up by 95 000 in April and, if the trend continues, an unenviable milestone will be reached by Christmas.
Despite the Gauteng premier’s claims unemployment has increased since Nomvula Mokonyane took over, the Democratic Alliance has said.
Premier Nomvula Mokonyane has pledged the Gauteng government will offer 300 unemployed graduates work experience in its offices.
A decade after the advent of BEE, SA is still one of the most unequal countries in the world. Has BEE failed or is it a work in progress? We discuss.
The good news, though, is that finances have been kept under control.
The unemployment rate in South Africa is at crisis level and it should be declared a state of emergency, writes Ronald Bownes.
Without job prospects and a stable future, the youth care little about their wellbeing, says Anton Ressel and Catherine Wijnberg.
The national treasury has denied the government’s Jobs Fund had created only 745 jobs, at a cost of R4-million each.
Growth in SA is going to require targeted strategies in collaboration with business, rather than government focusing on gross domestic product growth.
You do not have to have done much travelling in the new South Africa to see how dramatically the rural landscape has changed.
South Africa’s unemployment rate rose in the third quarter, with more than one in four out of work.
Economic success is not in the hands of any single party. Rather, it depends on collaboration and solidarity across society, writes Saleem Mowzer.
While the spectre of widespread mining strikes stalks the economic landscape, MPs have heard there has been an "alarming" rise in rural unemployment.
The International Labour Organisation believes labour market regulations are not too rigid in South Africa and cannot be blamed for high unemployment.