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OPINION | South Africa’s youth deserve better role models
Opinion
/ 2 June 2022

OPINION | South Africa’s youth deserve better role models

Slow transformation in the economy means there are still too few black people in top management positions that could provide positive role models

By Khuthala Gala Holten
Unemployment rate retreats to 34.5%
Business
/ 31 May 2022

Unemployment rate retreats to 34.5%

But forecasters are expecting the jobless rate to stay elevated, as load-shedding and inflation take their toll

By Sarah Smit
Winter is here: Inflation, debt cools the economy
Business
/ 24 May 2022

Winter is here: Inflation, debt cools the economy

There is a lot bearing down on South African consumers and, without growth, the economy stands to decline

By Sarah Smit
Will business come to the table for Cyril to meet his 100-day promise?
Business
/ 13 May 2022

Will business come to the table for Cyril to meet his 100-day promise?

Disagreements over a basic income grant, labour law reform and how to save the economy mean consensus is still far off. But trade-offs – and political shifts – will eventually have to be made for there to be any hope of real change

By Emsie Ferreira and Sarah Smit
Energy transition from coal will cost jobs, Mantashe says
Business
/ 12 May 2022

Energy transition from coal will cost jobs, Mantashe says

The ‘coal fundamentalist’ energy minister says more research on cleaner coal is needed

By Anathi Madubela
Youth trapped in revolving doors of job seeking
Education
/ 29 April 2022

Youth trapped in revolving doors of job seeking

Young people get in and out of education and short-term job opportunities that lead nowhere

By Phila Prince Msutu
KZN flood ‘rebuild’ could offer  much-needed economic stimulus
Business
/ 28 April 2022

KZN flood ‘rebuild’ could offer much-needed economic stimulus

Rebuild efforts have been mired in concerns about looting, but it could provide a much-needed stimulus to a crisis-hit province

By Sarah Smit
‘Great Resignation’ trend bypasses SA as more and more people join the jobs queue
Opinion
/ 27 April 2022

‘Great Resignation’ trend bypasses SA as more and more people join the jobs queue

Being picky about jobs is not a luxury the average South African can afford and the number of job seekers is rapidly rising

By Dieter von Fintel
The great resignation – retirement or relocation?
Opinion
/ 22 April 2022

The great resignation – retirement or relocation?

High unemployment and Covid-19’s economic fallout leave South Africans ready to relocate and work remotely

By Craigh Chidrawi
Flood-prone Durban ill-equipped to weather the climate crisis
Opinion
/ 19 April 2022

Flood-prone Durban ill-equipped to weather the climate crisis

The eThekwini metro’s climate action plan lacks urgency and the state remains wedded to fossil fuels, mining, high-energy refining and smelting

By Mary Galvin and Patrick Bond
Time to turn SA’s unemployment nightmare into a bold dream
Opinion
/ 11 April 2022

Time to turn SA’s unemployment nightmare into a bold dream

The Youth Employment Service is helping thousands of our youths to land that vital first job

By Ravi Naidoo
Editorial: Praise for treasury’s Mogajane, but his replacement faces a battle
Editorial
/ 7 April 2022

Editorial: Praise for treasury’s Mogajane, but his replacement faces a battle

When Dondo Mogajane became director general of the national treasury, question marks were raised about his ability to defend the institution. Five years later, it was a war well fought

By Editorial
Jobless crisis: 35 in 100 are out of work
Business
/ 1 April 2022

Jobless crisis: 35 in 100 are out of work

It’s not sustainable for every employed person to support three others, analysts say

By Anathi Madubela
Another record high as 7.9-million people remain jobless in South Africa
Business
/ 29 March 2022

Another record high as 7.9-million people remain jobless in South Africa

Record new high for unemployment in South Africa, as Stats SA releases jobs data for the fourth quarter of 2021

By Anathi Madubela
Operation Dudula, Afrophobia and the quest for human rights
Africa
/ 29 March 2022

Operation Dudula, Afrophobia and the quest for human rights

The ongoing Afrophobic behaviour in our country is misdirected anger and frustration at the fact that black South Africans still have to make do with welfare crumbs

By Vusi Gumbi
Operation Dudula vows to continue drive against illegal immigrants after leader gets bail
Politics
/ 28 March 2022

Operation Dudula vows to continue drive against illegal immigrants after leader gets bail

Operation Dudula has carried out a crackdown against illegal immigrants in Jo’burg, a drive that has resonated with mainly poor, angry South Africans

By Lizeka Tandwa
Excluded from the economy, but ‘women work all the time’
Business
/ 25 March 2022

Excluded from the economy, but ‘women work all the time’

More women than men are unemployed, partly because they are engaged in unpaid labour: caregiving, cooking and cleaning

By Anathi Madubela and Sarah Smit
New migration policy could cut remittances lifeline
Africa
/ 18 March 2022

New migration policy could cut remittances lifeline

Migrant workers are seen as contributing to South Africa’s unemployment crisis. But cutting them off threatens to throw the regional economy off kilter

By Sarah Smit
‘SA is heading towards another lost decade’
Business
/ 10 March 2022

‘SA is heading towards another lost decade’

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

By Sarah Smit
Divorce jobs from access to basic services
Opinion
/ 9 March 2022

Divorce jobs from access to basic services

Job creation should not be the peak of our ambition. We could decommodify life’s necessities instead

By Andile Zulu
Treasury needs to be braver, but Godongwana’s neutral budget is a good start
Business
/ 24 February 2022

Treasury needs to be braver, but Godongwana’s neutral budget is a good start

The government has finally started to recognise the importance of SMMEs in job creation, the business bounce-back scheme being a case in point

By Miguel da Silva
Relief as treasury puts brakes on fuel levy hike amid petrol price crunch
Business
/ 23 February 2022

Relief as treasury puts brakes on fuel levy hike amid petrol price crunch

The last time the fuel price was not increased because of a change in either the fuel levy or the Road Accident Fund levy was in 1990

By Sarah Smit
Budget 2022: ‘There is a real risk that jobs lost to the pandemic may never return’
Business
/ 23 February 2022

Budget 2022: ‘There is a real risk that jobs lost to the pandemic may never return’

Persistently high joblessness, the budget notes, has emerged as a key weakness in economic performance

By Sarah Smit
Can harsh fiscal trade-offs still improve agency and social cohesion for South Africans?
Opinion
/ 22 February 2022

Can harsh fiscal trade-offs still improve agency and social cohesion for South Africans?

This year’s budget will be a balancing act, but the treasury needs to prioritise restoring South Africans economic agency

By Jaynisha Patel
Mr President, the government can — and should — create jobs
National
/ 18 February 2022

Mr President, the government can — and should — create jobs

The private sector, experts say, cannot alone be entrusted with the important task of stopping South Africa’s unemployment tailspin

By Sarah Smit and M&G Data Desk
Do we know what we are doing with the jobs problem?
Opinion
/ 17 February 2022

Do we know what we are doing with the jobs problem?

Is joblessness a result of a lack of skills or low growth, or is low growth a result of lack of skills? Government is not speaking with one voice

By Xhanti Payi
The ANC fails to define its own economic policy
Opinion
/ 16 February 2022

The ANC fails to define its own economic policy

Its position has shifted from social democracy to neoliberalism over two decades. But what is it now?

By Zama Ndlovu
The green economy can create decent jobs
Opinion
/ 15 February 2022

The green economy can create decent jobs

For households in mining towns a greener economy must provide more secure jobs that pay enough to ensure household wellbeing and upward mobility

By Kgomotso Tolamo
Sona 2022: Ramaphosa extends R350 grant for another year
Business
/ 10 February 2022

Sona 2022: Ramaphosa extends R350 grant for another year

In the meantime, government will mull the best options to replace this grant with another form of income support

By Sarah Smit
Sona 2022: Ramaphosa says private sector can dig South Africa out of jobs and growth slump
Business
/ 10 February 2022

Sona 2022: Ramaphosa says private sector can dig South Africa out of jobs and growth slump

The president’s strategy to stop the unemployment crisis from spiralling includes cutting red tape and focusing on infrastructure investment

By Sarah Smit
Sona 2022: ‘Don’t tear our democracy apart’, says Ramaphosa
National
/ 10 February 2022

Sona 2022: ‘Don’t tear our democracy apart’, says Ramaphosa

The president promised that the state will act on the findings of the Zondo commission and vowed to cut red tape to facilitate job creation

By Emsie Ferreira
Sona 2022: Tell us what’s happened, Mr President
National
/ 7 February 2022

Sona 2022: Tell us what’s happened, Mr President

The president needs to report back to South Africa on what his government has – and hasn’t – achieved since 2018

By Rebone Tau
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