Rebuild efforts have been mired in concerns about looting, but it could provide a much-needed stimulus to a crisis-hit province
Being picky about jobs is not a luxury the average South African can afford and the number of job seekers is rapidly rising
High unemployment and Covid-19’s economic fallout leave South Africans ready to relocate and work remotely
The eThekwini metro’s climate action plan lacks urgency and the state remains wedded to fossil fuels, mining, high-energy refining and smelting
The Youth Employment Service is helping thousands of our youths to land that vital first job
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
It’s not sustainable for every employed person to support three others, analysts say
Record new high for unemployment in South Africa, as Stats SA releases jobs data for the fourth quarter of 2021
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
Operation Dudula has carried out a crackdown against illegal immigrants in Jo’burg, a drive that has resonated with mainly poor, angry South Africans
More women than men are unemployed, partly because they are engaged in unpaid labour: caregiving, cooking and cleaning
Migrant workers are seen as contributing to South Africa’s unemployment crisis. But cutting them off threatens to throw the regional economy off kilter
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
Job creation should not be the peak of our ambition. We could decommodify life’s necessities instead
The government has finally started to recognise the importance of SMMEs in job creation, the business bounce-back scheme being a case in point
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
Persistently high joblessness, the budget notes, has emerged as a key weakness in economic performance
This year’s budget will be a balancing act, but the treasury needs to prioritise restoring South Africans economic agency
The private sector, experts say, cannot alone be entrusted with the important task of stopping South Africa’s unemployment tailspin
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
Its position has shifted from social democracy to neoliberalism over two decades. But what is it now?
For households in mining towns a greener economy must provide more secure jobs that pay enough to ensure household wellbeing and upward mobility
In the meantime, government will mull the best options to replace this grant with another form of income support
The president’s strategy to stop the unemployment crisis from spiralling includes cutting red tape and focusing on infrastructure investment
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
The president needs to report back to South Africa on what his government has – and hasn’t – achieved since 2018
Privatisation stands to deepen inequalities. But some experts say collaboration between business and government can work in everyone’s interest
Beset by political instability, the region is also the canary in the climate change coal mine
With every ‘we regret to inform you’ your dignity and self-worth take a knock, but please don’t give up
South Africa is obsessed with the matric pass rate but this is not a measure of a person’s competence and excludes them from finding a job
At its core, the social compact approach calls for increased co-operation and trust between business, labour, community and the government for the betterment of South Africa
A basic income grant could add 0.5% to GDP growth by 2025, according to a report commissioned by the National Economic Development and Labour Council.