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
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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.
The former Business Leadership SA chief executive and current chancellor of the University of the Free State highlighted unemployment as the biggest problem to address
Central banks massively underestimated inflation risks as economies bounced back from the pandemic-induced slump
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Had our institutions been keeping up with the fourth industrial revolution and providing skills training, our corporates would be happy to employ their graduates.
Covid-19 cast the economy adrift, but a less punishing new phase of the pandemic could set it back on track
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Large corporates have thrived during the pandemic to the detriment of the workforce
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Government and public entities are too timid in their transformation drive and could do much more to raise black people from poverty
Theo Baloyi, motivated by his love for sneakers and his goal of reducing unemployment, founded Bathu in 2015. He shares his transition from corporate employee to entrepreneur
All beneficiaries who applied for the R350 relief grant before July 2021, must reapply. Here is how to track your application status
We can’t bury our heads in the sand: there is no way to overcome the Covid-19 pandemic other than vaccination. South Africa — and the rest of Africa — still has a long way to go
The official unemployment rate rose to 34.9% in the third quarter of 2021 — the highest since 2008
The central bank has been criticised for hiking interest rates to the detriment of employment
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Experts’ strategies for fixing the unemployment crisis range from devaluing the rand to a universal income grant or accepting debt from loans
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Join in the second part of our discussion with economist Sifiso Skenjana.
Social and economic restrictions for the women of South Africa stubbornly remain
The youth of South Africa have innate value and potential that needs to be unlocked and nurtured
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Analysts say the Reserve Bank could start tightening monetary policy as early as next month
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The Climate Justice Charter Movement has critiqued the manifestos of the main parties contesting the local government elections and found them ‘shallow’
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Reducing socioeconomic inequalities and improving mental health are twin goals that cannot be separated; we must demand better from government, while also taking collective responsibility
‘Squid Game’ is an explicit critique of the current mode of capitalism. But far too much popular discourse has overlooked or neglected its sociopolitical messages.
Social grants are by far the largest facet of South Africa’s social protection system in terms of the number of people covered, according to the World Bank
Small businesses are on their knees
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How many R Kellys are we harbouring? It’s a difficult question for all.