Treasury officials will model the effect of the grant on the fiscus if the need arises
South Africa added more than half a million workers to its unemployed labour force in the second quarter of 2021
To be effective, the General Education Certificate must plug gaps, not create new ones
Cosatu pushes back against ‘treasury bureaucracy’ for not allowing civil servants emergency access to their retirement funds as a form of Covid-19 relief
Previously, the government had said people aged between 18 and 35 years would be eligible to be vaccinated only from September
The mining industry is riding a wave that will eventually crash, analysts warn
Ramaphosa needs to build broad political consensus if he is to have any chance of pursuing his fiscal and structural reform agenda
Asylum seekers with valid permits and caregivers will now also be allowed to apply for the reinstituted social relief of distress grant
The firm believes the second-hand vehicle business will thrive in a post-Covid world
It is becoming clear SA needs a BIG, as many ANC cabinet members, opposition parties and experts agree. But there is still dissent from some quarters
The unrest in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal has deepened the country’s unemployment crisis as the government mulls additional relief funding
Analysts agree that economic relief for the poor is needed but are split on whether a grant should be permanent and whether it is affordable
The time has come for radical reforms that unleash the potential of all South Africans to create small businesses and jobs, and for the government to fix the education, health and other essential systems
The ratings agency warned that South Africa’s public finances could be affected if the government reacts to the riots by easing fiscal policy
Sapref declares force majeure, shutting down 35% of SA’s fuel supply
The rapid spread of violence and disregard for the law has been causally linked to growing economic difficulties
Any further extensions of Ters payments will impede the UIF’s ability to pay normal claims for unemployment and parental leave
The retrenchments saved the South African Bureau of Standards R68-million but falls short of the R150-million target
Critics argue that South Africa’s latest submission to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights is a unilateral and fraught exercise
The Covid-19 social relief of distress grant was terminated at the end of April, but research shows it aided job recovery
Covid-19 had an immediate effect on informal businesses, which fell from 1.6-million enterprises in the first quarter of 2020 to 1.2-million in the second
Complaining about ‘reverse racism’ and BEE serves no one. South Africa’s white youth should focus on entrepreneurship instead
The youth of South Africa need to heed these role models to rise up to the challenges that face them
As millions join the unemployment ranks, relying on debt to make ends meet becomes more attractive
GDP growth may be encouraging but it doesn’t mean much for SA’s millions of unemployed
The economy is not producing work, with many young adults working outside their fields of study or considering leaving the country as a result
The government and stakeholders will have to work harder to ensure the industry adapts and thrives
The South African Reserve Bank governor believes the state has to spur growth, restore the country’s public finances and arrest debt to escape the economic slump
The labour dispute resolution body says there is a growing trend of political parties and civil society organisations representing workers at hearings
The unemployment rate reached 32.6%, the highest since the survey was launched in 2008, in the first three months of 2021
One in seven South Africans reported child hunger in February and March this year, according to a recent survey
Having faith that market forces alone will create full employment under an enabling environment is a pipe dream. A wage subsidy programme is a good place to start tackling joblessness