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Demonstrators march during a national strike day of action over the high cost of living, organised by the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), in Tshwane, South Africa, on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Joblessness, rising food and fuel prices and an aggressive interest-rate hiking cycle pose a threat to social stability in an economy still reeling from several Covid-19 lockdowns and deadly riots in 2021. Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images
CONGRESS OF SOUTH AFRICAN TRADE UNIONS

Gungubele asks Cosatu, Saftu to ‘relook’ at their demands raised in shutdown march

The labour federations want a basic income grant of R1 500 and for a drop in the price of food, fuel, electricity and interest rates to

  • Sonri Naidoo
  • Sphiwe Mavhungu
3 min read
UIF queues: Experts say if joblessness continues to climb past 34.4% of the work force, the economy risks becoming unviable. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
ANDREW KERR

‘Explosive’ jobs crisis imperils South Africa

Experts’ strategies for fixing the unemployment crisis range from devaluing the rand to a universal income grant or accepting debt from loans

  • Sarah Smit
7 min read
The latest unemployment figures show deepening joblessness and continuous setbacks. (Photo by Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images)
ANITA BOSCH

Professional or working class, unemployment has hammered black women the most

The latest unemployment figures show deepening joblessness and continuous setbacks

  • Marcia Zali
  • Sarah Smit
4 min read
Kate Monama is a mother who has been unemployed for five years. (Andy Mkosi)
ANITA BOSCH

A black woman’s burden: Carer, provider and unemployed

All indicators, including the employment statistics released this week show how black women bear the brunt of unemployment. Here are their stories

  • Sarah Smit
  • Marcia Zali
11 min read