Unemployment Figures
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Revolutions have grown out of less — millions of people without salaries are not going to sit quietly, watching elites live undisturbed
An unprecedented crisis: The economic ramifications of Covid-19
The ways in which we respond to the coronavirus pandemic will determine the world that greets us when we emerge from lockdown
We must equip graduates to excel in tasks that are beyond the scope of AI
With artificial intelligence taking over background tasks in the financial services sector, graduates need to be equipped with modern skills and mindsets to complement the…
Preparing graduates for the workplace
Imbuing students with entrepreneurial thinking can also provide value to the larger economy
Are young South Africans set up for failure?
With 7.9-million young South Africans out of work or with very little education or training opportunities, who looks out for their aspirations?
Young people must help design a youth employment plan
A six-point plan will help to drive the president’s youth employment intervention but it is essential that the experiences of young people are prioritised in its design and…
The informal economy is necessary to deal with the unemployment crisis
It is more connected to the broader economy than we realise and should be supported
EFF ‘circus’ becomes contagion as MPs heckle Malema
ANC MPs test the EFF’s disruptive tactics on the leader of the Red Berets in Sona reply
Unemployment rate remains unchanged, despite 45 000 new jobs being created
Labour statistics show that more jobs were created in the fourth quarter of 2019, but the rate of increase hasn’t kept up with the growth of the potential workforce, leaving the…
EDITORIAL: The margin for error is gone
Nowhere is this more apparent than in this week’s jobs numbers. The unemployment rate is justifiably described as a crisis.
Unemployment rate at 29% — StatsSA
The number of South Africans without jobs now stands at 6.7-million
No work and still no UIF payout
The fund has billions banked, but claimants say accessing what they are due is a nightmare
The lesser known and scarier facts about unemployment in South Africa
A deeper analysis of South Africa’s joblessness reveals a scarier picture of large sections of the population suffering, especially for the youth
You might not be as unemployed as you think you are, says Stats SA
About 15.7-million work, 5.7-million don’t, but the numbers depend on the definition of employment.
‘Workers do not have a good story to tell’
Between the second quarters of 2014 and 2015, union membership in South Africa decreased by 17 000 members.