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Data released by Statistics South Africa this week shows the unemployment rate fell to 33.9%, bucking expectations that the jobless level would tick up amid the second-quarter economic headwinds. (Dino Lloyd/Gallo Images via Getty Images)
AUSTERITY

Women’s job crisis fix found in the public purse

Nearly half of South African women are left out of the country’s labour force — and gender-friendly budgeting could fix that

  • 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