Browsing: unemployment

Bilateral aid to Africa fell by nearly a quarter in 2025, the largest annual decline in the history of official…

In my hometown, Bethal – a tiny Mpumalanga town of about 128,000 residents surrounded by coal mines and power stations…

With 8.1-million unemployed, growth is the only path to job creation, and that requires competitive logistics, enabling exporters to succeed…

As South Africa prepares to mark Youth Month in June against the backdrop of persistently high youth unemployment, questions are…

In presenting the 2026 national budget to South Africa’s parliament on 25 February, finance minister Enoch Godongwana characterised this as…

A new wave of 45 000 job and training opportunities is coming to Gauteng as the provincial government prepares to…

Black Sash hosted a discussion this week on whether removing social grants in an economy with high unemployment would worsen…

South Africa currently grapples with one of the world’s highest unemployment rates, standing at a staggering 31.9% in 2024, with…

Great news for millions of South African grant beneficiaries is that SASSA Gold Cards will remain operational beyond 31 May…

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has encouraged all Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant beneficiaries to ensure that…

The Department of Social Development (DSD) is proposing changes to its Social Assistance Act, which includes removing the questions about…

Data workers in Africa often have a hard time. They face job insecurities – including temporary contracts, low pay, arbitrary…

To solve South Africa’s dismaying youth unemployment challenge we must end the pervasive narrative that South Africans, and particularly young…

This Youth Month, the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) is cautioning young people about the dangers of gambling, which can lead…

Something must be done to solve South Africa’s social ills but the country cannot afford nor sustain a Basic Income…

By Steve Kretzmann The Business Rescue Plan for the South African Post Office estimates 6,000 workers – more than half the…

By Imraan Valodia, University of the Witwatersrand South Africa is ranked one of the most unequal societies in the world.…

When you think about the businesses most affected by load shedding, chances are contact centres don’t immediately leap to mind.…

Career opportunities existing in the digital economy will come under the spotlight as the country kicks off the 2023 Youth…

South African consumers are in a fragile state – emotionally, psychologically, and financially. The state of our economy, soaring interest…

by Mzukisi Qobo, University of the Witwatersrand Since the UN Climate Change Agreement was signed by 196 nations in December…

By Chris Gilili Over 150 members of civil society groups and unemployed people picketed outside the National Treasury in Pretoria on…

By James Stent On Wednesday, the Institute for Economic Justice (IEJ) leaked discussion documents from the Presidency and the National Treasury. The IEJ…

By Vuyisiwe Mahafu The possibility that a Universal Basic Income Guarantee (UBIG) could be introduced in South Africa has sparked a lot…

The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has received over 85 000 applications and will soon interview candidates for its project…