Browsing: unemployment

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…

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the latest employment figures – which show a decline in the unemployment rate for the second…

By Carilee Osborne South Africa is one of the most unequal countries in the world, with extremely high rates of poverty…

Technological changes in industry have given rise to contending schools of thought about their impact on work and workers. Automation…

Vodacom, South Africa’s largest mobile phone operator, wants to connect a million unemployed South African youth to the gig economy.…

Economists are growing increasingly concerned about South Africa’s economy. This is because the country’s three major macroeconomic problems – lacklustre…