South Africa's 33.7% unemployment rate omits key groups like discouraged work-seekers. Explore how labor market classifications affect the true employment picture.
While South Africa faces 8.6 million unemployed, approved pay rises for politicians have intensified calls for greater accountability and restraint from leadership.
Deputy Labour Minister urges government and industry to use AI for job creation, stressing skills development and inclusion amid South Africa's high unemployment.
According to IOL, a SACR petition opposing the Employment Services Amendment Bill drew over 155,700 submissions in 72 hours as job anxiety fuels calls to limit...
Manufacturing has lost 35,000 jobs over the past year as South Africa's formal sector sheds positions, wages rise for some while total pay fell for the...
Stats SA reports a 0.2% GDP contraction in Q2 driven by falls in mining, manufacturing and trade; unemployment rises to 33.6% as exports lag imports.
Wits University says international employees make up 9% of its staff, rejecting viral claims that 98% are foreign nationals amid wider parliamentary scrutiny of foreign appointments.
KwaZulu‑Natal police commissioner Lt Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi urges government to curb tender outsourcing and hire unemployed youth for public infrastructure projects.
The National Gambling Board says 55% of identified problem gamblers are aged 25–34 and warns against using gambling as income amid rising unemployment and economic strain.
City of Tshwane mayor Nasiphi Moya says 22 000 jobs were added in Q2, while opposition leader Cilliers Brink says Tshwane lost 85 000 jobs year‑on‑year,...