Spotlight on unemployment
More than one in four South Africans can't find work. In survey after survey, people rank this as the country's biggest problem. Here is our in-depth series on unemployment.
This series will consist of about a dozen articles published during mid- to late-February 2019.
Unemployment: our biggest problem
We are taking an in-depth look at the issue South Africans are most concerned about
By Aidan Jones
Feature | 12 February 2019
Unemployment rate keeps climbing
Quarterly survey says 27.1% of the labour force is out of work. A year ago it was 26.7%
By Aidan Jones
Brief | 12 February 2019
How employment has changed in 10 years
Manufacturing — a vital industrial sector — has shed 300,000 jobs
News | 13 February 2019
Why is South Africa’s unemployment rate so high?
If people are not willing to invest in a country, it is almost impossible to generate new jobs, writes Professor Vimal Ranchhod
Opinion | 14 February 2019
Changing the way our colleges work is key to reducing unemployment
Business should inform curricula to prepare South Africa for the fourth industrial revolution, writes Business Unity SA CEO Tanya Cohen
By Tanya Cohen
Opinion | 15 February 2019
South Africa’s failure to create manufacturing jobs
To reduce unemployment South Africa needs to prioritise labour-intensive work instead of higher wages, write professors Jeremy Seekings and Nicoli Nattrass
By Jeremy Seekings and Nicoli Nattrass
Opinion | 18 February 2019
Low wages will not solve South Africa’s unemployment problem, argues economist
Growth in manufacturing is essential but not at the expense of workers
By Aidan Jones
Interview | 18 February 2019
How to reduce unemployment? Two opposing views
How do we reduce unemployment? That is possibly the most important policy question facing South Africa.
GroundView | 18 February 2019
Stats SA’s confusing mining employment statistics
Quarterly Labour Force Survey is the definitive source for most sectors, but not for mining
Analysis | 21 February 2019