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.
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
Growth in manufacturing is essential but not at the expense of workers
By Aidan Jones
Interview | 18 February 2019
How do we reduce unemployment? That is possibly the most important policy question facing South Africa.
GroundView | 18 February 2019
“There are many opportunities in our townships, it is just a matter of finding them.”
News | 20 February 2019
Quarterly Labour Force Survey is the definitive source for most sectors, but not for mining
Analysis | 21 February 2019
Waste pickers must be integrated into the formal waste management sector, says researcher
News | 22 February 2019
“Sometimes in a week I get maybe one job. If I am lucky I get two jobs and I make R150 per job.”
Photo Essay | 26 February 2019
Reducing unemployment should be the top priority of government
GroundView | 28 February 2019
More than 40 stalls and containers were demolished and removed from main road in Cacadu
News | 10 January 2024