Unemployment
Exploitation of car guards cannot continue unchallenged
“Nobody pays to work, yet if I do not pay to work, they will just get the next person”
By John Foster, Mihalis Chasomeris and Derick Blaauw
Opinion | 7 September 2022
Trolley assistants at malls pay a “fee” to be allowed to collect tips from shoppers
Some pay up to R50 a day
News | 7 September 2022
Unemployed youths march in Musina to demand jobs
“When will I get a chance to benefit” asks jobless 25-year-old
Brief | 1 September 2022
Basic Income Grant: how it would work
Research shows the grant can help end hunger and also contribute to economic growth
Debate | 31 August 2022
Prospects and pessimism at jobs roadshow
Bitou municipality and national departments and agencies presented opportunities to young people. Some attendees welcomed it, but others remained doubtful.
News | 21 August 2022
Traders at the historic Salt River Market will be excluded from new City development
“This is our livelihood, my bread and butter” says trader
News | 17 August 2022
Most applicants for Social Relief of Distress grants are young
Approximately 600,000 SRD grant applicants hold tertiary qualifications
Brief | 5 August 2022
Seasonal farm workers struggle for months to get their UIF money
Long queues at De Doorns labour office where the system is often offline
By Liezl Human
News | 5 August 2022
Gqeberha’s secret salt harvesters
People who lost their jobs during Covid pandemic turn to abandoned salt pans
News | 20 July 2022