Unemployment
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
You can queue at dawn but still not be served at the labour department in Belvillle
“Such a big sacrifice for a simple service — if the process was well managed”
News | 18 July 2022
Minister proposes increase to Covid grant income threshold
Meanwhile, many R350 grant beneficiaries have been waiting months for their payments
News | 15 July 2022
Video: Building classrooms from plastic waste in Diepsloot
Local NGO turns plastic waste into eco-bricks
Video | 12 July 2022
Activists takes government to court over “unfair” R350 grant application rules
They say at least 10 million applicants are still waiting for their R350 Social Relief of Distress Grant payments since April
By Liezl Human
News | 23 June 2022