Unemployment
We can beat unemployment through state jobs schemes, says former Treasury official
South Africa can afford a much bigger public employment programme, argues top economist
By James Stent
News | 25 May 2022
Post Office no longer paying R350 grant
Beneficiaries must now collect their money at retail stores or USave
News | 12 May 2022
Young people have to choose between eating and looking for work, survey finds
The cost of looking for employment is too high, say researchers
News | 6 May 2022
Hundreds of city centre security guards suspended in Cape Town
The workers want the Cape Town Central City Improvement District to intervene after accusing Phangela Group of demoting security guards and racism
By Vincent Lali
News | 26 April 2022
R9.3-million and nothing to show for Limpopo tourism project
Government says the project is discontinued
News | 22 April 2022
Residents of Kirkwood join farm workers to shut down Eastern Cape town
The workers are demanding higher wages and the residents of the town demand electricity, water and a police station
Brief | 20 April 2022
SASSA not processing new applications for the R350 Covid grant
The agency says it’s waiting for Department of Social Development to finalise amended regulations
News | 19 April 2022
“I struggle to study because I’m thinking about where my next meal will come from”
Students at South Cape College’s Bitou Campus say their NSFAS allowances have not been paid
News | 1 April 2022
City-run hostel has been hijacked by criminals
City of Johannesburg blames the deplorable state of the building on frequent incidents of vandalism and theft
News | 29 March 2022