Unemployment
“Our people cannot be treated like napkins”: public works programme challenged in court
Johannesburg Expanded Public Works Programme workers want to be made permanent
By Elna Schütz
News | 2 June 2020
Covid-19: Only 488 of over 5,000 artists who applied for relief were paid
Thousands of people in the creative arts don’t expect venues to reopen until 2021
News | 29 May 2020
18,000 jobs lost in wine industry – Vinpro
Union says its inundated as “unscrupulous farmers” terminate workers’ contracts.
By Sadé Allcock
News | 29 May 2020
Alcohol ban creates flourishing black market for Ghanaian whisky
“Selling whisky sachets and cigarettes is the only option l have at the moment”
News | 29 May 2020
SASSA applicants camped outside Mdantsane office
“I noticed that most people getting served were those who had camped here the night before, so I decided to join them”
Brief | 27 May 2020
“My business will never be the same again” says Duduza spaza shop owner
Ward councillor urges all business owners in need of help to apply for assistance
News | 27 May 2020
Low-income families are spending more on food since March, says report
“We have to accept that we now face a massive hunger crisis”
By Justin Brown
News | 26 May 2020
Covid-19: Durban workers without pay as company fails to declare them with UIF
Over R14 billion paid to about 2.5 million workers during lockdown, says labour department
News | 20 May 2020
Protesters bring road project to a halt in KwaNobuhle
They believe unemployed youths from their ward are being sidelined
Brief | 20 May 2020