Unemployment
Low wages will not solve South Africa’s unemployment problem, argues economist
Growth in manufacturing is essential but not at the expense of workers
By Aidan Jones
Interview | 18 February 2019
South Africa’s failure to create manufacturing jobs
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
Nelisa Pambane travels hundreds of kilometers to sell scrap metal
“I may not be employed but I will never let my children and me starve.”
News | 15 February 2019
Changing the way our colleges work is key to reducing unemployment
Business should inform curricula to prepare South Africa for the fourth industrial revolution, writes Business Unity SA CEO Tanya Cohen
By Tanya Cohen
Opinion | 15 February 2019
“I am living and working for the next meal”
Khumbuzile Phakamile survives by selling empties to shebeens and trying to find gardening jobs that pay a pittance
News | 14 February 2019
Why is South Africa’s unemployment rate so high?
If people are not willing to invest in a country, it is almost impossible to generate new jobs, writes Professor Vimal Ranchhod
Opinion | 14 February 2019
How employment has changed in 10 years
Manufacturing — a vital industrial sector — has shed 300,000 jobs
News | 13 February 2019
After years of fruitless job searching, Ayanda Kunene decided to create his own work
“There are so many people in our community who are unemployed yet we still see rubbish lying around”
By Zoë Postman
News | 13 February 2019
Unemployment rate keeps climbing
Quarterly survey says 27.1% of the labour force is out of work. A year ago it was 26.7%
By Aidan Jones
Brief | 12 February 2019