Unemployment
Unemployment: our biggest problem
We are taking an in-depth look at the issue South Africans are most concerned about
By Aidan Jones
Feature | 12 February 2019
Mushroomville waste pickers avoid eviction, for now
“It’s not an easy life but I have to do it to support my family back home”
By Zoë Postman
Feature | 4 February 2019
Gloria Matsala walks 10km every day to wait for work on the side of the road. This month, she’s earned R100
Jobseekers hope for domestic work
Feature | 30 January 2019
Unemployed, poor and desperate: the perfect prey for con-artists
“I was lucky to get work after paying before, but this time my money is gone for mahala”
News | 17 January 2019
69-year-old woman scrap collector sleeps by the roadside
Eastern Cape women spend weeks on the road collecting ferrous metals
Brief | 10 December 2018
Nepotism in Eastern Cape municipality to be probed
Investigation follows weeks of protests in Stutterheim
News | 22 November 2018
15-year-old dream comes true for young entrepreneurs
New township bakery creates jobs for the youth of Duncan Village
By Chris Gilili
Solutions | 13 November 2018
“The struggle for work in East London is hell”
Unemployed men wait on the side of the road for work
By Chris Gilili
News | 12 November 2018
Hiring of “teagirl” sparks protest in Uitenhage
Anger over employment procedure at sewer project
Brief | 18 July 2018