Topic: Unemployment

Reclaimers in trouble with Tshwane metro over recycling site

City in talks with reclaimers’ forums over finding a designated space for reclaimers to work

By Kimberly Mutandiro

News | 1 February 2022

Tenants’ long wait for home ownership comes to an end this year

City of Cape Town promises to scrap tenants’ debt to help with sale process

By Marecia Damons

News | 28 January 2022

Hundreds of people conned out of R800 in jobs-for-cash scam

Police claim to be investigating but complaint was lodged over a month ago

By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik

News | 27 January 2022

Activists lobby President to make Covid grant permanent

Following a meeting with organisations last week, the presidency acknowledged the impact the grant has had in reducing poverty and hunger

By Masego Mafata

News | 26 January 2022

Hundreds of Clover workers picket outside Department of Trade

Workers have been on strike since November 2021

By Masego Mafata

News | 13 January 2022

Striking Clover workers to get overdue bonuses by Friday

Workers across the country have been on strike for eight weeks

By Chris Gilili

Brief | 11 January 2022

Qunu residents’ hopes dashed by failed government project

Government’s R8-million Integrated Energy Centre has not lived up to any of its promises

By Mkhuseli Sizani

News | 2 December 2021

Protesters in Gqeberha threaten company for employing immigrants

#PutSouthAfricansFirst protesters accused of putting people’s lives in danger

By Joseph Chirume

News | 26 November 2021

Eastern Cape women abandon vegetable gardens to collect scrap for cash

“Everything here in Qunu has collapsed after Madiba passed away”

By Mkhuseli Sizani

News | 22 November 2021

Tax the rich, demand budget protesters

Unions and organisations call for a basic income grant

By Thamsanqa Mbovane, Marecia Damons and Liezl Human

News | 11 November 2021

Local manufacture of army’s new uniforms will create jobs

SANDF says uniforms will be 100% made in SA

By Liezl Human

News | 3 November 2021

Grant beneficiaries are paying R100 of their R350 to jump the queue

“We are not forcing anyone to pay the money. We are creating jobs for ourselves”

By Mkhuseli Sizani

News | 27 October 2021

Labour Minister promises “mobile office” to rural Limpopo villages

People are sleeping outside offices to avoid long queues

By Bernard Chiguvare

Brief | 20 October 2021

Human Rights Commission asked to look into post-apartheid forced removal

255 people live in dire circumstances in “Soweto” in Mthatha after they were forcefully relocated in 2012

By Mkhuseli Sizani and Hoseya Jubase

News | 18 October 2021

Steel federation says 6% wage increase offer is final

CEO says sector has lost over 50,000 jobs this year alone

By Masego Mafata

Brief | 15 October 2021

Waiter who lost his job during lockdown now runs his own pizza takeaway

Takesure Ranjisi makes pizza and sells it from a container in Walmer township

By Joseph Chirume

Brief | 12 October 2021