Q2:2022 official unemployment figures continue to dismay
Statistics South Africa released its figures for the second quarter of 2022 last week, recording an official unemployment rate of 33,9%.
Statistics South Africa released its figures for the second quarter of 2022 last week, recording an official unemployment rate of 33,9%.
How big is South Africa’s informal economy? Punching the numbers using complicated spreadsheets, independent economist John Maynard reckons it is around 8-12 percent of the total.
Trade union Solidarity says a historical breakthrough was achieved yesterday in the fight against the unfair implementation of affirmative action in the public sector.
Sara Gon says SA can learn from Germany’s vocational training, a system which offers qualifications in a broad spectrum of professions and adapts to the changing needs of the labour market.
The Fourth Industrial Revolution is expected to take centre stage at WEF 2016 to be held in Davos this week. The problem with revolutions, there’s always going to be winners and losers.
Brian Kantor picks apart government’s National Minimum Wage, which he says is being used by the ruling party as a carrot for political survival but it won’t cure poverty.