Google has pledged to help create 300,000 jobs in South Africa through its investment in data centre infrastructure in Johannesburg, part of a wider R18 billion commitment to Africa. The tech giant estimates this move will contribute a staggering R1.7 Read the full story
South Africa’s formal non-agricultural sector saw a slight improvement in the final quarter of 2024 following a year of job losses. According to the Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES, Q4:2024) report from Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), employment in the sector Read the full story
I love seeing progress, and this latest report from Statistics South Africa gives me hope! South Africa’s official unemployment rate has dipped slightly, moving from 32.1% to 31.9% in the last quarter of 2024. It may be just 0.2 percentage Read the full story
If there is one thing that tugs at my heartstrings, it is reading about people losing their jobs. In a country where the unemployment rate hovers around 32.6%, the recent retrenchments in the platinum sector are particularly alarming.Mineral and Petroleum Read the full story
South Africa faces a daunting challenge – an unemployment rate of 32.9% according to Statistics South Africa. A significant portion of this statistic falls on the shoulders of young people, those aged between 15 and 34, who are most impacted Read the full story
Load shedding in South Africa is a widespread problem that has been ongoing for several years. It is a problem that affects almost every aspect of people’s daily lives, from businesses to households. Many people feel that the government has Read the full story
South Africa’s unemployment rate is high, and this remains one of the greatest challenges facing this struggling economy. Young people are at the centre of this problem and some are forced to rescue themselves. Many are still roaming the streets Read the full story