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
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
By Stephen Devereux There are at least five arguments for basic income support. First is the moral case for providing support to the poor, which in South Africa is also a constitutional right. Second is the positive economic impact: boosting the Read the full story
By Mamiki Matlawa According to Stats SA, there is a staggering unemployment rate of 63,2% among the youth, accounting for individuals between the ages of 15 and 24. As the emerging workforce, this age bracket of individuals find themselves in a Read the full story
Pretoria – Public Works Deputy Minister, Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu has guaranteed young people who are on her department’s Artisan Development programme jobs upon completing their training. Bogopane-Zulu made her commitment at the graduation of the first batch of young people who Read the full story
Pretoria – South Africa which is not a developed country faces development challenges, says Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies. Speaking at the second session of the South Africa-India CEOs Forum in New Delhi, the minister said although South Africa Read the full story
Pretoria – Global growth uncertainties create a hesitant climate for South Africa, says Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan. This follows weak global economic growth and various issues in Europe, the US and Japan, among others. “The prospects for global growth seem Read the full story
Johannesburg – President Jacob Zuma has told a Cosatu meeting underway that government was concerned about the growing unemployment in South Africa vowing his administration will work “faster” to build the type of economy that will enable South Africa Read the full story
