President Jacob Zuma says the 2008-9 global economic crisis taught South Africa not to count on growth for sustainable job creation, but to focus on strengthening productive sectors capable of creating employment on a large scale. Despite continuing global economic Read the full story
Pretoria – With South Africa working towards creating five million jobs by 2020, towns and cities around the country are cleaning up their act and generating employment opportunities at the same time. Spearheaded by the Department of Cooperative Governance and Read the full story
East London – Eastern Cape companies who are able to create additional jobs could walk away R10 000 richer as part of an ambitious plan to boost employment in the province. Launching the R50 million Eastern Cape Industrial Job Stimulus Read the full story
Pretoria – New Energy Efficiency (EE) building regulations that will come into effect in November will boost job creation, says Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies. The EE building regulations requirements include: all new buildings must have solar water heaters, Read the full story
Ga-Kgatla – Government needs to intensify its fight against poverty if South Africa is to meets its Millennium Development Goals, Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe has conceded. “There is a consensus that we have to do more ground work in addressing Read the full story
Port Elizabeth – President Jacob Zuma said the sluggish pace of job creation in the country needs renewed national attention. Zuma made the statement during the Automotive Industry Job Creation Monitoring Meeting in Port Elizabeth, where he met with some Read the full story
Pretoria – Employment in the formal non-agricultural sector increased slightly between the quarters ended March and June 2011, increasing by 0.1%, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said on Tuesday. In its June Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES) survey, Stats SA said Read the full story
Cape Town – Government has reiterated its commitment to improve the quality of life for rural people across the country. As part of its “zero-hunger programme”, more than one million beneficiaries are accessing food through current food distribution initiatives. Social Read the full story
Pretoria – The newly launched Early Childhood Development (ECD) awareness campaign has started bearing fruit, with more than 200 new centres being registered with thousands of children receiving subsidies. Launched in June this year by the Department of Social Development, 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