Johannesburg – A total of 140 868 jobs were created in Gauteng against the annual target of 227 521, Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane said on Friday. “These jobs were created across the 12 Action Plans by the end of September Read the full story
Pretoria – The Department of Trade and Industry and the Congress of Traditional Leaders of SA (Contralesa) have signed an agreement that will benefit and develop rural communities. In signing a Memorandum of Agreement both parties have agreed to work Read the full story
Cape Town – Sports and Recreation Minister Fikile Mbalula has announced a plan to “completely transform” the sporting landscape in South Africa. His vision is to see sport federations being committed to a scorecard and a national sport charter. Currently Read the full story
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 – The term “local is lekker” was given a new meaning on Monday when government, unions and the private sector all signed a deal committing the country to increasing its target of procuring locally manufactured goods to 75 percent. Read the full story
Pretoria – Unemployment among the educated is increasingly becoming a phenomenon, says a report released recently by the Department of Labour. According to the Job Opportunities and Unemployment in the South African Labour Market report, while the South African education 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
Johannesburg – African countries need to find new and improved methods of cooperation at regional and continental level to ensure complementary economic and social policies that create decent work opportunities. This is according to President Jacob Zuma, who was addressing Read the full story