| SUBMIT NEWS|CONTACT|ADVERTISE & RATES| |
Subscribe to FREE newsletter |
 |
|
SectionsSpecial sections |
AFRICA Yahoo! reports sagging profit and job cuts
AFRICA SA work permit for ZimbabweansThe South African Home Affairs Ministry has announced a new work permit which will enable Zimbabweans to stay and work legally in the country for six months. About three million Zimbabweans are believed to have crossed the border to escape the economic collapse and human rights abuses at home. 7 Apr 2009 14:20 AFRICA Jack Hammer Executive Headhunters creates Africa division
AFRICA Increased labour, job mobility for MENA region - WBBRUSSELS: According to a new report released by the World Bank MENA region, global demographic developments will lead to greater labour and job mobility in the coming decades. The report titled, "Shaping the Future: A Long Term Perspective of People and Job Mobility for the Middle East and North Africa", predicts that by 2050, the declining labour force in some regions could reach a total of 215 million workers while other regions may experience an increase in excess of 500 million. 16 Mar 2009 13:22 AFRICA Sierra Leone: Could youth unemployment derail stability?FREETOWN: In Koidu, the capital of Sierra Leone's easternmost Kono province, 26-year-old Sam heads to the town-centre each morning seeking daily contract work building roads or digging ditches for the local authorities. 4 Mar 2009 12:29 AFRICA Botswana: Diamonds are not forever[Ephraim Nsingo] GABORONE: "The situation is now very bad, very bad for workers. It is no longer about the workers alone, it is about the government, the companies, everyone. We need to talk. Dialogue is the only solution." This was a response from Jack Tlhagale, secretary general of the Botswana Mine Workers Union (BMWU), when asked about the ongoing mine retrenchments and closures. 24 Feb 2009 10:46 AFRICA ZAMBIA: Copper loses it shine and Copperbelt its jobsLUANSHYA: The sharp fall in international copper prices is leading to huge job losses and deepening poverty in Zambia's economic heartland, Copperbelt Province. 23 Feb 2009 10:55 AFRICA DR Congo: Joblessness rises as global crisis hits mining[Miriam Mannak] LUBUMBASHI: It is busy at the gates of Bralima brewery in Lubumbashi, the capital of Katanga province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). About 60 men are waiting at the doors, hoping for them to open and someone to offer them work. Their numbers have grown since the global economic crisis which has caused the collapse of the local mining industry. 13 Feb 2009 09:50 AFRICA Job losses as diamonds lose their lustreGABORONE: Thousands of mining jobs in Botswana are in jeopardy as diamond and other mineral sales dwindle and companies begin retrenching to cut costs. 12 Feb 2009 09:37 AFRICA Liberia: Trading weapons for makeup brushes - but still no jobsMONROVIA: Tony Clarke traded two grenades for a set of combs, makeup brushes, nail varnish and a short course in cosmetology. 3 Feb 2009 13:43 AFRICA 2009 may wipe out recent employment gains - ILODAKAR: The global economic meltdown originating from high-income countries may reverse recent employment gains for workers in the poorest nations, according to the International Labour Organisation's (ILO) latest Global Employment Trends Report. 29 Jan 2009 09:38 AFRICA Sudan: Lack of opportunities forces children into workKADUGLI: Every evening, the market in Kadugli, state capital of Southern Kordofan, bustles with activity as women set up their tea shops. Abdi, barely 10 years old, is in one, rinsing glasses. "It is my first day here," he told IRIN, doing a job that will last late into the night. 26 Jan 2009 10:44 AFRICA Microsoft planning mass-layoffs in JanuaryThousands of workers across the world might experience layoffs at Microsoft come 15 January, 2009. According to CNET News about 15,000 workers, approximately 17% of Microsoft operations worldwide can expect layoffs before the second quarter earnings report scheduled for 22 January. 9 Jan 2009 13:17 Latest jobs | Ad showcase Love Life   2 of 9  |
SAN FRANCISCO: Yahoo! on Tuesday, 21 April 2009 reported that its net profit slumped nearly 80% in the first three months of the year and that it will trim its workforce by five percent to cut costs. 
Jack Hammer Executive Headhunters, a recruitment company in South Africa has expanded its operations to West, East and sub-Saharan Africa. Managing director, Debbie Goodman-Bhyat, says her company has formed an Africa division in the wake of increasing demand from multi-national corporate clients in the banking, retail, FMCG as well as construction, telecoms and petroleum sectors. 
Connected by: Uninet