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New search engine for jobs in MEA

BEIRUT, LEBANON: Jomea.com, a free search engine for job opportunities in the Middle East and Africa, was officially launched on Monday, 26 October 2009. Job-seekers can access vacancies from job boards, recruiting sites, company career pages and classifieds in the MEA region. 28 Oct 2009 08:40


AFRICA
IBM sponsors Africa Virtual Job Fair 2009

SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND: Zebrajobs announced on Monday, 28 September 2009 that IBM is the lead sponsor of the first Africa Virtual Job Fair (AVJF) organised by Zebrajobs.com and the Corporate Council on Africa. The Africa Virtual Job Fair is an online platform connecting employers with professionals to interact on wide-ranging career and employment opportunities within the African continent. 29 Sep 2009 13:49




AFRICA
Mywage launched in Southern Africa

Eight Southern African websites which provide free information on salaries, workplace rights and career advice were officially launched late last week. The websites aim to attract over 500 000 users over the next year. 21 Sep 2009 07:53


AFRICA
African Virtual Job Fair to attract global talent

SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND: Zebrajobs.com and the Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) have launched the inaugural African Virtual Job Fair (AVJF) to support the recruitment needs of international companies and organisations doing business in Africa. The African Virtual Job Fair opens from 30 September 2009 - 31 December 2009. 11 Sep 2009 11:51


AFRICA
Coming soon, Kenyan certified managers

[Carole Kimutai] Kenya will soon have certified public managers, should a law regulating the practice of management be passed by parliament. This means that anyone bearing the title of 'manager' will need to be certified. The Bill titled, The Kenya Institute of Management Bill 2009, will among other things register practicing managers and bind them to a code of conduct. 11 Aug 2009 11:03




AFRICA
Yahoo! reports sagging profit and job cuts

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. 24 Apr 2009 10:59


AFRICA
SA work permit for Zimbabweans

The 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

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. 31 Mar 2009 09:58


AFRICA
Increased labour, job mobility for MENA region - WB

BRUSSELS: 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 jobs

LUANSHYA: 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


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