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16 Sep 2014

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Statistician General Pali Lehohla says that while employment has risen in the past 20 years, the major problem is a lack of skills among those aged between 24 and 34. Image: Stats SA

Youth employment review now available

16 Sep 2014

Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant will host a Chinese delegation to examine ways to improve South Africa's methods of handling social security and improving conditions of employment. Image: GCIS

SA and China to improve employment services

12 Sep 2014

EPWP to create 6 million jobs

EPWP to create 6 million jobs

More Matshediso 11 Sep 2014

Public Works Deputy Minister Jeremy Cronin says that Phase 3 of the EPWP will see a further 6m jobs being created in five years. Image: GCIS

State says it will create 6m jobs in five years

More Matshediso 11 Sep 2014

Productivity SA's Bongani Coka says that mechanisation may lead to short-term job losses but will create more jobs in the longer term. Image: Productivity SA

Mechanisation brings profits and jobs says Coka

10 Sep 2014

Statistician General Pali Lehohla says that 29m people in South Africa are living with a disability. Image: Stats SA

Disability levels rise to 7.5% of the population

10 Sep 2014

Spier Wine Estate where the National Planning Commission is meeting to discuss youth unemployment in South Africa. Image:

Shackles of unemployment may be broken through partnerships

9 Sep 2014

Partnerships needed to break chains of unemployment

Partnerships needed to break chains of unemployment

9 Sep 2014

SA Mining Development Association President Bridgette Radebe warns that the state must start using its powers to insist companies do more beneficiation locally. Image:

State blamed for slow beneficiation of minerals

8 Sep 2014

Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant says that domestic workers will be able to receive compensation if they are injured while on duty. Image: GCIS

Domestic workers to be covered by compensation act

8 Sep 2014

Commissioner Riah Phiyega also urged people to speak out against police killings and contact the authorities with information they my have. Image:

SAPS commemorates fallen comrades

8 Sep 2014

The BMF's Dumisani Mpafa supports a national minimum wage in principle but warns the implications have to be carefully assessed as it could increase the ranks of the unemployed. Image: BMF

Minimum wage has serious implications for business

5 Sep 2014

Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene has assured South Africans that their pension funds will not be nationalised and that pension reforms are aimed at reducing charges imposed by fund managers and trustees. Image: GCIS

Nene assures South Africans their pensions are safe

5 Sep 2014

Deputy Director General for Industrial Policy Development, Garth Strachan says 3,200 jobs have been created at the new plant, which will contribute to economic growth in the country. Image:

New Hyundai plant will benefit SA economy

5 Sep 2014

President Jacob Zuma has urged more young people to consider a career in academia as South Africa is seriously short of experienced academics who remain a reservoir of knowledge for the country. Image:

Attract youth to academia says Zuma

5 Sep 2014

Let's stop throwing stones in the well

Let's stop throwing stones in the well

Anton Ressel 4 Sep 2014

Neotel's Sunil Joshi wants to replicate its success in the Western Cape in other parts of South Africa as it rolls-out fibre-optic cables to government authorities and schools for free Wi-Fi connections. Image:

Neotel wants to extend fibre, wireless throughout SA

4 Sep 2014

More than R800m has been made available to small businesses in South Africa over the past year according to Thakhani Makhuvha, head of Sefa. Image: LinkedIn

Sefa gives R800m to 40,000 small businesses

4 Sep 2014

HSBC says that export orders are still subdued but there are signs of growiing confidence in the South African local economy among purchasing managers. Image: 3D Mask

HSBC's PMI higher at 51.1 for August

3 Sep 2014

The value of gender parity in technology

The value of gender parity in technology

Louise O'Sullivan 3 Sep 2014

DTI's Minister Rob Davies says that the investment by government of R645m in the clothing and textile industries has helped to make this sector competitive and increase the number of jobs for workers, particularly in the Western Cape. Image: GCIS

Government says it will protect textile sector

2 Sep 2014

Les Matuson, one of the business rescue practitioners responsible for African Bank Investments Limited has confirmed that no decision on retrenchments of Ellerines workers has been made yet. Image: Matuson & Associates

No retrenchment of Ellerines workers yet

1 Sep 2014

Do South African organisations have access to 100% of the country's potential talent?

Do South African organisations have access to 100% of the country's potential talent?

Wendy Spalding 1 Sep 2014

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says that the South African public has a constitutional right to expect decent services from the public servants who are there to serve them and resolve problems. Image:

Public servants must 'serve' the public

1 Sep 2014

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says government is targeting growth of at least 5% a year to stimulate job creation and alleviate poverty. Image:

Government seeks to transform economy

29 Aug 2014

Solidarity's Marius Croucamp says that MTN should consider retrenchments as a last resort and try and place people in other positions within the organisation. MTN has announced that it will be retrenching staff but has not said how many jobs will go. Image: Twitter

Solidarity asks MTN to find alternative to layoffs

Samuel Mungadze 27 Aug 2014

A graph showing how GDP has fluctuated given the changing economic circumstances facing South Africa. Image: Statistics SA

GDP creeps up narrowly avoiding recession

27 Aug 2014

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