Youth Employment South Africa

The highest unemployment rate on Earth

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Investec launches Invest-Ed to bridge gap from education to employment

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Job seekers stand outside a construction site ahead of the release of the unemployement numbers by Statistics South Africa, in Eikenhof, south of Johannesburg, South Africa, 23 June 2020. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

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Global competition for South African skills: The latest international job trends

Pnet Global competition for South African skills: The latest international job trends

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#Budgetspeech2026: Pnet backs overhaul of Skills Development Levy and Setas

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CEOs, CFOs and credit risk chiefs top South Africa’s pay rankings in 2026

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JTI South Africa certified as Top Employer for 2026

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Pnet 2026 Salary Guide: Insights for job roles across 11 sectors

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Workers are seen at a construction site at Protea Glen, a township of Johannesburg, South Africa, 19 March 2021. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

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Lesotho’s coat of arms at Makoanyane Square in Maseru. Tariff changes could halve the country’s exports to the United States, the International Monetary Fund has warned. Photo: Sechaba Mokhethi / GroundUp

Trump’s tariffs could cost Lesotho 30,000 jobs, the IMF warns

Sechaba Mokhethi 26 Sep 2025

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GirlCode bridges gender gap in tech with new skills programme

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Anton Visser, COO of SA Business School

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