More than one in four South Africans can't find work. In survey after survey, people rank this as the country's biggest problem. Here is our in-depth series on unemployment.
This series will consist of about a dozen articles published during mid- to late-February 2019.
We are taking an in-depth look at the issue South Africans are most concerned about
By Aidan Jones
Feature | 12 February 2019
Quarterly survey says 27.1% of the labour force is out of work. A year ago it was 26.7%
By Aidan Jones
Brief | 12 February 2019
“There are so many people in our community who are unemployed yet we still see rubbish lying around”
By Zoë Postman
News | 13 February 2019
Manufacturing — a vital industrial sector — has shed 300,000 jobs
News | 13 February 2019
“The gold is right here in the soil”
Feature | 14 February 2019
If people are not willing to invest in a country, it is almost impossible to generate new jobs, writes Professor Vimal Ranchhod
Opinion | 14 February 2019
Khumbuzile Phakamile survives by selling empties to shebeens and trying to find gardening jobs that pay a pittance
News | 14 February 2019
Business should inform curricula to prepare South Africa for the fourth industrial revolution, writes Business Unity SA CEO Tanya Cohen
By Tanya Cohen
Opinion | 15 February 2019
“I may not be employed but I will never let my children and me starve.”
News | 15 February 2019
To reduce unemployment South Africa needs to prioritise labour-intensive work instead of higher wages, write professors Jeremy Seekings and Nicoli Nattrass
By Jeremy Seekings and Nicoli Nattrass
Opinion | 18 February 2019
Growth in manufacturing is essential but not at the expense of workers
By Aidan Jones
Interview | 18 February 2019
How do we reduce unemployment? That is possibly the most important policy question facing South Africa.
GroundView | 18 February 2019
“There are many opportunities in our townships, it is just a matter of finding them.”
News | 20 February 2019
Quarterly Labour Force Survey is the definitive source for most sectors, but not for mining
Analysis | 21 February 2019
Waste pickers must be integrated into the formal waste management sector, says researcher
News | 22 February 2019
“Sometimes in a week I get maybe one job. If I am lucky I get two jobs and I make R150 per job.”
Photo Essay | 26 February 2019