Unemployment
Basic Income Grant: how it would work
Research shows the grant can help end hunger and also contribute to economic growth
Debate | 31 August 2022
Prospects and pessimism at jobs roadshow
Bitou municipality and national departments and agencies presented opportunities to young people. Some attendees welcomed it, but others remained doubtful.
News | 21 August 2022
Traders at the historic Salt River Market will be excluded from new City development
“This is our livelihood, my bread and butter” says trader
News | 17 August 2022
Most applicants for Social Relief of Distress grants are young
Approximately 600,000 SRD grant applicants hold tertiary qualifications
Brief | 5 August 2022
Seasonal farm workers struggle for months to get their UIF money
Long queues at De Doorns labour office where the system is often offline
By Liezl Human
News | 5 August 2022
Gqeberha’s secret salt harvesters
People who lost their jobs during Covid pandemic turn to abandoned salt pans
News | 20 July 2022
You can queue at dawn but still not be served at the labour department in Belvillle
“Such a big sacrifice for a simple service — if the process was well managed”
News | 18 July 2022
Minister proposes increase to Covid grant income threshold
Meanwhile, many R350 grant beneficiaries have been waiting months for their payments
News | 15 July 2022
Video: Building classrooms from plastic waste in Diepsloot
Local NGO turns plastic waste into eco-bricks
Video | 12 July 2022