Topic: Unemployment

Education department shuts down unregistered rural school. But parents say they cannot afford to send their children elsewhere

Volunteers did the teaching and the principal paid for the building

By Nokulunga Majola

News | 12 April 2021

Zimbabwean mother and daughter start veggie farm after losing jobs during lockdown

Jane Hozheri says they are making more money farming than in their previous jobs

By Tariro Washinyira

News | 24 March 2021

Gqeberha roads blocked by protesters demanding jobs

Unemployed Motherwell residents want to be prioritised by the Coega Development Corporation

By Joseph Chirume

News | 17 March 2021

Bus drivers march to Department of Labour

Algoa Bus Company employees demand TERS money

By Mkhuseli Sizani

Brief | 9 March 2021

“God always puts something out for us” says scrap collector

Even shack fires can be an opportunity

By Peter Luhanga

Brief | 22 February 2021

Unemployed people wait in vain at company gates

Job-seekers in Germiston sit outside major local employer hoping for work

By Kimberly Mutandiro

News | 17 February 2021

Desperate job-seekers are falling victim to fake employment offers

Fraudsters demand money for fees and police clearance checks

By Vusi Mokoena and Daniel Steyn

News | 16 February 2021

Covid-19 grant: no new applications will be considered, says SASSA

Beneficiaries still hoping the grant will be extended after 31 January

By Tariro Washinyira

News | 28 January 2021

UIF applicants forced to break Covid-19 curfew rule

Some people say they queue from 3am outside Department of Labour offices in Port Elizabeth

By Mkhuseli Sizani

News | 27 January 2021

Covid-19 beach closures threaten the livelihoods of car guards

“This job gave me a sense of independence and pride”

By Mkhuseli Sizani

News | 25 January 2021

“I have tried all the tricks … but with no success” says frustrated Covid-19 grant applicant

Despite new Post Office system, snaking queues are the norm in Port Elizabeth

By Mkhuseli Sizani

News | 22 January 2021

Their mother died in 2018. Since then this family of five has survived on child support grants

There are over 30,000 child headed households in South Africa

By Nompumelelo Mahlangu

News | 18 January 2021

Covid-19: Long tightly packed queues outside labour department

People battling with online applications have flocked to local centres, causing overcrowding

By Ashraf Hendricks

News | 14 January 2021

Kensington housing renovated by “exceptional artisans” from informal settlement

Body corporate hires unemployed local artisans

By Masego Mafata

News | 17 December 2020

Child drowns in Philippi dam

Community leader says they have been pleading for years for the area to be fenced

By Mary-Anne Gontsana

News | 10 December 2020

Tsakane tense after residents close down immigrant-owned shops

At least five new shops have been closed down

By Kimberly Mutandiro

News | 30 November 2020