Unemployment
Unemployed for three years, Thulani Ngwenya believes entrepreneurship is the way to go
“There are many opportunities in our townships, it is just a matter of finding them.”
News | 20 February 2019
How to reduce unemployment? Two opposing views
How do we reduce unemployment? That is possibly the most important policy question facing South Africa.
GroundView | 18 February 2019
Low wages will not solve South Africa’s unemployment problem, argues economist
Growth in manufacturing is essential but not at the expense of workers
By Aidan Jones
Interview | 18 February 2019
South Africa’s failure to create manufacturing jobs
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
Nelisa Pambane travels hundreds of kilometers to sell scrap metal
“I may not be employed but I will never let my children and me starve.”
News | 15 February 2019
Changing the way our colleges work is key to reducing unemployment
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 am living and working for the next meal”
Khumbuzile Phakamile survives by selling empties to shebeens and trying to find gardening jobs that pay a pittance
News | 14 February 2019
The men who make a living from an old gold mine dump
“The gold is right here in the soil”
Feature | 14 February 2019
Why is South Africa’s unemployment rate so high?
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