Unemployment
Community Work Programme workers upset over R3,700 a month earning limit
Workers say they must submit bank statements for three months and are fired if they earn above this limit
News | 25 August 2023
Mitchells Plain ward councillor accused of sidelining unemployed youths
The councillor says jobs are randomised by the Expanded Public Works Programme office and “no politician or councillor has influence in the process”
Brief | 23 August 2023
Langa’s cramped sewing school needs more space
The Sinakho Skills Development Centre and Entrepreneurship Training Academy
Brief | 21 August 2023
Pensioners travel from East London to Pretoria after Buffalo City Metro “ignores” their complaints
“We are tired of the ANC abusing us” says Mdantsane resident
By Chris Gilili
News | 16 August 2023
Lack of mining jobs spurs protest in Kagiso
Pan African Resources says it will not give in to the “equivalent of a construction mafia”
By Chris Gilili
News | 8 August 2023
The precarious lives of supermarket grocery delivery drivers
While they race on their motorbikes against tight deadlines they have little job security and few employment benefits
News | 14 July 2023
ANC supporters defend councillor against angry job seekers in Mdantsane
Over 100 people marched to their councillor’s office accusing her of only giving jobs to relatives and fellow ANC members
Brief | 30 May 2023
Durban flood victims accuse government of not keeping its promises
We spoke to families living in emergency accommodation near the city centre
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
News | 24 April 2023
The Presidential Employment Stimulus has been a huge success, so why isn’t it a priority?
The massive, ambitious programme offers participants - and the economy - real hope
By James Stent
News | 24 April 2023