One sunny day for jobs doesn’t make a summer
South Africa added 248,000 jobs in Q3, but year-to-date losses and weak growth show how fragile the recovery remains. The budget will need to…
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Juggling jobs without dropping the tax ball
More South Africans are taking on side hustles to make ends meet. But while the additional income is welcome, it comes with additional responsibilities…
Manufacturing meltdown: South Africa’s jobs crisis deepens
The jobs crisis worsens as factories shut and imports rise. Only urgent reforms in infrastructure, logistics and governance can halt the decline…
It’s not tariffs killing South Africa, it’s the jobs drought
South Africa’s jobless rate hits 33.2%. Tariffs aren’t the culprit – stagnant growth is. Talk won’t fix it; bold reforms and real investment just…
South Africa’s jobless, growthless trap
South Africa’s jobless growth trap persists, with unemployment at 32.9%. The deeper causes are structural, stubborn and politically inconvenient…
Jobs crisis: Call the private sector
SA’s job growth is stalling. Government can’t hire its way out – only the private sector can drive real change. But will its policies…
Desperation in the Cartrack job queue
Thousands of young applicants for just 500 positions. That’s the result of a stagnant economy, with youth unemployment at 45.5%…
The AI meteor is coming – can South Africa’s job market take the hit?
There was an audible gasp in the audience at the Inanda Club in Sandton when Larry Fink, the CEO of BlackRock, described the impact…
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