Goodyear exit lays bare South Africa’s industrial decline
Goodyear’s Kariega shutdown cuts over 700 jobs and exposes South Africa’s industrial fragility. One worker says it feels ‘like starting from zero’…
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Jobs crisis: start with the easy wins
Government infighting is paralysing the state from some uncomplicated quick fixes that could help arrest South Africa’s jobless crisis…
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…
Fourie vs Stats SA: a final word
You don’t need to stay in your lane, as some have suggested, to question why South Africa’s unemployment rate is so much of an…
Is unemployment really just 10%? Not likely …
Capitec’s CEO says South Africa’s real jobless rate is 10%. Stats SA says he’s way off. Who’s right? Spoiler: it’s not the banker…
Why Fourie may be right on South African unemployment
Capitec’s CEO sees a far lower jobless rate. If admitting work risks tax, or your grant, would you? That may explain why the unemployment…
Mindless employment equity on Meth
The employment and labour minister should be applying her mind to the more pressing issue: unemployment.…
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%…
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