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South Africa: Unemployment Soars in South Africa
The Exchange, 18 November 2020
South Africa's unemployment rate has risen to levels last seen in 2008. According to the country's National Statistics Agency, 30.8% of South Africans are now unemployed. This… Read more »
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South Africa: Workers At the Mercy of Bosses and the Government
New Frame, 19 November 2020
Some employees received their full salaries during lockdown whereas others got no pay. Is the ability to survive during a crisis dependent on having a sympathetic boss and state? Read more »
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South Africa: SA Economy - Jobs Blight Worsens
Daily Maverick, 14 November 2020
South Africa's official unemployment rate is north of 30% again, while the expanded definition, which includes discouraged job seekers, has climbed beyond 43%, data for the third… Read more »
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South Africa: President Ramaphosa Urges Swift Employment Rebound
SAnews.gov.za, 13 November 2020
President Cyril Ramaphosa has reiterated the importance of a swift rebound in employment after the release of new data from the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) for the third… Read more »
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South Africa: Unemployment for Black South Africans Is Worse Today Than Before 1994
Daily Maverick, 12 November 2020
On Thursday, Stats SA released its latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey. The record numbers of unemployed should send a shock through our system and compel an immediate… Read more »
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South Africa: National Tragedy - Third-Quarter Data Show Unemployment Rate Hit Record High of 30.8%
Daily Maverick, 12 November 2020
South Africa's official unemployment rate is north of 30% again, while the expanded definition, which includes discouraged jobseekers, has climbed to more than 43%, data for the… Read more »
Unemployment Rate Soars in South Africa
According to the country's National Statistics Agency, the nation's unemployment rate has risen to levels last seen in 2008. 30.8% of South Africans are now unemployed. The statistics are mainly caused by the effects of Covid-19 on the economy, writes Evelyn Shumba for The Exchange. The country is currently battling to stabilize its economy on the back of falling commodity prices, an electricity crisis, as well as controlling corruption and mismanagement in key economic sectors. The crisis has been exacerbated by the fact that while the Temporary Employee/Employer Relief Scheme (TERS) would remain in place during the national state of disaster, applications were extended for only a month - from 15 September to 15 October - despite the government extending the state of disaster to 15 December.
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As the nation's economy faces the COVID-19 outbreak, the government has announced its intention to introduce a Basic Income Grant for unemployed non-grant recipients between the ... Read more »
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Unions and the government are coming closer to a full-blown confrontation over wages and the number of people employed in the public sector. Finance Minister Tito Mboweni's ... Read more »
Unemployed young men in Mamelodi, South Africa wait for an offer of casual labour next to businesses that are trading out of converted shipping containers (file photo).
