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President Cyril Ramaphosa. (GCIS)

Ramaphosa touts youth jobs drive as StatsSA data paints grim unemployment picture

The statistics agency’s youth report notes worsening joblessness, hunger and safety concerns among South Africa’s youth

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The Enduring Value of Postgrad Education

Staying ahead of the curve in a constantly changing world

More money in pocket as cost of living falls

Inflation rises sharply in September

Data released on Wednesday showed that the annual rate accelerated to 5.4%, from a previous reading of 4.8%

Growth was supported by increases in eight of 10 key industries, with major contributions coming from mining, manufacturing, trade and agriculture, while declines were reported in the transport and construction sectors.
(David Harrison)

South African manufacturing 2.5% higher than in May last year

Factory output also went up by 3.6% year-on-year in April

Electricity consumption was down 8.7% year-on-year in February, StatsSA said. Photo Delwyn Verasamy

Electricity production fell in February, Statistics South Africa says

Eskom has implemented rolling blackouts to ease pressure on the national grid as its generating units struggle to keep up with demand

The largest annual growth in December was recorded in new vehicle sales, up 30.7%,
StatsSA said. Photo: Supplied

More people bought cars in December 2022 than a year before

Motor trade sales increased by 16.6% in December with the biggest contributors being new vehicle sales, fuel sales and workshop income

Stats SA report shows 1.1% drop in factory output, with automotive sector the sole exception with a 13.4% increase

Local manufacturing production data shows year-on-year dip for November

Stats SA report shows 1.1% drop in factory output, with automotive sector the sole exception with a 13.4% increase

Load-shedding weighs heavy on retail sales

Retail trade sales fell by 1.9% in the third quarter, the second consecutive quarter of decline after the 1.1% drop in the second quarter

How to create one million jobs in South Africa

Want jobs? Reform South Africa’s labour market

It is time to scrap minimum wage and other labour laws that make it difficult to create employment

Since the presidential climate commission was established just over a year ago, President Cyril Ramaphosa said, “it has done much work to support a just transition to a sustainable, inclusive, resilient and low-carbon economy”.

Given South Africa’s jobs crunch, new jobs in the renewable energy sector are urgently needed

South Africa is facing a deepening unemployment crisis and experts warn that climate change threatens the country’s shrinking jobs.

Kidnapping showed the biggest increase of all categories of crime, with a 35.7% increase to 2 605 during the current reporting period compared to the previous.(Photo by Gallo Images/Jacques Stander)

Latest crime statistics: Murder, kidnapping and commercial crimes increase

The murder of women continued its upward trajectory in the last three months of 2021, while kidnapping showed the biggest increase of all categories of crime.

Despite last year’s riots, South Africa has been ranked 118 out of 163 countries in the 2022 Global Peace Index. Photo: Marco Longari/AFP

July protests take their toll as economy shrinks by 1.5%

The largest drops in the third quarter were in the agriculture sector, trade and manufacturing.

ANC chairperson Gwede Mantashe. (Oupa Nkosi)

A blunt Mantashe makes no promises during election campaigning

ANC chairperson Gwede Mantashe told people in Daveyton to stop expecting handouts from the government

Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Phase two of presidential employment stimulus gets R11bn boost

The stimulus package is part of the state’s Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan, and is a response to the Covid-19 pandemic

Desolate: In March 2020, under the first lockdown, Durban’s North Beach was deserted save for a rickshaw puller. The 1.5-million-strong hospitality industry has been decimated by the pandemic. (Rajesh Jantilal/AFP/Getty)

Tourism, hospitality and restaurant sectors welcome vaccine passports

Vaccine passports prove to be a contentious issue for tourism, hospitality and restaurant sectors as some welcome them and some have fears of placing another hurdle ahead of…

‘Demobilised’: Dr Pali Lehohla laments budget constraints at Statistics South Africa, which he says can be cynically used to hamstring data gathering efforts and thus obscure failures in service delivery. Photo: David Harrison

The budget cuts that spite a nation’s face

Starving StatsSA of its ability to measure inequality may be a short-term face-saving strategy but it does not make the inequality disappear

People flee from police as they carry goods while looting and vandalising the Lotsoho Mall in Katlehong township, East of Johannesburg, on July 12, 2021. – Several shops are damaged and cars burnt in Johannesburg, following a night of violence. Police are on the scene trying to control further protests. It is unclear if this is linked to sporadic protests following the incarceration of former president Jacob Zuma. (Photo by Phill Magakoe / AFP) (Photo by PHILL MAGAKOE/AFP via Getty Images)

No livelihood or hope: The warning signs of violence

The rapid spread of violence and disregard for the law has been causally linked to growing economic difficulties

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Editorial: GDP focus trips South Africa up

There is ample evidence that trickle-down economics do not work

Listen to women and youth to enable recovery from the pandemic

Women in the personal services sector and young people have been hard hit by the pandemic in terms of employment, but they struggled even before Covid-19

Small business owners closing shop and feeling the financial squeeze

The hopes and dreams of many entrepreneurs have been dashed. We track some of the owners of SMMEs, who talk of losing everything they worked for