Tag: Unemployment
Cape Town’s unemployment down 2,6%, lowest of the metros
Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says the City is encouraged by unemployment in Cape Town declining by 2,6 percentage points, with the city maintaining the lowest...
Can the BPO industry make a tangible difference to unemployment?
Whilst countries such as Australia achieved their lowest unemployment rate in the past five decades at just 3.5% in December 2022, the scourge of...
EWSETA and CSIR collaborate to grow much-needed skills in the renewable energy sector
The EWSETA (Energy and Water Sector Education and Training Authority) and the CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research) recently entered into a funding...
Northern Cape ripe for investment
President Cyril Ramaphosa has lauded the Northern Cape for being fertile ground for investment and a target for big investments in the near future.
The...
The Greater Tygerberg Partnership grapples with waste and unemployment in Bellville
By Staff Reporter
THE Greater Tygerberg Partnership (GTP) has launched an extensive upliftment programme in its northern suburbs. In co-operation with the private sector, other...
Job creation and decline in unemployment excellent news
The 648 000 new jobs produced in the second quarter (Q2) of this year is excellent news, especially since it is accompanied by a decline...
Food & Beverage Manufacturing SETA – moves to ensure sustainability and employability
YOUTH unemployment remains a significant concern in South Africa, with over 7.5 million young people circumstantially displaced on the job market. Statistics like these...
Unemployment rate drops to 34.5% in first quarter of 2022
The unemployment rate in South Africa has decreased by 0.8 of a percentage point to 34.5% in the first quarter of 2022, Statistics South...
Boosting SMMEs and driving youth employment – can’t have one without the other
IN support of economic recovery and to boost youth employment, the government has proposed R5.2 billion in tax relief while the Department of Small...
SA eyes Special Economic Zones to ramp up job creation
The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition says the country must leverage the potential of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) to create jobs and industrialise...
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