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TikTok content creators Kayla Kim, Chad Jones and Mpho Pink have turned their passions into professions
lifestyle

More than dance videos: How TikTok has helped these youth find jobs

SA's youth
News

South Africa’s youth are a top priority

middle-income
Business

Middle-income South Africans spend 80% of salary in five days – leading bank

TikTok content creators Kayla Kim, Chad Jones and Mpho Pink have turned their passions into professions
Careers

More than dance videos: How TikTok has helped these youth find jobs

SA's youth
News

South Africa’s youth are a top priority

middle-income
Business

Middle-income South Africans spend 80% of salary in five days – leading bank

pregnancies schools close early omicron
News

Government announces new contracts for thousands of school assistants

By Thabo Baloyi13-03-2022 14:04

The current phase of the Presidential Youth Employment Initiative (PYEI) in the Basic Education sector, created work for 280 000 assistants

Living in Upington? Are you unemployed? Then this is for YOU
News

Living in Upington? Are you unemployed? Then this is for YOU

By Corné van Zyl26-02-2022 10:29

If you are living in Upington and are unemployed, you are invited to participate in the National Youth Service Programme.

Worker shortages the main risk
USA News

Worker shortages the main risks as US firms cite Covid-19

By Agence France-Presse24-01-2022 07:42

American companies ended the year on a strong note but are worried about resurging Covid-19 infections, although supply issues are expected to ease, according to a survey released Monday.

housewife
Lifestyle

Pay up! Kenyan judge rules being a housewife equates to full-time job

By Naledi de Wee06-10-2021 10:27

Kenyan High Court judge Teresia Matheka ruled in a divorce case that being a housewife is a full-time job with one radio presenter weighing in that housewives deserve to be paid R50k a month.

Pretoria, Silverton plant, Ford Ranger
Motoring

Pretoria: Ford Ranger success helps manufacturer create 1200 new jobs

By Siseko Gwegwe09-09-2021 12:19

Ford SA is doing its bit to address the country’s jobs crisis. Its Pretoria plant has created 1 200, thanks mainly to the Ford Ranger.

UIF relief scheme
News

UIF confident it can support alcohol industry workers during 14-day lockdown

By Andrea Chothia29-06-2021 15:13

Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi says the UIF believes it can support laid-off workers in sectors including the alcohol industry.

CCMA employer
News

CCMA: Worker fired over hard lockdown tweet. Here’s how it played out

By Storm Simpson08-04-2021 06:30

The CCMA dealt with a case in which an employee was dismissed because of a tweet posted in March 2020 at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Employment: These jobs are in
Careers

Employment: These jobs are in high demand right now

By Erene Roux20-03-2021 08:49

A new online job market index revealed the most wanted skills and which sectors are in major demand in SA at the moment.

David Makhura on smear campaign
News

Makhura: Over 130 000 jobs created in Gauteng since lockdown

By Thabo Baloyi23-02-2021 18:45

Gauteng Premier David Makhura said they have created employment opportunities, which has helped mitigate the negative impact of 660 000 jobs lost during the first half of 2020

COVID-19 UIF Ters riots KZN Gauteng
News

Changes to national minimum wage kick in on 1 March

By Thabo Baloyi10-02-2021 16:24

The employment and labour department said the domestic worker sector is expected to be aligned with the national minimum wage in the next review

What you need to know when app
News

What you need to know when applying for government’s 200,000 teaching assistant jobs

By Riyaz Patel14-11-2020 09:30

Education Assistants will provide support to teachers and learners, while General School Assistants will help schools to comply with COVID-19 health protocols.

emerging business
Technology

These ten jobs will likely disappear in the near future

By Thenjiwe Kubheka09-11-2020 20:45

Everyone is a bit worried that artificial intelligence and the inevitable rise of the machine will steal our jobs.

job interview
Lifestyle

Get that job: CV trends to help you secure an interview

By Alicia Naidoo05-11-2020 21:23

During the pandemic, jobs are increasingly scarce. The first part of getting your foot in the door, is to impress prospective employers with your CV.

SABC bailout
News

SABC jobs bloodbath: Retrenchments not implemented yet

By Thabo Baloyi20-10-2020 07:35

Talks between unions and the public broadcaster collapsed on Friday, which could see 600 people lose their jobs

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News

Ramaphosa: Presidential Employment Stimulus to ‘protect jobs’

By Thabo Baloyi19-10-2020 09:29

More than two million jobs have been lost in the second quarter of the year

Unemployment acrosUnemployment across industries
Business & Finance

Unemployment rate: These industries recorded the highest job losses

By Andrea Chothia29-09-2020 13:30

Stats SA released the quarterly Labour Force Survey and it’s not looking good. Several industries recorded devastating unemployment figures.

Foreign nationals employment
News

Foreign nationals ‘hired preferentially’ for entry level jobs – CEE

By Dan Meyer20-08-2020 15:08

A report released by the CEE said that the hiring of foreign nationals may adversely affect their South African counterparts.

UIF Ters
News

UIF fraud: Another company accused of abusing COVID-19 funds

By Thabo Baloyi12-08-2020 14:42

The UIF has also appointed a team of forensic investigators to look into all the monies that have been paid out to companies, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic

SABC bailout
News

SABC job cuts still premature, says Parly committee

By Thabo Baloyi25-07-2020 09:48

The financially-strained public broadcaster issued a notice of possible retrenchments which would impact 600 employees

LinkedIn
Business & Finance

Global employment recruiter, LinkedIn is itself being forced to cut jobs

By Mike Simpson23-07-2020 12:17

LinkedIn is cutting 6% of its workforce as the pandemic shrinks the worldwide employment market and slows demand for new jobs.

Numsa plans picket at Arcelorm
News

Numsa plans picket at Arcelormittal over retrenchments

By Thabo Baloyi20-07-2020 08:37

Arcellormittal SA is reportedly considering laying off employees and has been further accused by Numsa of using the COVID-19 pandemic as an excuse to restructure the company and leave employees without work

International study: ‘South Af
Business & Finance

International study: ‘South Africans most financially stable in Africa’

By Lungani Zungu17-07-2020 13:28

Life will never be the same again after the COVID-19 national regulations are lifted.

cakes
Lifestyle

The cherry on top: Limpopo woman sacrifices her job to bake cakes

By Glacier Nkhwashu25-06-2020 12:04

Iris Mkhantswa quit her well-paying job as a senior administrator in the Ekurhuleni Municipality in Gauteng to start making cakes in rural Limpopo.

retrenchment
Business & Finance

Why we need a new mindset on cost-cutting and retrenchments

By Mike Simpson27-05-2020 10:56

Reducing salaries and benefits across the board in order to save everyone’s jobs makes more long-term sense than rushing to cut jobs.

Post-lockdown
Business & Finance

Post-lockdown: Challenges and opportunities in the new job market

By Gabriel Wadi26-05-2020 10:27

The reality is that a huge portion of the job losses are going to be permanent post-lockdown.

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