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UK unemployment at historic low but inflation hits wages

South Africa unemployment
News

Official and expanded definitions of unemployment rate drop in Q4

vietnam factory
Business & Finance

Vietnam shoe maker for Nike, Adidas to cut 6,000 jobs

pound sterling
Business and economics

UK unemployment at historic low but inflation hits wages

South Africa unemployment
News

Official and expanded definitions of unemployment rate drop in Q4

vietnam factory
Business & Finance

Vietnam shoe maker for Nike, Adidas to cut 6,000 jobs

zoom job cuts
Business

Zoom cuts staff by 15 percent, roughly 1300 jobs

By Agence France-Presse08-02-2023 13:00

The company behind the Zoom video conferencing platform announced Tuesday it is laying off about 15 percent of its staff.

rtl group
World News

German media giant RTL Group to axe 500 jobs

By Agence France-Presse07-02-2023 17:40

German media giant RTL Group said it is cutting 500 jobs and will dump about 20 magazines in Germany due to the continued print media crisis and rising costs.

experience work youth SONA
Start-up Africa

Mpumalanga residents join forces to fight unemployment

By GCIS Vuk’uzenzele02-02-2023 07:53

Bushbuckridge young graduates came together to form a cooperative that has created employment in Mpumalanga.

IBM
Business & Finance

IBM to cut 3,900 jobs as it reorganizes business

By Agence France-Presse26-01-2023 15:15

IBM will slash some 3,900 jobs, slightly more than one percent of its workforce, related to businesses it has divested.

SAP
Business & Finance

German software giant SAP to cut 3,000 jobs

By Agence France-Presse26-01-2023 13:58

German software giant SAP on Thursday said it planned to cut some 3,000 jobs this year, joining a wave of layoffs in the global tech sector.

Brazil Unemployment
Business & Finance

Brazil’s unemployment continues to fall to new seven-year low

By Agence France-Presse19-01-2023 17:25

Brazil’s unemployment continued to fall in the three months from September to November 2022, hitting a new seven-year low of 8.1 percent.

Microsoft
Business

Microsoft says it will axe 10,000 employees over poor economy

By Agence France-Presse18-01-2023 18:15

Microsoft on Wednesday said it would lay off 10,000 employees in the coming months as the economic downturn continues to punish US tech giants.

experience work youth SONA
News

UK unemployment stable but inflation slams wages

By Agence France-Presse17-01-2023 11:51

UK unemployment is steady but wages have tanked further, official data showed Tuesday, as sky-high inflation sparks a cost-of-living crisis and growing industrial unrest.

Thousands
KwaZulu-Natal

HECTIC: Thousands of youth queue for 200 Metro Police intake

By Siso Naile16-01-2023 20:05

Thousands of unemployed youth from Durban joined the long queue to hand in their applications for the limited Durban Metro Police intake

global economic slowdown
Business and economics

Economic slowdown will force workers into worse jobs

By Agence France-Presse16-01-2023 15:24

A global economic slowdown will force more workers into accepting lower quality, poorly paid jobs in 2023

Koloi Shivambu Robbed Taxi Jozi
SkeemSaam

Koloi robbed by a taxi full of thugs and left naked on ‘Skeem Saam’

By Thandeka Mthethwa11-01-2023 16:50

Viewers are convinced the writers of ‘Skeem Saam’ do not want Koloi to succeed in life after he was robbed on last night’s episode.

Koloi Real Job Unemployment
SkeemSaam

Koloi’s unemployment plight on ‘Skeem Saam’ worries tweeps

By Thandeka Mthethwa04-01-2023 14:54

Koloi’s unemployment plight has left tweeps praying for his breakthrough as he battles to prove to his uncle that his degree was worth it.

unemployment
Business and economics

Unemployment rate decreases – Around 204 000 jobs gained in Q3

By Michelle Swart30-11-2022 10:47

The country has seen a 1% decrease in unemployment rate – biggest increase in jobs in the manufacturing sector.

UIF
South Africa

UIF: Here’s what you need what to apply for this financial relief benefit

By Ethel Mannya22-11-2022 16:12

If you become unemployed and are registered for UIF by your employer, the following documents are all you need to apply for this short-term relief.

business ideas
My Business

6 business ideas for unemployed graduates in South Africa

By Sinentlahla Mdlaka19-10-2022 15:50

Being a graduate in SA doesn’t guarantee employment so here are six business ideas to explore while you wait for that you-got-the-job call.

middle class south africans emigration
Lifestyle

SA’s middle-class scrambling to leave for good – survey

By Simnikiwe Hlatshaneni30-09-2022 14:50

One in five working South Africans is either leaving the country or in the process of leaving, according to a new survey.

This young man refused to let unemployment make him lose his car. Image via Twitter @tshepo_yadimelo
Lifestyle

Determined man finds way to pay for his car, one biscuit at a time

By Marilynn Manuel24-08-2022 11:28

When Tshepo lost his job, he didn’t want lose his car as well. So he put his pride aside and started selling biscuits at a local taxi rank.

South Africa unemployment
Business and economics

Unemployment rate falls by 0.6% – nearly 650k jobs gained in Q2

By Storm Simpson23-08-2022 14:02

The official unemployment rate fell by 0.6% in Q2, while the youth unemployment rate fell by 1.3%. The joblessness rate for those aged 15 to 34 now sits at 46.5%.

cosy
Lifestyle

From a cosy office job to selling scones on the streets

By Siso Naile31-07-2022 13:48

The cosy office job that ended for Arthur Mathe during Covid-19 was a blessing in disguise as he moved on to become a much-loved scones maker

Beyonce
Celeb News

Soaring unemployment? Beyonce’s fans taking ‘quit your job’ lyrics literally

By Megan van den Heever21-06-2022 17:30

With a 34.5% unemployment rate, can South Africans afford to listen to the lyrics of Beyonce’s track ‘Break my Soul’ and quit their jobs?

uncle waffles
Lifestyle

Youth Month: How to score an opportunity working with Uncle Waffles

By Naledi de Wee19-06-2022 19:01

Internships, mentorships and incredible opportunities: Here’s how you can work with some of Mzansi’s top entertainers.

President Cyril Ramaphosa Arthur Fraser
News

Ramaphosa: Young people must confront SA’s challenges

By Thabo Baloyi17-06-2022 05:00

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s official Youth Day address focused partly on government-led initiatives aimed at creating employment

ANC Youth Day
News

Youth Day: ANC says it made ‘strides’ in building better SA for youth

By Thabo Baloyi16-06-2022 17:07

The ANC has essentially lauded itself for introducing a variety of interventions to mitigate against challenges faced by the youth

Rand
Business & Finance

Rand Report: Rand sustains strength alongside new unemployment data

By Sable International07-06-2022 16:06

The South African Rand ended last week in the green. Unemployment rates for Q1 of 2022 were also released and sit at 34.5%.

South Africans have been hit by a massive petrol price increase on Wednesday 1 June
Lifestyle

Take your wife somewhere expensive tonight…the petrol station!

By Megan van den Heever01-06-2022 16:10

This joke had already done the rounds, but now the pain at the pumps is hitting hard. Here’s what you can get for the price of petrol.

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