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Unemployment rate eases to 31.4% in 2025
Formal sector employment surges while informal jobs decline
Saftu warns SA heading towards ‘warehouse economy’ as BAT shuts plant
Labour body urges parliament to rethink Tobacco Control Bill amid economic concerns
Black males at highest risk of BEE discrimination at SAPS, report says
Institute of Race Relations highlights race-based hiring rules in police ecosystem
Foreigners fill SA’s skill gaps in education and health
The number of foreign workers was particularly concentrated in the education and health sectors, where 3,305 and 2,625 workers, respectively, were employed at national and provincial levels combined.
Unions stand firm on 15% wage demand, reject Eskom’s 3.5% offer
NUM Eskom chief negotiator called the parastatal’s offer a ‘mockery’ as dispute threatens to reverse gains.
SA oranges regain edge in US market after tariff cut
The agricultural sector has welcomed US President Donald Trump’s signing of an executive order allowing a range of food products to be exempt from his punitive tariff regime.
Unemployment falls to 31.9% in third quarter with 248,000 jobs created
The official unemployment rate has decreased 1.3 percentage points from 33.2% in the second quarter to 31.9% in the third quarter, thanks to 248,000 jobs created during the period.
