Government throws R5bn at 'unique, untested thing'
The labour department and UIF plan to throw billions into a scheme rejected by the PIC and that only exists on paper.
Source: timeslive.co.za
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Minister Nxesi aims to revamp the UIF to stamp out fraud and reduce queues at labour centres across the country
Despite the widespread corruption scandals that nearly derailed efforts to mitigate the devastating impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the South African governmen
Source: mg.co.za
These are the provinces where more people are unemployed than working
Data showed the Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga, Limpopo and KwaZulu-Natal recorded expanded unemployment rates higher than 50%.
Source: timeslive.co.za
Employment and Labour Minister, Nxesi strikes a cautious optimism amidst marginal decline in unemployment
Employment and Labour Minister Mr. Thulas Nxesi has expressed cautious optimism despite the marginal decline in official unemployment rate in the first quarter. Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) this week announced that the official unemployment rate which was 35,3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2021 had declined marginally to 34,5 percent in the first quarter of 2022. According to Stats SA’s results of the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) for Quarter1: 2022 results indicate that 370 000 jobs were gained between the fourth quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2022.
Source: polity.org.za
R14 million paid out to employees impacted by civil unrest
Nxesi said more WABU payments will be made upon completion of the due diligence process.
Source: devdiscourse.com