# Growth in sub-Saharan Africa is still expected to reach 4.1-percent this year and 3.8-percent next year, according to an analysis by financial intelligence firm S&P Global Market Intelligence. Regional analysis head Thea Fourie says many sub-Saharan countries were less impacted by the fuel and other commodities price shocks than regions such as Europe or […]
# The National Youth Unemployment Movement has demanded that unemployment be declared a National Disaster in South Africa. Stats SA announced that between January and March this year unemployment has risen to 32.7-percent, and 8.1 million people are now without work. Movement leader Lindokuhle Yende says a disaster is declared when ordinary systems fail and […]
# The Western Cape government says the N1 in the Cape Winelands was reopened after storm disruptions, facilitating one direction at a time, while heavy delays are expected. Spokesperson Regan Thaw says roads agency SANRAL has worked tirelessly to reopen the route between Worcester and Paarl, with traffic controls and a stop-and-go system in operation […]
# Die minister van Indiensneming en Arbeid, Nomakhosazana Meth, sê die jongste kwartaallikse arbeidsmagpeiling se uitslag skets ʼn kommerwekkende prentjie van die Suid-Afrikaanse arbeidsmark. Die land se werkloosheidsyfer het in die eerste kwartaal vanjaar met 1,3-persentasiepunte tot 32,7-persent gestyg nadat 301-duisend mense hul werk verloor het. Die ministerie se woordvoerder, Thobeka Magcai, sê hulle is […]
# Minister of Employment and Labour, Nomakhosazana Meth, says the latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey results paint a sobering picture of the state of the labour market in South Africa. The unemployment rate in the country has increased by 1.3 percentage points to 32.7-percent in the first quarter of this year, as 301-thousand people lost […]
# Statistics South Africa says manufacturing production rose by 0.9-percent in March compared with the same period last year. The increase was driven mainly by gains in food and beverages, petroleum and chemical products, and electrical machinery. However, the wood, paper, publishing and printing sector recorded a decline. Stats SA’s Nicolai Claassen says manufacturing sales […]
# Plans to build Australia’s first Trump Tower have been scrapped just three months after it was announced. The local developer says with the Iranian war and everything else happening around US president Donald Trump, the brand has become increasingly unpopular and toxic. The 91-story luxury seaside property along the Gold Coast was billed as […]
# United Africans Transformation calls for large-scale youth employment programmes, greater investment in township and rural economies, and stronger support for small businesses to tackle the unemployment crisis. According to the party, the 32.7-percent unemployment rate is destroying hope for millions of people. UAT’s Mighty Mabule has urged the government to improve skills training, expand […]
# Statistieke Suid-Afrika sê vervaardigingsproduksie het met 0,9-persent in Maart gestyg in vergelyking met dieselfde tydperk verlede jaar. Die toename is hoofsaaklik gedryf deur winste in voedsel en drank, petroleum en chemiese produkte, en elektriese masjinerie. Die sektor vir hout, papier, uitgewers en drukkerswese het egter ‘n afname aangeteken. Nicolai Claassen van Statistieke SA sê […]
