Pretoria - Unemployment in the second quarter of rose to 25.7 percent compared to the first quarter’s 25 percent, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said. “The unemployment rate increased by 0.7 of a percentage point … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2011
Limpopo makes strides in job creation
Pretoria - As the country slowly rebounds from the global economic crisis, the Limpopo provincial government is making great strides in terms of job creation. In the first quarter of the current financial year, the … [Read more...]
CCMA hopeful of petrol, chemical strike resolution
Pretoria - With a new offer on the table, wage negotiations in the petroleum sector have reached a point where the dispute can be resolved, says the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA). CMMA … [Read more...]
Lekgotla to assess progress on job creation
Pretoria - Cabinet will tomorrow begin its annual mid-year lekgotla to review achievements and identify interventions needed to speed up progress on job creation and service delivery. Zuma, his Cabinet ministers and the … [Read more...]
Double digit wage increase unreasonable
Pretoria - While the cost of living has been considered in the latest petroleum wage offer, a double digit wage increase demand is unreasonable, the South African Petroleum Industry Association (Sapia) says. “We have … [Read more...]
Back to work for engineering sector employees
Pretoria - An agreement ending a two-week strike in the engineering sector is to be signed later this morning, the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) said. “The agreement will be signed this morning … [Read more...]
Labour dept ploughs billions into job creation
Pretoria - The Department of Labour says it has helped contribute towards job creation through intense investment in the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) amounting to billions of rands. Speaking at a meeting of … [Read more...]
