Cape Town – MPs and officials from the Departments of Labour and Mineral Resources expressed frustration after Aurora Empowerment Systems and their provisional liquidators failed to turn up in Parliament today to detail … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2012
National Treasury responds to YCL
Pretoria – National Treasury has refuted comments by the Young Communist League (YCL) over a pilot project on the youth wage subsidy. On Tuesday, the YCL issued a statement saying that the pilot project run by the … [Read more...]
Support to curb youth unemployment
Pretoria - With the country celebrating Youth Day next month, Cabinet has urged the South African nation to rally behind government's efforts to find cost effective solutions to deal with the scourge of youth … [Read more...]
Calls for partnership to curb youth unemployment
Pretoria - The Labour Department has called on social partners to assist government in finding solutions to the issue of youth unemployment in the country. It also wants more frank discussions to take place regarding … [Read more...]
Unemployment rises to 25.2 percent
Pretoria - South Africa’s unemployment rate rose to 25.2% in the first quarter of 2012 compared to 23.9% in the fourth quarter of 2011, says Statistics South Africa (Stats SA). “Unemployment increased by 282 000 persons … [Read more...]
Metal coating plant opened
Pretoria – Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies opened the R1 billion metal coating facility operated by Safal Steel in Cato Ridge, KwaZulu-Natal on Monday. The facility has a capacity of 150 000 tons a year of … [Read more...]
