Tag: unemployment

Op-Ed: The heritage tourism potential of Marikana

The crisis in mining is pregnant with opportunities. Establishing a museum and interpretation centre at Marikana can create a new growth path for the area.

ArcelorMittal's South Africa unit to raise up to $324 mln in rights offer

ArcelorMittal South Africa considers job cuts, restructuring

ArcelorMittal South Africa is considering job cuts and restructuring to save costs in a challenging global steel market and recession at home, it said on Tuesday. Job cuts are a…

Informal economy not enough to handle Africa’s workforce explosion

Unemployment in Nigeria, sub-Saharan Africa’s largest economy, is running at more than 14 percent and climbing; in South Africa, the second largest economy, it is over 27 percent. For youth…

S.Africa’s unemployment stays at 14-year high in second quarter

South Africa’s unemployment rate stayed at a 14-year high in the second quarter, with the statistics agency saying on Monday the country was in a “precarious position” of not creating…

ANC NEC lekgotla- Did it move the needle?

Most Nigerians still feel the pinch despite economic recovery

Tackling unemployment in Nigeria

NUM deeply worried about retrenchments at AngloGold Ashanti

Op-Ed: The S.A. government cannot wish away the unemployed

Is the South African government unconcerned about the devastating unemployment in the rural areas that the National Minimum Wage (NMW) will cause?

Nigerians speak out about economic recovery

Coping with Nigeria’s recession

Op-Ed: Being an optimist in trying times

I am an optimist and believe that tomorrow will be better than today; that the future will be better than the present. This is a mind-set that has worked for…

For South Africans, economic pain hit long before recession

Chronic unemployment and lofty inflation have shattered consumer confidence.

Global publics more upbeat about the economy, but many are pessimistic about children’s future

A new Pew Research Center survey finds global economic spirits are reviving.

South Africa’s unemployment hits 14-year high as recession looms

South Africa’s unemployment rose to its highest in 14 years in the first quarter.

Protesters over lack of jobs, houses clash with South African police

Police fired stun grenades and rubber bullets at protesters in southern townships of Johannesburg on Tuesday to quell the latest violence over lack of housing and jobs, piling pressure on President Jacob Zuma’s government.