by Dianne Bayley | Jun 19, 2023 | Workplace 2020
On 16 June, South Africa observed Youth Day and honours the youths who rose up against Apartheid in Soweto on 16 June 1976; while remembering the more than 500 young people, including school students, who lost their lives.It is against this backdrop of youth...
by Dianne Bayley | Oct 11, 2022 | Workplace 2020
South Africa’s unemployment statistics are heartbreaking: 33.9% of our workforce is without employment, with 47% of the country’s women of working age remaining economically inactive, compared to 35.6% of men facing the same fate, writes Shivani Ramsaroop, HR Manager...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 19, 2022 | Workplace 2020
The latest South African unemployment rate stands at 34.5%, notes Lisa Strydom, Senior Manager: Channel & Alliances – Africa, Veeam Software. However, the most concern lies within the youth demographic (people aged between 15 and 24) where the unemployment rate...
by Dianne Bayley | Mar 15, 2022 | Workplace 2020
South Africa’s unemployment statistics are wrenching, with the recent news of unemployment soaring to just shy of 35%, and to almost 47% if you look at the expanded definition – this includes South Africans who have simply given up looking for a job. Youth...
by Dianne Bayley | Dec 2, 2021 | Workplace 2020
Unemployment remains a massive problem in South Africa, notes Tshepo Mokoena, chairperson of In2IT Technologies, with the official unemployment rate hitting a new record high of 34.4% in the second quarter of 2021 from 32.6% in the first quarter, according to figures...
