With 35% of all jobs in South Africa – almost 5.7 million – currently at risk of total digital automation within a mere seven years, the country could see a crippling effect compounded by a ...

Then about 600,000 jobs were lost in South Africa. During the COVID restrictions there were a staggering 1.5 million job losses. We examined the labour market during the lockdown period.

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The value of the rand, South Africa's currency, has dropped by nearly 70 percent against the dollar. For years the rand, a model for financial stability, hovered around 6 to 7 rands per dollar.

Cape Town, South Africa — Members of South Africa's main opposition party took to the streets Wednesday in Cape Town to protest a new law that allows racial quotas in the workplace, saying it ...

These are the jobs most under threat and most resisant to the rising adoption of AI in the workplace, according to a seasoned technology market researcher. AI stealing these jobs in South Africa ...

However, exerts also predict that same jobs will be safe. ... The shift to AI is already taking effect in some major industries in South Africa. In late April 2025, ...

JOHANNESBURG . South Africa’s economy lost 2.2 million jobs in the second quarter of 2020, the highest number since 2008, the country’s statistics body announced Tuesday.

PRETORIA, July 12, 2021 – The thirteenth edition of the South Africa Economic Update, Building back better from COVID-19, with a special focus on jobs, examines how supporting young entrepreneurs ...

The latest data from the Living Wage South Africa Network showed that the minimum livable monthly income in South Africa sits at R15,000, which works out to R180,000 per year.

US tariffs threaten 35,000 citrus jobs in South Africa, farmers say. By Reuters. April 8, 2025 8:09 AM UTC Updated April 8, 2025 Item 1 of 2 A worker walks past fruit bins in Ceres ...

South Africa has the most unequal school system in the world, says Nic Spaull of the University of Stellenbosch. The gap in test scores between the top 20% of schools and the rest is wider than in ...