South Africa remains one of the most unequal ... We used data from the 2017 Quarterly Labour Force Survey, a measure of employment and unemployment based on the country’s working population.

On 1 May 2025, South Africa marked Workers’ Day, a time to reflect on the state of employment in the country. Yet, as the nation grapples with a youth unemployment rate of over 44%, experts ...

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Nowhere in the world is the Roman Catholic Church growing faster than in Africa, a continent Francis showered with attention. By Elian Peltier Reporting from Dakar, Senegal When Pope Francis ...

The Democratic Alliance (DA) is taking the Minister of Employment and Labour to court over the recently gazetted Employment Equity (EE) targets for businesses in South Africa. The targets are part ...

Michigan cornerback Will Johnson has a variety of injury red flags, including a knee issue, which concerns teams. The situation is worse for Alabama linebacker Jihaad Campbell, who I’m told has ...

"When there is interference over the long run, it's going to mean higher inflation, it's going to mean worse growth and higher unemployment, because there's just going to be a little less ...

France’s employment rate in the final quarter of 2024 stood at 68.9%, falling below both the EU and OECD averages. Spain (66.3%) and Italy (62.2%) were among the four lowest in the dataset ...

HOUSTON — Center fielder Jackson Merrill remains in San Diego, where he and Brandon Lockridge continue to work out at Petco Park. “Hamstring buddies,” Padres manager Mike Shildt said Friday ...

The Department of Employment and Labour has published South Africa’s new employment equity laws and transformation targets that businesses will have to hit over the next five years. The laws ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Scotland’s employment and unemployment rates have both increased, according to the latest figures. The estimated unemployment rate in Scotland for those aged 16 to 64 was 4.2% from December 2024 ...