South Africa faces a crisis that is described as a “ticking time bomb” by a macroeconomist at Rand Merchant Bank.

President Cyril Ramaphosa outlines his government's plans to tackle unemployment in South Africa by 2025, but experts ...

Stepped-up reforms such as an improved education system are essential if South Africa wants faster economic growth.

The World Bank raised its economic-growth forecast for South Africa because of a sustained recovery in its energy and ...

South Africa’s high level of joblessness is a “ticking time bomb,” said Keabetswe Mojapelo, a macroeconomist at Rand Merchant ...

Press Release - The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) notes President Cyril Ramaphosa and government led by the ...

Young South Africans are turning to entrepreneurship as a solution to the country's alarming youth unemployment crisis, ...

Closer to home, the CSIR reported in 2021 that South Africa wastes approximately 10.3 million tonnes of food annually—roughly ...

This means about 320 450 Namibians are unemployed. Namibia is followed by Eswatini at 34.2% and South Africa at 32.6%, according to statistics from the International Labour Organisation. The other ...

These compounded struggles have led to an alarming rise in suicide rates among South Africa’s youth. The pressures of unemployment, financial hardships and the stigma surrounding mental health ...