The amount paid on salaries for municipal employees across the country increased by nearly R7bn between 2013 and 2014, Statistics South Africa said on Tuesday. This was despite the fact that the number of municipal employees had decreased by 1 229, from 307 216 in 2013 to 305 987 in 2014, Statistician General Pali Lehohla told reporters in Pretoria. The report also revealed that there were 44 674 vacant municipal positions country-wide in 2014. Lehohla said the drop in positions was due to … [Read more...] about No. of Municipal employees DOWN, Municipal salaries UP by almost R7bn
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EC has highest number of participants in EPWP
Unemployment remains high amongst black South Africans compared to other races, Statistician General Pali Lehohla said on Wednesday. The Statistician General said this when he released the Labour Market Dynamics for South Africa for 2014 at the Imbizo Centre in Parliament on Wednesday. He said for this reason, South Africa was unlikely to achieve a demographic dividend by the year 2030. A demographic dividend is the economic growth potential that can result from shifts in a population’s … [Read more...] about EC has highest number of participants in EPWP
