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SONA 2021: E Cape residents hope to hear about housing, unemployment – Port Elizabeth Business News

8 February 2021 By Port Elizabethan

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SONA 2021: E Cape residents hope to hear about housing, unemployment: Unemployment is rife in Port Elizabeth. Housing in the impoverished area is inadequate. Celiwe Phendlani knows poverty all too well. She shares a two-bedroom RDP house with her two children and five ... Source: "Port Elizabeth" business - BingNews. Discover a world of excitement and take control of your energy with Building Automation Systems. Promote your business on BuyPE and MyPR. Watch more videos … [Read more...] about SONA 2021: E Cape residents hope to hear about housing, unemployment – Port Elizabeth Business News

SONA 2021: E Cape residents hope to hear about housing, unemployment – Port Elizabeth in the News

8 February 2021 By Port Elizabethan

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SONA 2021: E Cape residents hope to hear about housing, unemployment: Unemployment is rife in Port Elizabeth. Housing in the impoverished area is inadequate. Celiwe Phendlani knows poverty all too well. She shares a two-bedroom RDP house with her two children and five ... Source: "Port Elizabeth" - BingNews. Police negligence in rape case before Constitutional Court: First published in GroundUp. The Constitutional Court is to determine whether the police can be held liable for damages for … [Read more...] about SONA 2021: E Cape residents hope to hear about housing, unemployment – Port Elizabeth in the News

Bucks County man, frustrated with unemployment system, allegedly threatens Gov. Wolf – Lockdown News

29 April 2020 By Port Elizabethan

Bucks County man, frustrated with unemployment system, allegedly threatens Gov. Wolf: Brian Rafferty, 61, of Lower Southampton Township, Bucks County, allegedly threatened to kill Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and his family members, according to state police. A Lower Southampton Township ... Source: "Coronavirus Lockdown" - BingNews. How Infants In China Coped With COVID-19 Infection: As per the latest data compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on April 2, infants … [Read more...] about Bucks County man, frustrated with unemployment system, allegedly threatens Gov. Wolf – Lockdown News

SA Unemployment rises to 29.1%

29 October 2019 By Alan Straton

South Africa’s unemployment rate has gone up by 0.1% to reach 29.1% in the third quarter of 2019, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) announced on Tuesday. “The unemployment rate for the third quarter of 2019 is 29.1%, having risen by 0.1 of a percentage point from the second quarter,” Statistician General Risenga Maluleke said at the release of the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS). Speaking at a media briefing held at the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) in … [Read more...] about SA Unemployment rises to 29.1%

29% Really?

31 July 2019 By Alan Straton

South Africa’s unemployment rate has risen to 29% during the second quarter of 2019, according to figures released by Statistician General Risenga Maluleke. The latest unemployment statistics are the highest since 2008, said Maluleke, while releasing the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) – Q2; 2019. “The other time that it had been higher that this – 29.3% - was in March 2003 when we were not yet in the QLFS,” he said. South Africa has a working age population of 38.4 … [Read more...] about 29% Really?

Grim Picture Painted of SA’s Unemployment Landscape – MyPR.co.za

31 July 2019 By Port Elizabethan

Grim Picture Painted of SA’s Unemployment Landscape: On 30 July, Statistics South Africa released their Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) for the second quarter of 2019. During this period, the official unemployment rate rose to 29.0%. This is 1.4% points up from the 27.6% seen in quarter one. “Although government has done a lot of strategising in an attempt to curb unemployment,” says Jonathan Goldberg: CEO of Global Business Solutions, “we are not seeing tangible … [Read more...] about Grim Picture Painted of SA’s Unemployment Landscape – MyPR.co.za

Property Sector Careers Could be Key to Reducing Youth Unemployment in South Africa – MyPR.co.za

13 June 2019 By Port Elizabethan

Property Sector Careers Could be Key to Reducing Youth Unemployment in South Africa: Shaun Rademeyer, CEO , MulitNET Home Loans Photo: In House South Africa is facing a crisis of high and rising youth unemployment. Only 1 in 3 young people of working age is employed. This distressing statistic not only plays out through the limited earnings potential and future prospects of these youth, but also emerges in stymied business growth. This number could, however, be minimised if the public and … [Read more...] about Property Sector Careers Could be Key to Reducing Youth Unemployment in South Africa – MyPR.co.za

Unemployment rate increases

14 May 2019 By Alan Straton

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South Africa’s unemployment rate increased by 0.5% point to 27.6% compared to the fourth quarter of 2018. The increase in the unemployment rate is a result of a decline of 237 000 in the number of people in employment and an increase of 62 000 in the number of people who were unemployed between the fourth quarter of 2018 and the first quarter of 2019. This is according to the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) for the first quarter of 2019 released by Statistics South Africa on … [Read more...] about Unemployment rate increases

Like emptying a bath with a thimble…

12 February 2019 By Alan Straton

South Africa’s unemployment rate decreased by 0.4 of a percentage point to 27.1% for the fourth quarter of 2018, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) announced on Tuesday. This means that the number of employed persons increased by 149 000 to 16.5 million in the last quarter of 2018, while the number of unemployed persons declined by 70 000 to 6.1 million when compared to third quarter of 2018. Announcing the results of the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) report at a media briefing in … [Read more...] about Like emptying a bath with a thimble…

Bhisho news: ‘Bhisho owes suppliers over R2 billion contributing to high unemployment’ DA

12 August 2018 By Port Elizabethan

'Bhisho owes suppliers over R2 billion contributing to high unemployment' DA: A staggering R2 053 013 is now owed by the provincial government in excess of 30 days or more to suppliers, as at the end of March 2018, the Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Monday. "These slow paymen... Source: "Bhisho" - BingNews. 3 Bedroom House for Sale in Bhisho Central: Large family home situated in Amatola View in Bisho. This property offers 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms of which one is an ensuite bathroom. It … [Read more...] about Bhisho news: ‘Bhisho owes suppliers over R2 billion contributing to high unemployment’ DA

Unemployment rate unchanged

31 October 2017 By Alan Straton

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South Africa’s unemployment rate remained unchanged at 27.7% in the third quarter of 2017, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said on Tuesday. “Unemployment is still at 27.7% like it was in the second quarter,” Statistician General Pali Lehohla said at the release of the results of the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) on Tuesday. In the third quarter of the South African labour market, employment was at 16.2 million, while the absorption rate was at 43.3%. The country’s absorption rate … [Read more...] about Unemployment rate unchanged

King Williams Town news: Dealing With Poverty And Unemployment In South Africa

17 August 2017 By Port Elizabethan

Dealing With Poverty And Unemployment In South Africa: Heather: Where does it operate now? Greg: Initially Siyakholwa Development Foundation started in the Eastern Cape, which is about 45KM north-west of King William's Town. It's a rural community surrounded by 37 villages on the foothills of Anatoly Mountains. Source: "King Williams Town" - BingNews. South Africa: A Proposal to End Insecurity of Land Tenure in South Africa: The Deeds Office in King William's Town, which holds the records of … [Read more...] about King Williams Town news: Dealing With Poverty And Unemployment In South Africa

Unemployment rate unchanged

7 August 2017 By Alan Straton

South Africa’s unemployment rate has remained unchanged between quarter one and two of 2017 at 27.7%, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said on Monday. “Unemployment has stayed steady at 27.7% in the second quarter of the year,” Statistician General Pali Lehohla told a media briefing in Tshwane on Monday. On a year-on-year basis, the unemployment rate increased by 1.1% “We don’t know what the next quarter will be [bring]… It’s very difficult to say that there will be more jobs,” said … [Read more...] about Unemployment rate unchanged

Rural communities fight unemployment

26 June 2017 By Port Elizabethan

Rural communities fight unemployment: ONGOING SUCCESS: Adéle’s Mohair near Fish River Mouth has been providing employment for rural communities for over 30 years. Here founder and Agri EC Adéle Cutten (left) and long-time employee Liz Dyakala (red shirt) inspect the team’s new uniforms. Photo: Supplied (Port Elizabeth) – With the agricultural sector shedding 44 000 jobs nationwide in the first quarter of this year alone, farming communities in the Eastern Cape are under increasing pressure to … [Read more...] about Rural communities fight unemployment

Sad News as SA’s Unemployment Rate Rises

2 June 2017 By Alan Straton

South Africa’s unemployment rate rose to 27.7% in the first quarter of 2017, said Statistics South Africa on Thursday. “What we see is the highest [unemployment] since September 2003,” Statistician General Pali Lehohla said at the release of the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) on Thursday. The QLFS showed that the growth in employment by 144 000 was offset by the growth in the number of job seekers by 433 000, driving the unemployment rate to 27.7%. According to the survey, on a … [Read more...] about Sad News as SA’s Unemployment Rate Rises

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