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Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi lawyers up, denies he solicited R500 million bribe in UIF deal

Minister Thulas Nxesi said he has since signed his affidavit and intends on filing a court application to set aside the job creation and skills development agreement with Thuja Holdings.

News Politics
Kailene Pillay|Published

Work in South Africa has been racialised for centuries - Minister Thulas Nxesi

The advent of democracy in 1994 did not lead automatically to a change in the established racial hierarchy in the workplace; 62. 9% of top management positions are still held by whites, says the Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi.

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Opinion|Published

Youth unemployment report must be used to uplift, not for cheap politics, warns research council

The report warned that without decisive policy decisions and strategic actions, continued youth unemployment threatened the social and political stability of South Africa.

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Kailene Pillay|Published

Youth unemployment threatens social and political stability in SA - report

The report also found that about 40% of unemployed youth did not finish matric and showed there were major discrepancies between employers’ needs and youths’ skills.

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Kailene Pillay|Published

‘Right policy choices will accelerate growth, employment’

OPINION: Maybe we all need to focus less on lamenting about unemployment and instead on what we can do to create employment. We need to spend less time complaining and more time taking decisive action.

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Opinion|Published

UIF warns public of latest scams on social media

The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) has issued warnings to its clients and the wider public about new scams gaining traction on social media.

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Sinenhlanhla Masilela|Published

National shutdown: Cosatu to march for a sustainable rail system for working class in the Western Cape

A national shutdown has been earmarked for Wednesday across South Africa and the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) said it will be marching to the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) demanding a sustainable rail service to workers.

News South Africa Western Cape
Robin-Lee Francke|Published

Are African migrants really a security threat in SA?

OPINION: The phenomenon of migration has existed with humanity since time immemorial. Migration on the African continent has also been part of our existence and survival, write Sehlule Sibanda and Chidochashe Nyere.

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