North West Premier Lazarus Mokgosi 1 minute North West Premier Lazarus Mokgosi has assured residents of the province that they are doing all they can to address the unemployment crisis. This as the North West overtakes the Eastern Cape in recording the highest unemployment figures in the country. The provincial government has advertised 260 posts,…
Gauteng Finance and Economic Development MEC Lebogang Maile. 1 minute Gauteng Economic Development MEC, Lebogang Maile says the committee of Inquiry investigating allegations of corruption at the Gauteng Liquor and Gambling Boards will hand over its findings within the next three to four months. The committee consists of 15 members and is investigating allegations of…
Graphic depicting Youth Day 1 minute Businessman and Chancellor of the University of KwaZulu-Natal Dr Reuel Khoza has called on the youth to rewrite their own history in re-imagining a better South Africa through entrepreneurship and ethical leadership. Dr Khoza delivered the keynote address at the 10th Tsietsi Mashinini Memorial Lecture in Soweto in memory…
DA leader, John Steenhuisen, says the government needs to do more to stimulate the economy. 2 minutes Some young people at Promosa Township, near Potchefstroom, in the North West say they rely on odd jobs to make ends meet. This comes as the country battles with very high youth unemployment. National Youth Day will be…
Unemployed youth say their degrees are gathering dust. 1 minute Youth unemployment has risen by over 10 percentage points in the last 10 years. This is according to the Q1 2025 quarterly labour force survey from StatSA, which showed that youths (aged 15-34 years) face an unemployment burden of 46.1 percent, which has gone up…
Free State premier, MaQueen Letsoha-Mathae says the council will help to speed up economic growth and create jobs. 2 minutes The Free State Government says it is confident that it will be able to attract investment to resuscitate the economy and combat unemployment. This follows the establishment of an Investment and Economic Advisory council which…
Volkswagen Group South Africa has recalled 142 Volkswagen Polos and eight Volkswagen Taigo 2 minutes The National Consumer Commission (NCC) says the Volkswagen Group South Africa has recalled 142 Volkswagen Polos and eight Volkswagen Taigo. This is due to safety concerns. “We received this notification in terms of Section 60 from VW South Africa. They…
1 minute The Western Cape government aims to produce 15 gigawatts of green energy and export over 400 000 tonnes of hydrogen by 2035. The plan forms part of the province’s Green Hydrogen strategy, which is included in national energy goals. The provincial government says the move will drive economic growth, job creation, and energy…
Statistician-General Risenga Maluleke meets with the delegation from Namibia’s Statistics Agency at Statistics South Africa’s (Stats SA) Head Office in Pretoria on May 12, 2025. 1 minute Statistician-General Risenga Maluleke has called on Capitec CEO Gerrie Fourie to publicly present his method of determining South Africa’s unemployment rate. This comes after Fourie questioned Statistics South…
1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa says the Africa Green Hydrogen alliance between the African member states brings opportunities that will help create between two and four million jobs by 2050. Ramaphosa was speaking during the inaugural Africa Green Hydrogen Summit in Cape Town. The summit has brought together African energy ministers, policymakers, investors, and research…
