South Africa’s jobless rate jumped to a four-year high of 33.6% in the second quarter, as state-linked sectors shed the most jobs

Are South Africa’s biggest problems really poverty, inequality and unemployment? Mark Barnes, Tim Cohen and Rob Rose argue for an alternative trio

Oddly, they allow the party to continue pretending to be the champion of the poor

The mathematical sciences, national competitiveness and the opportunity cost that South Africa keeps accumulating

Blaming migrants distracts attention from the deeper structural problems that have left millions of South Africans without work

Upcoming municipal elections face a growing youth trust deficit, with political parties struggling to inspire frustrated and increasingly disillusioned younger voters.

Has local politics reached its nadir? In this episode of ‘Listen UP’, Mark Barnes and Tim Cohen tackle the topic. With Ann Berstein.

The first-quarter jobs print was worse than forecast. Economists say the Iran war’s full impact on the labour market is yet to be seen

Chronic government passivity, inactivity and neglect mean that both the South African Post Office and sugar group Tongaat face liquidation

South Africa’s unemployment has dipped to 31.4%, but a surge in discouraged job-seekers and no new fixed investment bode ill for any real turnaround

South Africa added 248,000 jobs in Q3, but year-to-date losses and weak growth show how fragile the recovery remains. The budget will need to do more

Mark your calendar – here’s the political and economic news to watch out for in the days to come

The jobs crisis worsens as factories shut and imports rise. Only urgent reforms in infrastructure, logistics and governance can halt the decline

Goodyear’s Kariega shutdown cuts over 700 jobs and exposes South Africa’s industrial fragility. One worker says it feels ‘like starting from zero’

Government infighting is paralysing the state from some uncomplicated quick fixes that could help arrest South Africa’s jobless crisis

South Africa’s jobless rate hits 33.2%. Tariffs aren’t the culprit – stagnant growth is. Talk won’t fix it; bold reforms and real investment just might

You don’t need to stay in your lane, as some have suggested, to question why South Africa’s unemployment rate is so much of an outlier

Capitec’s CEO says South Africa’s real jobless rate is 10%. Stats SA says he’s way off. Who’s right? Spoiler: it’s not the banker

Capitec’s CEO sees a far lower jobless rate. If admitting work risks tax, or your grant, would you? That may explain why the unemployment looks so high

The employment and labour minister should be applying her mind to the more pressing issue: unemployment.