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South Africa / Farms accept minimum wage increase
Farmers accept that the minimum wage will increase. In addition farmers proposed that the parties jointly assess the nature and extent of ‘in kind’ benefits and how these should be accounted for in the wage structure. Whilst the affordability of higher wages may be a constraint, the broader policy environment which impacts on the sector’s profitability requires … Continue reading
South Africa / Possibly above 10,000 and maybe higher mining jobs cut
South Africa’s mining industry is likely to see mass job cuts following violent strikes that drastically reduced production of gold and platinum, the head of the national mining industry body said on Friday. Bheki Sibiya, chief executive of the Chamber of Mines, said he expected thousands of job cuts in the industry, “possibly going above … Continue reading
South Africa / Designing Diploma in Vocational Education
In September the Department of Higher Education and Training released the (last draft) Policy on Professional Qualifications for FET College Lecturers for public comments. The School of Open Learning, supported by the VVOB in this project, immediately organised a workshop to map out the way forward in the design and development of two FET lecturers’ … Continue reading
South Africa – Youth unemployment running as high as 50%
South Africa may be the largest and most developed economy on the African continent, but the unemployment rate for younger people has been running as high as 50%, prompting a nationwide debate about schemes where companies get paid for taking on young workers. The extent of youth joblessness, and its associated poverty, is acknowledged to … Continue reading
South Africa – Xstrata fires 400 strikers
Global diversified mining firm Xstrata (XTA.L) has dismissed 400 workers involved in an illegal strike at its Kroondal chrome mine in South Africa, the company said on Friday. The mine employs a total of 619 workers. The sacked miners have until 09:00 am EDT on Friday to appeal their dismissals. “Most of production at Kroondal … Continue reading
Update – South Africa – Unemployment on the rise to 25.5%
The official unemployment rate in South Africa rose to 25.5% of the labour force in the third quarter of this year from 24.9% in the second quarter, a survey showed. In its latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey, Stats SA said today the total number of unemployed people stood at 4.67 million in the three months … Continue reading
South Africa – Lonmin job cuts could bring more unrest
Lonmin management and workers appeared on Wednesday to be shaping up for a new battle after the strike-hit mining company said jobs would be cut. The world’s third largest platinum producer, Lonmin is scrambling to get back on its feet after a violent six-week strike at its Marikana mine that crippled production and led it … Continue reading
South Africa – The ICT skills gap
South Africa’s ICT industry will face a serious skills crunch in the future unless it focuses on developing its young professionals. Matumane Tshabalala, technology solutions manager of EMC Southern Africa, says the skills are not there for high-end solution provisioning. Depending on who you speak to, the South African ICT industry faces a critical shortfall … Continue reading
South Africa – Jobs Recession ?
“Most of the job losses during August were in the formal sector, which shed 14 382 jobs,” Adcorp said in a statement. “Permanent employment fell by 7 688 during the month, whereas agency employment increased by 1 083.” According to the Adcorp Employment Index, employment fell at an annualised rate of 0.23%, following sharp declines … Continue reading
South Africa – Gold Fields – Formal talks with union on layoffs
Gold Fields, the world’s fourth largest gold producer, has begun formal talks with its workers and union about possible labour reductions at its South Deep Joint Venture. The miner said on Thursday that about 2,384 underground workers were served Section 189 notice, South African labour law that governs retrenchment of employees. Gold Fields has been … Continue reading
South Africa – Update – Unemployment rate dips slightly, to 24,9%
SOUTH Africa’s unemployment rate declined to 24,9% in the second quarter of 2012 from 25,2% in the first quarter‚ Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said on Tuesday. The expanded unemployment rate‚ which includes discouraged workers‚ also declined — to 36,2% from 36,6% in the previous quarter. Stats SA deputy director-general Kefiloe Masiteng has described the … Continue reading
South Africa – Unemployment rises to 25.2%
South Africa’s unemployment rate rose to 25.2% in the first quarter of 2012 compared to 23.9% in the fourth quarter of 2011, says Statistics South Africa (Stats SA). “Unemployment increased by 282 000 persons between the fourth quarter of 2011 and the first quarter of 2012,” Deputy Director General for Population and Social Statistics at … Continue reading
South Africa’s police to cut 9000 jobs
South Africa’s police service should reduce staff numbers by 9000, the National Treasury has recommended, according to a report on Monday. According to a Treasury report submitted to Parliament last week, this could see the police service placing a moratorium on the recruitment of new members from 2013, Beeld newspaper reported. Dianne Kohler-Barnard, DA MP … Continue reading
South Africa | For vocational training affordable, good quality vocational training
Last month, a stampede at the University of Johannesburg killed the mother of a potential student, and injured several other people writes Sarah Emily Duff, an NRF postdoctoral research fellow at Stellenbosch University, South Africa. Thousands of parents and prospective students had turned up to register – in all, around 85,000 students applied for only 11,000 places. … Continue reading
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