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Cape Town in push to match workers with jobs across the city – here’s how it works

The City of Cape Town has highlighted the success of its workforce development programme, Jobs Connect, launched in April 2021.

5 important things happening in South Africa today

South Africa will get more interest rate hikes, but the end of the cycle may be near; protests and community anger over high crime raise red flags for more civil unrest in South Africa; the country...

Massmart extends losses in South Africa as 2021 riots sting

Massmart Holdings fell the most in more than two months in Johannesburg after the Walmart-owned South African retailer said its first-half loss widened.

The list of critical skills needed in South Africa right now

The Department of Home Affairs has published its critical skills list for South Africa, outlining the skills which are in short supply in the country.

Call to rejuvenate partially abandoned skyscraper in Joburg

South Africa’s state-owned port and rail company Transnet is gauging interest from developers to rejuvenate a half-century-old building that is also one of Africa’s tallest.

5 important things happening in South Africa today

Ramaphosa’s short-term energy plans may not be enough; South Africa’s defence department is in a total mess; wage talks in the motor sector deadlock; and Tembisa residents vow to continue their pro...

The most in-demand job skills in South Africa right now

Jobs portal CareerJunction has published its Employment Insights for June 2022, highlighting the job skills that are most in-demand in South Africa right now.

Best and worst airlines for flight cancellations

Passengers flying with Virgin Australia and Dutch carrier KLM are suffering some of the biggest disruptions to travel as the understaffed aviation industry struggles to cope with a resurgence in de...

Textbook publisher says blockchain could help it take a cut from second hand sales

The chief executive officer of Pearson, one of the world’s largest textbook publishers, said he hopes technology like non-fungible tokens and the blockchain could help the company take a cut from s...

5 important things happening in South Africa today

Ramaphosa promises policies to tackle rising fuel and food costs in South Africa; Treasury takes hold of public sector wage talks; flight prices in South Africa have more than doubled; and it was w...

The most common fraud schemes targeting consumers in South Africa right now

More than half of South African consumers (56%) say they will not be able to pay at least one of their current bills and loans in the next three months, according to research conducted by TransUnio...

A look at the mega projects planned for South Africa

Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA), the wholly-owned subsidiary of Transnet says it has a strategy to become a world-class port operator, and will focus on the hub port in Durban.