Labour Market News
Budget 2026 | Will the SRD grant grow?
CAPE TOWN - It's D-day for Finance Minister Enoch Godogwana, who will deliver the 2026 Budget...
Walmart Announces Plans to Open 21 New Stores Across Gauteng KwaZulu Natal and the Western Cape in South Africa
Walmart is making a bold move in South Africa, unveiling plans to open 21 additional stores after...
NUM raises concerns over Eskom’s Transmission System Operator amid wage negotiations
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), currently at loggerheads with Eskom in a wage negotiation...
Adam Brooke Appointed as New CEO of Netball South Africa, Outlines Ambitious Plans
Adam Brooke is set to take the helm as CEO of Netball South Africa in 2026, succeeding Modiegi...
COSATU General Secretary Solly Phetoe input to the National Minimum Wage Seminar – 19 February 2026
Introductory Remarks The Congress of South African Trade Unions welcomes the 2026 increase of...
Pick n Pay CEO Sean Summers gets another job
Discount retailer Boxer has made some changes to its executive team, with Pick n Pay CEO Sean...
COSATU Gauteng Applauds R1.5 billion Labour Activation Programme to Boost Jobs and Skills in Gauteng
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) in Gauteng welcomes the activation of...
Homeowners cash in on army’s presence in Thohoyandou
SANDF group has been in Venda since early January Homeowners and guest house businesses in...
International giant taking on Checkers and Pick n Pay with new stores across South Africa
Walmart will launch 21 new stores in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, and the Western Cape, offering South...
Walmart Makes a Big Move in South Africa’s Grocery Market
A major international retail player is turning heads in South Africa — and local shoppers are...
RASA welcomes Competition Commission’s decisive action against suspected price-fixing in scrap metal market
The Recycling Association of South Africa (RASA) has welcomed the Competition Commission’s...
SA’s hidden jobs crisis: Underemployment and the surge in the potential labour force
According to StatsSA, a growing pool of underemployed workers and millions more in the potential...
‘Stop looking in rear-view mirror’: Froneman on the gold-standard for job creation in SA
Neal Froneman Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images As one of SA’s most influential former...
Cosatu warns against ‘irresponsible’ use of public resources to save Tongaat Hulett
Cosatu said it is concerned about the notion that public resources should be used to save...
South Africa’s R3.8 billion Post Office lie
Recent claims regarding a R3.8 billion bailout for the South African Post Office (SAPO) have been...
Pick n Pay: Lost cause or basement bargain?
Pick n Pay’s widening losses are not a unique problem, say analysts, with value legend John...
20 Game stores to close and may reopen under Walmart.
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Caption: Kath McClay, President and CEO of Walmart International, Image...
Walmart Expands Rapidly as Game’s South African Footprint Shrinks
Walmart Expands Rapidly Walmart Expands Rapidly Johannesburg – Walmart’s push into South Africa is...
Walmart presence rapidly expanding
JOHANNESBURG - Game’s footprint in South Africa is shrinking, while Walmart’s presence is rapidly...
South Africa’s unemployment rate drops, but still in crisis
South Africa’s unemployment rate has dropped by 0.5 percentage points in the final quarter of...
Fresh data offers post-Sona reality check
Unemployed job seekers line a street waiting for casual employment. File photo (REUTERS/Nic...
Another hammer blow for meat prices in South Africa
On top of the Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak hitting beef prices in South Africa, consumers and...
South Africans still struggling for work – Stats SA
Statistics South Africa revealed on Tuesday that while employment levels grew modestly in the...
Stats SA: Unemployment dips to 31.4% but youth crisis remains
An unemployed youth fills in the Department of Unemployment and Labour work seeking registration...