Tag: Jobs and the economy

President Cyril Ramaphosa is running out of time to deliver his promised new “social compact” for South Africa.

The record-breaking rate of new company registrations over the last year can either be seen as a clarion call for help or the start of a significant post-pandemic recovery which could truly change South Africa’s economic roadmap.

The Siyabuya movement has appointed a high-powered advisory panel of experts who will help guide the development and rollout of campaigns to help South Africa recover from the economic devastation caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Lesetja Dikgale is an entrepreneur who built a thriving business during Covid19, and is now creating jobs across the country.

The crisis of looting, rioting and death, which threatened to destroy us only weeks ago, now holds the promise of following another path down which lies hope and the opportunity to be better than we were before.

South African employers should follow the example of Distell and arrange to “give the jab” by vaccinating employees at their work sites against the Covid-19 virus.

Cape Town taxi wars are preventing vaccinations against the Covid-19 virus just as infections are rising in the Western Cape.

Cape Town taxi wars are preventing vaccinations against the Covid-19 virus just as infections are rising in the Western Cape.

Unemployment keeps rising, as StatsSA has shown us yet again. South Africa’s multi-billion-rand tourism industry is a prime example of how widespread Covid-19 vaccinations can boost economic activity and job creation.

When lockdown started, Woodstock Brewery turned itself into a soup kitchen and figured out how to use its brewing equipment to make hot, nutritious meals for less than R2 a serving.