Whatsapp voice notes mobilise home-based workers
Confined to their homes because of Covid-19 lockdown regulations, home-based workers discovered that WhatsApp voice notes could be used as …
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Partnering to tackle youth unemployment
The President announced the Presidential Youth Employment Intervention (PYEI) in February 2020. It promises a new approach to the problem …
Support needed for decent care labour in South Africa’s health system*
The burden of care work and social reproduction falls on women, says Khwezi Mabasa, but despite the critical role women …
Temo ke lehumo*
The initial Covid-19 lockdown battered small vegetable farmers reports Mmathapelo Thobejane, but now that restrictions have eased, women vegetable farmers …
A mixed bag of fruit
Delivering on the Presidential Jobs Summit and ERRP commitments SALB interviewed Cosatu’s Parliamentary Coordinator, Matthew Parks, to find out what …
Old Wine, New Bottle: The Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan
A year after government’s Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan (ERRP) promised to stimulate equitable and inclusive growth in order to …
NUMSA adapts to Covid-19
Covid 19 has wreaked havoc on workers’ lives and has forced trade unions to change the ways they operate. Vanessa …
Government’s EPWPs need a new focus
Covid-19 has exacerbated unemployment levels, particularly for youth, to their highest levels ever says Thabiso Modise. Existing government programmes like …
Rights without rights
The tragic consequences of informality in the domestic sector during the Covid-19 Pandemic Statistics South Africa reported that over 25% …