Posted February 24, 2011 THE ruling African National Congress (ANC) came to power in 1994 on a promise of “Jobs, jobs, jobs!” But ever since then the number of jobless, including those too discouraged to keep looking, has hovered around 30%. Participation in the labour force is a good 10-15 percentage points below other comparable [...]

Posted February 21, 2011 By Zara Nicholson Resistance is growing to proposed amendments to the Employment Equity Act, which could disadvantage the Western Cape, with up to one million coloured workers losing their jobs. A Western Cape labour analyst on Sunday described the implications as “disastrous”, and unions plan to tackle the issue through Nedlac. [...]

February 16, 2011 Affirmative action in South Africa refers to policies that take factors including “race, colour, religion, sex or national origin” into consideration in order to benefit an underrepresented group, usually as a means to counter the effects of a history of discrimination. The focus of such policies ranges from employment and education to [...]

Posted February 18, 2011 By Elizabeth Archibong and Ugar Ukandi Odey President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday said he will ensure that 35 per cent of his ministerial and ambassadorial appointments are filled with Nigerian women if elected into office during the April elections. Speaking at a presidential rally held at the Rwang Pam stadium, Jos, Plateau [...]

Posted February 17, 2011 By Jacob Zuma Address by President Jacob Zuma in response to the debate on the State of the Nation Address, National Assembly, Cape Town, February 17 2011 Honourable Speaker, Honourable Deputy Speaker, Honourable Deputy President, Mr Kgalema Motlanthe, Honourable Ministers and Deputy Ministers, Honourable Members, Fellow South Africans, Thank you Honourable [...]