[TOP STORY] Employment gains mask deep youth job crisis

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‘We have in excess of 9.8 million young people in that 15 to 34 age group, who are not in employment, education or training,’ says Statistician-General Risenga Maluleke.

18 Feb 7AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

[TOP STORY] Rising costs change how, not whether, South Africans travel

‘Cost of living pressure is a reality, and I think what they are doing is they are adapting their itinerary and their travel programme,’ says Cape Town Tourism CEO, Enver Duminy.

2 Apr 8AM 6 min

School or scam? The grey zone in SA’s tutor boom

SARS tops R2tn mark in Kieswetter’s final year. Travel plans hold, budgets shrink for SA holidaymakers. And why tourism is not just a side story, it’s SA’s economic future.

2 Apr 6AM 33 min

[TOP STORY] Growers warn fuel disruptions could hit citrus export volumes

‘One of the reasons we are sounding alarm bells is that we are trying to look forward and say that this is one of the key issues that might have an impact on our season,’ says Dr Boitshoko Ntshabele, CEO of the Citrus Growers’ Association.

1 Apr 9AM 7 min

SA child poverty crisis deepens

Fuel fears threaten SA’s citrus export season. Best-case vs worst-case scenarios for the next 6-12 months – and what South Africans should watch. Water cuts mirror load shedding’s economic toll. And SA brand value soars as banking, retail and telecoms dominate.

1 Apr 6AM 37 min

[TOP STORY] Vet groups challenge FMD vaccine rollout over fairness and access fears

‘That version of the scheme indicated quite a few areas that were concerning to the veterinarians, mainly, centralising some very key issues to a particular organisation,’ says Dr Ziyanda Majokweni, president of the South African Veterinary Association.

31 Mar 8AM 6 min