State support
2.9 million households receive child support grants (LFS2004) This week’s theme: The fortune at the bottom of the South African… Read More
Fact-a-day archive
Attitudes towards retrenchment
26% of those who are employed full-time agree that companies should have the right to retrench workers (FutureFact 2005) This… Read More
Self employement in South Africa
17% of those who are employed work for themselves (on their own or with a partner). Almost three quarters of… Read More
Low income earners in South Africa
60% of employed people in South Africa earn R2 500 per month or less. (LFS 2005) This week’s theme: Workers… Read More
South African employment by sector
There are 12.5 million employed people in South Africa. 69% work in the formal sector, 23% work in the informal… Read More