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SportsThe report is based on comprehensive data collected from Saongroup South Africa, where around 5,000 of the country’s top employers advertise their jobs to millions of job applicants. Hiring activity of increased slightly in September, the group said, noting an encouraging sign in the market: […]
BusinessThe report is based on comprehensive data collected from Saongroup South Africa, where around 5,000 of the country’s top employers advertise their jobs to millions of job applicants. Hiring activity of
increased slightly in September, the group said, noting an encouraging sign in the market:
year-over-year hiring activity has increased steadily. Hiring activity over the past 13 months has increased by 18%, he said.
In-Demand Job Skills
Finance, information technology and business and management saw the biggest increase in hiring activity over the past month, the group noted. In each sector, several roles have been advertised more frequently:
Finance +9D44 • Financial/Project Accounting
• Payroll & Wages
• External Auditing
• Accounts Payable/Receivable
• Credit Management
• Cost & Management Accounting
• Purchasing & Procurement
• Bookkeeping
• Financial Analysis
• Internal Auditing
Information Technology +8D44 • Software Development
• Systems Analysis
• Technical/Business Architecture
• IT Project Administration/Management
• Database Design/Development/Administration
• Data Analysis/Data Warehousing
• Business Analysis
• Systems/Network Administration
Business and Management +5D44 • Middle/Department Management
• Business Development
• Staff Recruitment/Selection
• Executive Management/Director
• Strategy Consulting
• Infrastructure/Operating Consulting
• Team Leader & Supervisor
• Senior Management
Over the past four months, there has been no significant decline in hiring activity for any job sector, CareerJunction noted.
Difference between Provinces
By region, 54% of vacancies are in Gauteng, followed by the Western Cape (21%) and KwaZulu Natal (10%).
Hiring activity for business and management professionals has increased significantly from 2020 to 2021. While demand increases further from 2021 to 2022, hiring activity is growing at a slower rate .
Demand for administrative, clerical and support professionals has more than doubled in the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal since 2020. The Eastern Cape has also seen a significant 81% increase in hiring activity administrative staff since 2020.
Following a spike in recruitment activity between 2020 and 2021, growth in demand for financial professionals has slowed in the Eastern Cape. However, recruitment for financial professionals in the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal continues to grow every year.
CareerJunction has highlighted the most in-demand skills across provinces, showing which positions have seen the strongest growth in demand over the past 12 months.
Gauteng
In Gauteng, the demand for accountants experienced the highest growth in the past 12 months, followed by cost and administration accounting, design/development/database administration and management/management manage IT projects.
• Bookkeeping:
+ 79D44 • Cost management accounting:
+ 61D44 • Database design / development / administration:
+ 60D44 • IT project management / operation:
+ 55D44 • Internal Audit:
+ 54D
44 Western Cape
Accounts Payable/Receivable was by far the fastest growing job in the Western Cape over the past year, followed by Finance/Project Accounting and IT Administration/ Project management.
• Accounts Payable/Receivable:
+ 70D44 • Financial/Project Accountant:
+ 50D44 • IT Project Manager/Management:
+ 45D44 • Accounting:
+ 42D44 • Human Resources:
+31D
44KwaZulu-Natal
In terms of the fastest growing jobs in KwaZulu-Natal, account management, business development, and financial/project accounting are only a few percentage points apart. runner.
• Account management:
+ 48D44 • Business development:
+ 48D44 • Financial / project accounting:
+ 41D44 • Senior management:
+ 26D44 • Middle management / department:
+ 26�stern Cape
In the Eastern Cape, HR management experienced the strongest growth in demand over the past 12 months, followed by tools/templates and middle/department managers.
• Administrative Secretary:
+ 36D44 • Tool / Mold Making:
+ 22D44 • Middle Manager / Department:
+ 20D
44 Mpumalanga
At Mpumalanga, Senior Manager and Middle Manager / Department are the two fastest growing jobs in the last 12 years.
• Senior executives:
+ 28D44 • Middle/departmental managers:
+ 21D44
Limpopo
Mid-level/department management has been the only significant leader in fastest-growing jobs in Limpopo over the past 12 months.
• Middle managers/departments:
+ 92D44
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NW
Mid-level managers/departments were the single most important leader in terms of fastest-growing jobs in the Northwest last year.
• Middle Manager / Department:
+ 72D44
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Northern Cape
Middle Manager / Department has been a key pioneer of the fastest growing jobs in the Northern Cape over the past 12 months.
• Middle Manager/Department:
+ 37D44
______________________________________
Free State
Mid-Level Manager/Department has been a key pioneer of the fastest-growing jobs in the Free State over the past 12 months.
• Middle management/department:
+ 25D44
______________________________________
Business and management
Job portal has recorded significant growth in job opportunities in the business and management sectors in the South. Fly.
Most hiring for these positions is in Gauteng, followed by the Western Cape and KwaZulu Natal – although opportunities exist across the country and even in remote international locations.
Rare skills in this industry include:
• Chief Financial Officer
• Director of Business Development
• Director of Sales
• Director of Production
Some of the market-related salaries available to applicants Members can expect in this area include:
• Business Development Consultant:
from R22 , 989 to R30,022 per month
• HR Manager:
from 36,946 to 47,593 R per month
• Marketing Manager:
from 30,573 R40,247 per month
This is what is happening in South Africa affecting today: Long recovery: Since the crippling Transnet strike has ended, the industry Freight transport has warned that the impact of the strike will linger for months to come. The strike lasted more than a week and […]
Business PoliticsThis is what is happening in South Africa affecting today:
Long recovery:
Since the crippling Transnet strike has ended, the industry Freight transport has warned that the impact of the strike will linger for months to come. The strike lasted more than a week and resulted in the blocking of Rs 65 billion worth of goods at ports and warehouses. While some of this content can now be moved, important pieces have been lost forever. The South African Freight Forwarding Association said normal operations are expected to continue until 2023. that he is considering unilaterally pushing for a controversial 3% pay increase as time runs out to put it on the books for next week ‘s medium term fiscal policy statement . He said the issue needs to be addressed urgently to bring certainty and stability to the fiscal outlook. Unions have rejected the 3% offer and are asking for a 6.5% increase. The public sector wage bill attracts about a third of the national budget. [BusinessLive]
Electricity Tariff:
Nersa Energy Regulatory Authority has suffered another blow in court, with the Supreme Court in Pretoria declaring illegal and invalid its methods approved. used to calculate the city electricity price. The regulator has been using these methods for a decade and now has 12 months to tweak them. Nersa has faced and lost a number of legal challenges to its methods, including from the power company Eskom, which normally requests double-digit increases but has denied them. [Moneyweb]
Electoral Reform:
Pushing back any criticism of the Electoral Amendment Bill – such as its failure to address constitutional flaws in existing laws – ANC and EFF teamed up to get it through parliament on Thursday. The ANC reminds the public and the media that it is not up to Congress to reform the electoral laws surrounding the office of the president. Meanwhile, the EFF said criticism came from “white capitalists” and MPs with the power to change the law. [Daily Maverick]
Markets:
The South African rand was little changed in trading on Thursday, but analysts say the fragile global risk appetite should continue to weigh on the currency. Locally, inflation eased slightly in September, to 7.5% over a year compared with 7.6% in August, in line with analyst forecasts. But retail sales were worse than expected, rising 2.0% in August compared with economists’ expectations of 4.2% growth. On Friday, the rand traded at 18.36 rand/$, 17.93 rand/€ and 20.54 rand/£. Brent is trading at $93 per barrel. [Reuters]
Recent data from one of South Africa’s biggest banks, Nedbank, shows slowing retail sales reflecting a population that is feeling a slump, with little money more to spend – and this situation is likely to continue into the next year. The bank reported that retail […]
Recent data from one of South Africa’s biggest banks, Nedbank, shows slowing retail sales reflecting a population that is feeling a slump, with little money more to spend – and this situation is likely to continue into the next year.
The bank reported that retail sales growth slowed to 2% in August from a year earlier. That’s shockingly lower, falling short of Nedbank’s forecast of 3% and well below the 8.9% gain seen in July.
“Retail sales continued to recover from riot-induced volume slump in July 2021, but underlying momentum remained lackluster in August. Among seven sales categories, growth sales were lower in four categories and negative in other categories.
Nedbank reported that in the three months to August, the following sales changes were observed:
General agent (+2.6%)
Textile, Footwear ( + 8.4%)
Hardware, paint and glass (- 5.8%)
Pharmaceuticals, medical products, cosmetics and toiletries (-2.2%)
Nedbank expects Stores will continue to sell fewer items, and growth will be muted for the rest of 2022 and into 2023.
“High inflation and slowing economic growth will weigh on disposable income, while rising interest rates and a weak labor market will keep overall consumer confidence low.”
“We therefore expect households to be prudent in their spending, especially on discretionary goods. Retail sales should get some support from the year-end drop, but volumes are unlikely to be significantly higher than in the same period in 2021.”
The drop in retail sales has an impact on the mall. John Loos of FNB Commercial Property Finance notes that malls are struggling, with those serving essential needs like food and groceries feeling the pressure.
Loos said larger types of regional centers may end up at a relative disadvantage compared to many neighborhoods and convenience centers in this regard, as they typically focus more on clothing and shoes footwear, fashion and leisure of various types, as well as households. retail furniture and appliances, all of which can be cyclical and under pressure during tougher times.
Cash-strapped South Africans are feeling the pinch and are set to take another hit to their wallets, with annual consumer price inflation slowing slightly from 0.1% to 7.5%, but Food price inflation continued to accelerate rapidly, reaching 11.9% in September. , according to Statistics South Africa.
This will only prevent consumers from spending money on expensive goods. NielsenIQ’s latest Retail Country Report shows that consumers are changing the way they shop.
New survey shows that shoppers:
are venturing into stores half as much as before;
Search for bargains, buy promotional items;
Look for retailers that offer the best overall shopping cart – not individual items; and
started removing expensive items from their carts
MTBPS) on October 26, 2022 amid challenging global economic conditions. In its World Economic Outlook report released last week, the International Monetary Fund expected 34% of the global economy to contract this year or 2023, up from just under 5% at the beginning of the […]
PoliticsMTBPS) on October 26, 2022 amid challenging global economic conditions.
In its World Economic Outlook report released last week, the International Monetary Fund expected 34% of the global economy to contract this year or 2023, up from just under 5% at the beginning of the year, said Isaah Mhlanga, chief economist. at AlexForbes.
Russia’s war against Ukraine has increased global inflation, especially in food and energy. Mhlanga said the eurozone economy is in recession due to the energy crisis after gas supplies from Russia were cut.
The UK inflation, interest rate, growth and fiscal outlook has deteriorated following the announcement of unfinished fiscal stimulus, now partially reversed. Meanwhile, rising US interest rates will slow US and global growth to near recession levels in 2023, the economist said.
The global cost of living crisis and mounting debt in some emerging markets are posing challenges for policymakers.
Mhlanga says that in this global context, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana faces tough choices in his MTBPS.
Most importantly is a solution to reduce Eskom’s debt to 392 billion rand to improve its balance sheet so that it can finance itself on the open market. Debt relief is widely expected in the region of Rs 200 billion.
“There is no easy solution because the composition of money and fluctuations in exchange rates affect what can and cannot be done. Furthermore, debt terms offered by Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) and Export Credit Agencies can be difficult and time consuming to negotiate for a debt transfer solution.
“Markets, investors and rating agencies expect a solution to properly assess South Africa’s fiscal position and therefore its credit rating.”
Details on the structure, amount, and terms of the $8.5 billion grant-only grant are also expected, AlexForbes said. What will be important will be the amount disbursed, the conditions attached and whether it increases the level of government debt.
The financial services group said the second major policy decision that will impact the country’s fiscal situation concerns the Disability Benefit Grant (SRD).
With the cost of living crisis plus the impact of Covid-19, there is pressure to convert the SRD allowance into a perpetual Basic Income (BIG) allowance.
“We expect the SRD to be extended for one year until March 2024, but then will not be funded. This suggests that this is a temporary measure and that future expansion will depend solely on the availability of capital from tax revenue and economic growth,” said Mhlanga.
In addition to Eskom and the BIG, the government’s wage bill and funding for other public enterprises will be factors in determining financial position and credit rating. Beyond the immediate year ahead, fiscal policy must frame the government’s strategy to address longstanding policies that will encourage investment, economic growth, job creation, and poverty reduction. In this regard, we expect very little change in the MTBPS as everything is included in the economic and recovery plan, from there we await an update on the progress. achieved since the February 2022 budget.
The actual budget deficit and debt ratio are likely to show marginal improvement in the current and next fiscal year, but the medium term presents risks of dislocation substantial cake. “We expect the fiscal deficit to be just under 5% of GDP and the debt ratio to improve to 70% of GDP, peaking at around 73% of GDP but remaining above 70% of GDP over the medium term,” he said.
Rating agencies are expected to keep their sovereign ratings unchanged, said Sanisha Packirisamy, an economist with Momentum Macro Research. “Short-term financial performance has improved since the rating agencies last commented on South Africa’s sovereign rating.
“In our view, the rating agencies will assess the reliability of the medium-term budget for applying fiscal discipline to the spending aspect based on relatively conservative estimates of the Treasury Department. silver in terms of revenue.
“Weak growth trends, extended duration of key reforms and structural fiscal risks suggest that a rating upgrade is not imminent and downside risks will prevail in the medium term.” and long term.”
coming soon LATAM Aviation Group announced that it will restart nonstop flights between São Paulo Guarulhos International Airport, Brazil and Sao Paulo Guarulhos International Airport, Brazil. OR Tambo, in 2023. The road will reopen in July 2023 after more than three years, following the outbreak […]
Travelcoming soon LATAM Aviation Group announced that it will restart nonstop flights between São Paulo Guarulhos International Airport, Brazil and Sao Paulo Guarulhos International Airport, Brazil. OR Tambo, in 2023.
The road will reopen in July 2023 after more than three years, following the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic.
With the new route, customers will be able to travel between Joburg and Brazil in 9 hours on one of three direct weekly flights operated on Boeing 787-9, which can accommodate 300 passengers, the group said. know.
“Johannesburg is another important step in our international recovery movement, which is being taken strategically, expanding supply where there is passenger demand. This flight will fulfill a business need that is always relevant between countries, in addition to the tourism potential at the destination,” he said.
In October 2019, there were about 43 weekly flights between Africa and Latin America. Six airlines operate ten routes; all landed in Brazilian destinations such as Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Recife, Salvador and Fortaleza.
Currently, there are only 10 weekly flights between the two regions operated by TAAG and Ethiopian Airlines. TAAG flies from Luanda to São Paulo, while Ethiopia operates a daily service from Addis Ababa to São Paulo.
LATAM Airlines flights join a number of new flights to be launched in South Africa in the coming months.
Qantas – Perth to Johannesburg – 1 November 2022
From 1 November Qantas will operate the only non-stop route from Perth to South Africa, operating three return flights per week on the Airbus A330 of the firm.
The new flights will cut the current fastest journey time by more than six hours, with customers heading to Johannesburg from Perth now having to fly on Qantas via Sydney or over the Middle East.
United – Cape Town to Washington DC – November 18, 2022
United Airlines will operate a direct route between Washington Dulles Airport and Cape Town International Airport.
The route makes United the first carrier to offer direct round-trip service from the US capital Washington DC to Cape Town. The flights will operate three times a week, with the first taking off on November 18, 2022.
One-way flights start from R10,679, with return flights from Rs 14,789.
Air Mauritius – Cape Town to Mauritius (night) – November 16, 2022
Air Mauritius is expected to resume direct flights from Cape Town to Mauritius from November 16,
announced that they will be offering two weekly flights departing at night (22:05) from Cape Town and arriving early in the morning in Mauritius (05:10).
Air Mauritius currently offers flights from Johannesburg’s OR Tambo with one-way economy class tickets costing around R5,500. Earlier this year, FlySafair also expanded its connectivity to include biweekly flights from OR Tambo to Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport.
Delta – Cape Town to Atlanta, USA – December 17, 2022
Delta Airlines announced a new non-stop service between Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and Cape Town International Airport.
The new route between Atlanta and Cape Town will be available from December 17, the airline said. This is part of the airline’s expansion from the world’s largest air hub, located in Atlanta, to Africa.
travelers and get cash before they arrive or depart to/from South Fly. According to the tax authorities, the pilot will be tested on a voluntary basis in November, with the first appearance at King Shaka International Airport’s Durban hub. SARS said that the law requires […]
Traveltravelers and get cash before they arrive or depart to/from South Fly.
According to the tax authorities, the pilot will be tested on a voluntary basis in November, with the first appearance at King Shaka International Airport’s Durban hub.
SARS said that the law requires all visitors to declare certain assets and cash when entering or leaving South Africa. The process is aimed at bringing SARS into compliance with international standards and also in compliance with national laws that require anyone entering or leaving the Republic to declare any goods in their possession.
“The new system will allow travelers to pre-report purchased, received or purchased goods,” said SARS.
SARS believes that the pre-declaration process will allow travelers to move quickly and smoothly upon arrival, and departures will also benefit from a smooth boarding process.
Updates to ease boarding are part of the Internal Revenue Service’s customs modernization program and the creation of “smart borders” – leveraging data and technology.
SARS was quickly pushed to use the data to its advantage and enhance its ability to detect and respond to non-compliance.
He said these developments aim to “create a seamless experience for merchants and legitimate travelers at our points of entry while enhancing its detection capabilities to address any risk”.
“For travelers who choose not to use the online portal on their mobile devices, SARS will provide paper samples as well as self-service kiosks in our terminals.” Authorities added that some of their customs officers will have handheld devices to assist travelers and ease their passage.
According to SARS, failure to make a right assertion as required via way of means of regulation is an offence that may end result in:
• Detention;
• Forfeiture of the undeclared items and accompanying items;
• The imposition of an administrative penalty and/or;
• Criminal prosecution, relying at the seriousness of the offence.
Further trends to ease journey include, as said via way of means of SARS:
• Collaboration with airways to have get admission to to extra reassets of passenger records a good way to beautify our hazard profiling;
• Deploying technological gear including contemporary-day scanning system to automate the control and tracking of exchange and journey thru our borders;
• Implementing gear including the Single Window that may be utilized by authorities departments to simplify the submission of required declarations on the only hand, even as additionally improving statistics change among authorities organizations to lessen exchange and journey costs;
• Enhancing cooperation with different nations to allow computerized change of statistics to help the integrity of disclosures, which in flip consequences in quicker valid movement.
Edward Kieswetter the commissioner of SARS, expressed his self belief with the brand new gadget declaring that, like in different nations in which it is implemented, including the United States, New Zealand and Australia, it’ll help in retaining the integrity of the home financial system in addition to make a contribution closer to the integrity of the united states’s monetary gadget.
“All items which are added to the united states or taken out of the united states, ought to follow our legal guidelines and be well accounted for,” he added.
A complete listing of prohibited and confined items are to be had at the SARS website (www.sars.gov.za).
The National Consumer Commission (NCC) has declared Obelisk a multiplier scheme after around 4,000 people joined in eight groups WhatsApp lost 112 million coins in an alleged scheme to sell bitcoin mining machines. This came after the NCC received a consumer complaint alleging the Obelisk […]
The National Consumer Commission (NCC) has declared Obelisk a multiplier scheme after around 4,000 people joined in eight groups WhatsApp lost 112 million coins in an alleged scheme to sell bitcoin mining machines.
This came after the NCC received a consumer complaint alleging the Obelisk promoters had deceived them financially.
According to a statement published on Friday, the plaintiffs allege that friends and relatives, who persuaded them to buy a “bitcoin mining machine” in Obelisk to generate daily income, recruited use them.
These machines, according to the participants, are priced from R340 to R450,000.
“Participants are recruited from social media platforms, like Facebook, where they have to make a minimal investment. After initial participation and investment, they were added to different Obelisk WhatsApp groups.
“Some participants receive minimal returns as an incentive to invest more.”
Members, according to the NCC, allege that the problem started when they invested larger amounts and were unable to make any withdrawals.
“When they faced the operators about not being able to make withdrawals, they were blocked from the system and removed from the WhatsApp group.”
According to preliminary findings by NCC, Obelisk is a kernel system.
The Consumer Protection Act (CPA) provides that a breeding program is an arrangement whereby a person offers, promises or guarantees to any participant an effective annual interest rate. at least 20% higher than the interest rate on the date of investment.
This scheme, according to the NCC, is operated by non-South African nationals who use South African bank accounts and South African or non-South African mobile phone numbers.
“These bank accounts were opened by the South Africans who handed them over to the authors; South African mobile numbers too.
So far, the NCC says it has received 25 complaints from participants who have lost a total of Rs 750,000. Says there are about 4,000 participants from eight WhatsApp groups and participants have lost approximately R112 million
Personal programs are prohibited under CPA regulations which stipulate that a person may not directly or indirectly promote, participate join, join or participate in a multiplication scheme
“It implies that the people running Obelisk and the South Africans, who invested in Obelisk or opened bank accounts or mobile phone numbers, were engaged in illegal activities.”
The 2022 Global State of Fraud Report, published by the Global Anti-Fraud Coalition (GASA), estimates that in 2021 alone, South Africa has lost around R1 billion to scams. .
Acting NCC Commissioner Thezi Mabuza said replication and pyramid schemes have increased sharply since 2020, due to the arrival of the Covid-19 pandemic, which increased unemployment levels and people are looking for jobs. How to make money fast in the shortest time possible.
“We urge everyone in the community to ease their pain and suffering by not participating in these scams.
“History is full of examples of these schemes inevitably falling apart, often leaving behind traces of hardship, fractured trust, broken friendships and even broken families.”
Eskom is in serious financial trouble, with interest expenses far outstripping operating profits, indicating that it is no longer there. ability to repay. Over the past decade, Eskom has been plagued by mismanagement, corruption, increased employee spending, and massive cost overruns on Medupi and Kusile. […]
BusinessEskom is in serious financial trouble, with interest expenses far outstripping operating profits, indicating that it is no longer there. ability to repay.
Over the past decade, Eskom has been plagued by mismanagement, corruption, increased employee spending, and massive cost overruns on Medupi and Kusile.
These factors have contributed to Eskom amassing a huge debt that has reached the point where it is putting pressure on the country’s finances.
Since 2011, Eskom’s debt has grown at a rapid rate. Total liabilities and liabilities of the power company peaked in 2020 at RR 637 billion and Rs 532 billion respectively.
Eskom currently has a debt of Rs 566 billion, of which Rs 402 billion is interest payable.
The level of debt is so unmanageable that Eskom’s chief financial officer, Calib Cassim, wants the government to take on a debt of Rs 200 billion.
debt does not necessarily signal a financial problem. Many companies increase debt by expanding profitable operations.
However, a problem arises when an organization’s debt increases while its ability to repay its debt decreases.
A company’s ability to repay debt can be determined by comparing its operating profit with the interest expense on its debt.
In the case of Eskom, its interest expenses have outstripped its operating profit over the past four years. He indicated that he could no longer repay his debt.
Eskom’s latest financial statements show that it can only cover 13% of its interest expenses with its entire operating profit.
When an institution can no longer cover its interest expenses, its debt continuously increases in what is known as a debt trap. This usually means that businesses borrow to pay off their loans.
Headline CPI for September 2022 is 7.5%, down slightly from 7.6% in August. Core inflation – excluding food and fuel – was weaker at 4.7% in month. The basket of goods and services is tracked by Stats SA to measure changes in inflation over time, […]
JobsHeadline CPI for September 2022 is 7.5%, down slightly from 7.6% in August. Core inflation – excluding food and fuel – was weaker at 4.7% in month.
The basket of goods and services is tracked by Stats SA to measure changes in inflation over time, and the September basket includes wages for domestic workers. The wages of domestic workers are tracked for the months of March, June, September and December.
Worryingly, domestic worker wage inflation was only 3.8% year on year. This rate is far below headline CPI and core CPI and shows that wages paid to domestic workers in the country are not keeping up with headline or core inflation.
Wage inflation was tracked at 3.5% in June (versus headline CPI at 7.4%, core inflation at 4.4%) and 2.9% in March (vs headline CPI at 5.9%, core inflation at 3.8%), showing a consistent trend of domestic worker wages falling short of core and headline inflation by 0.9 percentage points and 3.0 to 3.9 percentage points, respectively.
Month | Headline inflation | Core inflation | Domestic worker wages | Headline difference | Core difference |
September 2022 | 7.5% | 4.7% | 3.8% | -3.7 pp | -0.9 pp |
June 2022 | 7.4% | 4.4% | 3.5% | -3.9 pp | -0.9 pp |
March 2022 | 5.9% | 3.8% | 2.9% | -3.0 pp | -0.9 pp |
Domestic workers are already low-income in South Africa, with wage data from SweepSouth in August showing the average worker earning just R2,997 a month.
Wages in this sector are in line with the national minimum wage by 2022.
As of March 1, 2022, the national minimum wage for ordinary hours worked has been reduced from R21.69 to Rs 23.19. For domestic workers, the minimum wage increase has been much larger, from Rs 19.09 per hour, or 88% of the national minimum wage in 2021.
Assume one maid family work 160 hours per month (eight hours per day, 20 days per month), monthly salary is R3,710 for month.
However, as the SweepSouth Inquiry noted, domestic workers are often mistreated by their employers and tasked with working longer hours – on weekends – and taking on more tasks beyond technical skills. their abilities, such as child care.
Data from the Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity group shows that the nutritious food basket for a household of 4 arrived at R3,247.23 in September, leaving little money for other necessities. such as transportation, utilities and personal care products.
Employment under pressure
Statistics South Africa’s latest Quarterly Workforce Survey (QLFS) shows that hiring of domestic workers remains below last year’s levels, despite the number of workers employed. rent increased.
QLFS shows that the number of domestic workers in the country increased from 808,000 in Q1 2022 to 858,000 in Q2 2022, adding an additional 50,000 workers to the sector.
However, although this represents a 6.2% increase from the previous quarter, it is still down from the same period last year, when 900,000 domestic workers were employed, a decrease of almost 4 % compared with the same period last year.
While this trend can be partly attributed to seasonal variations, an increase in the cost of living in 2022 is also likely to lead to an increase in layoffs, as domestic workers are seen as luxuries for most people.
South African government continues to lay the groundwork for National Health Insurance (NHI) in the country, releases framework national digital system to manage the sharing of health information between the public and private health sectors in the country. Friday, October 21, the Ministry of Health […]
NewsSouth African government continues to lay the groundwork for National Health Insurance (NHI) in the country, releases framework national digital system to manage the sharing of health information between the public and private health sectors in the country.
Friday, October 21, the Ministry of Health published in the Gazette National Health Standards Framework (HNSF) 2021 on interoperability in digital health, detailing the plans of government to establish a comprehensive national health information system.
According to the ministry, HNSF is the agency that supports “the efficient and secure flow of people-centered health care information across provincial and organizational boundaries”.
The document facilitating the establishment of such a system is implemented and maintained by provincial, district and municipal departments and agencies as well as the private health sector, and in line with the draft national health insurance law, which is currently being discussed nationwide. Meeting. .
While this is a technical document for the underlying protocols and frameworks to be applied to such a system, the authors state that the overall goal of the plan is for health and medical data to be nationwide sharing, combining data from the private health sector. . field.
“A hybrid architecture model will be followed to enable interoperability in a fully interoperable South African healthcare environment,” they said.
“In other words, some health information systems – such as clinical registers – are managed by local and provincial departments, while others – such as population registers – managed by the Ministry of National Health. In addition, some health information systems are privately owned and developed by third parties.
“As the private health sector is part of a fully interoperable South African healthcare environment, it will need to share data with the National Registry at the request of the National Registrar. The NHI Bill. This sharing of information will be based on the standards defined in the latest version of the HNSF. “
The Document is an ongoing project and an evolution of the 2014 document of the same name. The document’s frameworks will remain in place until the next revision and will form part of the Department of Health’s 2019-2024 strategy.
The authors say HNSF is in line with a “level of agreement” on interoperability of the NHI Bill’s features, aimed at ensuring the sustainability of health service financing in the Global South.Africa.
Social insurance wants to pool funds from the private and public sectors and make the government the main buyer of health services in the country.
Under bill NHI, an information platform is needed for this plan, enabling informed decision-making about the health needs of the population and defining parameters for the delivery of health services. .
“For the Health Insurance Fund to function effectively, it must contribute to the development and maintenance of a national health information system … and accessible data must be made available to the Ministry of Health. National Health and Health Insurance Fund,” the authors say.
Prohibition of Vessel
The government has clearly stated that the pursuit of NHI will continue despite criticism from the private health sector, medical aid and warnings from the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Health.
South Africa’s health inspector, Professor Malegapuru Makgoba, warned earlier in October that government plans to introduce universal health care through NHI were fraught with obstacles and could has not been achieved at the rate desired by the government due to the low level of service in the industry.
In September, Health Secretary Joe Phaahla said the plan to roll out NHI in phases would continue, despite a Supreme Court ruling declaring parts of the National Health Act unconstitutional.
Private healthcare groups believe the program is unsustainable and unmanageable, given the magnitude of what the government wants to achieve in light of the government’s failings in the care sector. community health.
There are also concerns about the migration of medical professionals who refuse to be subjected to the harsh conditions of the regime, as evidenced by the court decision the department is appealing.
Medical aid fought for their continued existence, as the NHI program envisioned a health care system with complete state control and little or no room for funding. private primary for healthcare.
The Treasury warning comes from a financial standpoint – there is simply no money to feed the system without raising taxes.
Finally, the Ministry of Health raised a red flag on the management of the program, acknowledging that the program was vulnerable to mismanagement and mismanagement.