Tag Archives: Employment

Smart Ways To Get Valuable Work Experience Without A Job

March 1, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By: Muhammed Abdullahi Tosin   “If you need a job, get experience first. If you need experience, get a job first. Which way out?” It is not uncommon to find announcements of job openings requiring applicants to have a number … read more »

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Zimbabwe: The Dilemma of The Educated But Unemployed‏

January 26, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Perry Munzwembiri, zimeye.org One key characteristic of developing nations is that a large proportion of the population is comprised of the youth. The African Development Bank notes that  Africa has the fastest growing and most youthful population in the … read more »

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The middle class in Nigeria

January 14, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

BusinessDay Like the African Development Bank, Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo, two economists known for their work with the poor, define the middle class as households whose daily per capita expenditures valued at purchasing power parity are between $2 and … read more »

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Ethiopian Maid commits suicide in Saudi Arabia

December 17, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

An Ethiopian housemaid committed a suicide by hanging herself at her employer’s house in Saudi Arabia after claiming she had kept seeing ghosts. Her employing family found the maid hanged by a rope at her room adjoining their house in … read more »

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Zimbabwe HIV+ domestic laces kid’s porridge with blood

March 16, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Cape Town – An HIV-positive 17-year-old domestic worker from Masvingo in Zimbabwe was caught lacing the porridge of her employer’s 4-year-old child with her own menstrual blood, cruelty that earned her a 10-year prison term, NewsDay reported. According to the … read more »

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New Khayelitsha Hospital under threat: Residents vow to protest and will prevent employees from working on site tomorrow until their grievances are heard

January 8, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

From 6am tomorrow morning, Khayelitsha residents will be protesting outside the new Khayelitsha Hospital. Tonight, we will be mobilising to that effect. We have had enough! Kwanele! The Community of Mandela Park (Ward 94 & 97) gathered this afternoon to … read more »

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S.Africa’s mediator sees possible end to fuel strike

July 27, 2011 by benim

Striking workers in South Africa’s petroleum sector are discussing a revised wage rise offer, a labour mediation official said in a statement, a sign there could be an end to the strike that has left hundreds of dry pumps across … read more »

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The Growing Unemployment Crisis in Ghana

July 16, 2011 by benim

The importance of employment to human sustenance and a country’s development cannot be overemphasized. To a nation employment is not only as a catalyst to growth but also a means to poverty reduction. To the individual employment does not only … read more »

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Moonlighting now a way of life for Zimbabwean workers

March 20, 2011 by benim

Watson Chimbira mingles with mourners at the Chitungwiza cemetery outside Zimbabwe’s capital, where he digs graves and paints epitaphs on metal plates that serve as temporary tombstones. He’s skilled at both, but neither is his real job. “I work as … read more »

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Less work for working mums

January 25, 2011 by benim

In a worrying development for equal opportunities across the globe, research from workspace solutions provider Regus has shown that the proportion of companies intending to hire more working mothers has slumped by one fifth since the same time last year. … read more »

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Canada’s Unemployment Rate Steady At 7.6%

January 7, 2011 by benim

Some 22,000 jobs were added in December, keeping the unemployment rate for the second consecutive month at 7.6 percent — the lowest level since January 2009, the national statistics institute said Friday. It was a slightly rosier outcome than analysts’ … read more »

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Women know their men can be easily stolen

January 4, 2011 by benim

Looking good can be curse for sisters whose beauty is a threat to others. SHE is attractive, has a beautiful body and a pretty face to match. She wears make-up, has a beautiful weave, dresses stylishly and has an equally … read more »

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Canada’s best 50 employers

October 28, 2010 by benim

At the core of the Best Employers list compiled by Aon Hewitt, a global HR consulting and outsourcing firm, is employee engagement, which is driven by leadership, rewards, workplace culture and values, productivity and the support of performance and development. … read more »

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