Celani Sikhakhane
Izinxushunxushu ezinodlame zangoNtulikazi zokuzitapela ezitolo zingezinye zezizathu zokwenyuka kwezibalo zabangasebenzi kanti abesifazane baseNingizimu Afrika yibona abalahlekelwa kakhulu.
Isibalo sabesifazane abangasebenzi sikhuphuke safinyelela kwinani elingama-37.3% engxenyeni yesithathu yonyaka wezi-2021 uma kuqhathaniswa nenani elingama-32.9% labesilisa.
Abesifazane abangama-41.5% abamnyama abangasebenzi yibona abathinteke kakhulu. Abesifazane abamhlophe abangasebenzi bayi-9.9%, abesifazane baseNdiya/nabase-Asia bangama-25.2% abangasebenzi, kanti amakhaladi abesifazane angasebenzi angama-29.1%.
I-Quarterly Labour Force Survey (i-QLFS) yekota lesithathu ekhishwe ngabakwa-Statistics SA ngoLwesibili, ikhombise ukuthi ukuqhubeka kwemikhawulo yokuvalwa, ukucishwa kukagesi kanye nezinxushunxushu zikaNtulikazi kube nomthelela ongakanani kwimisebenzi ezweni.
Imibhikisho yokuzitapela eyenzeke ngoNtulikazi ithinte i-Gauteng kanye neKwaZulu-Natali izifundazwe ezimbili eziyingxenye yomnotho wezwe.
Izinga lokuntuleka kwemisebenzi eNingizimu Afrika lifinyelele kwirikhodi elingama-34.9% ngengxenye ephakathi kwekota lesibili futhi manje selisezingeni eliphezulu kusukela kwaqala i-QLFS ngowezi-2008.
Izinga lokungasebenzi elandisiwe elihlanganisa abafuna umsebenzi nasebelahle ithemba asebeyekile ukufuna umsebenzi linyuke ngamaphesenti ayi-2.2% laya kwangama-46.6% kwikota lesithathu.
Cishe izigidi ezi-3.4 (ezingama-33.5%) kubantu abasha abayizigidi eziyi-10.2 abaneminyaka ephakathi kweyi-15 kuyela kulabo abaneminyaka engama-24 ubudala bebengasebenzi, bengafundi futhi bengaqeqeshwa.
Ezinyangeni ezintathu zokuphela kukaMandulo, isibalo sabantu abaqashiwe eNingizimu Afrika sehle ngenani eliyizi-660,000 safinyelela kwizigidi ezi-14.3.