Public servants rate job security well above pay as the reason they are attracted to their work, despite a glut of employers desperate for their skills.

The city and county of Napa could risk bankruptcy if they do not reduce their generous pensions and post-employment benefits, according to a report by the Napa County Grand Jury.

The Mainstream supported employment programme will be operating from the Ministry of Social Development instead of the State Services Commission from tomorrow.

South Africa's failure to create jobs is a controversial political issue. And official data from Statistics SA on employment and unemployment is often disputed.

Except for people who have received or given help in mission work, this effort often goes unnoticed by the public. No one database tracks all the mission work done by various denominations. But, people in social work have a wide perspective.