After five months of growth, fewer salaries were paid in September, according to the latest BankservAfrica Take-home Pay Index (BTPI), indicating further job losses in SA’s moribund economy.

Intensifying load-shedding by embattled Eskom has seen companies' operating costs increase in the form of expenditure on backup power while a sluggish economy keeps a lid on new jobs...

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