work.net.za found 545 new openings in the seven days to 9 November 2026, with 1,929 roles open. Old Mutual added 121, Marriott 93, and 89 new roles suit early-career applicants.
work.net.za checks 86 job sources in South Africa every day, most of them employers' own careers pages. In the seven days to 9 November 2026 we found 545 new openings that are still open, and 1,929 roles were open on the site that day. 196 of those are remote roles open to people in South Africa.
Old Mutual added the most new roles, 121, and more than half of them are outside Gauteng: 52 in KwaZulu-Natal, 15 in Limpopo and 14 in the Eastern Cape. Marriott International added 93, 64 of them in the Western Cape. FirstRand added 64, the Gauteng Department of Health 42 and Eskom 39. Sasol added 27, 22 of them in Mpumalanga, Standard Bank Group 25 and DHL 17.
Gauteng had 207 of the new roles and the Western Cape 115. KwaZulu-Natal came next with 73, then Mpumalanga with 33 and Limpopo with 22. Another 43 name South Africa without a province, and 13 are remote.
Finance and accounting had 134 new roles, operations 69 and hospitality 59. Sales and marketing had 37 and engineering 35.
89 of the new roles suit early-career applicants: internships, graduate, trainee or entry-level posts. 55 of the 545 show a salary, about 1 in 10. 571 open adverts close in the next seven days, so check the closing date before you start.
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The Department of Public Service and Administration published Circular 41 on 13 November. Land Reform and Rural Development advertises 54 internships, and several departments list clerk and support posts that suit early-career applicants.
South Africa’s government jobs service published Circular 40 on 6 November. It includes national and provincial vacancies, each with its own requirements and closing date.
Grade 10 and 11 learners living in Cape Town can apply for a year-long leadership programme. It is not a paid job.
