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Stats SA is changing the way it counts the nation’s unemployed, but experts warn no amount of statistical manipulation can ...
South Africa's unemployment rate, already the highest in the world, rose to 32.1% in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to official government figures released on Tuesday.
The unemployment rate advanced to 33.5% in the three months through June compared with 32.9% in the previous quarter, data released by Statistics South Africa in the capital, Pretoria showed on ...
South Africa requires sustained economic growth of 5–6% to generate sufficient employment and reduce income poverty ...
The continued youth unemployment in South Africa is becoming a crisis and the government has not been adequately proactive in ...
South Africa’s deindustrialisation dilemma By Chris Hattingh BUSISIWE Mavuso, CEO of Business Leadership South Africa, ...
As sweeping new US tariffs take effect on Thursday, dozens of countries are facing sharp new duties on their exports. South ...
PRETORIA (Reuters) -South Africa's official unemployment rate fell slightly in the fourth quarter of last year, helped by job gains in the finance and manufacturing sectors. The second quarterly ...
Unemployment rate rises to 32.9%, from 32.1% in fourth quarter Rampant unemployment a hot topic in upcoming May 29 vote An election poster for South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa and the ...
Frank Blackmore, KPMG South Africa's lead economist, said as long as the economy continues to grow below 1% with population growth of about 1.5% then the unemployment rate will continue to rise.
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South Africa’s unemployment rate, already the highest in the world, rose to 32.1% in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to official government figures released on ...
The Telegraph's Travel Awards ranked South Africa as among the top 10 countries to visit in the world. Botswana was also ...