While Statistics SA believes that the unemployment rate of 32.9% is solid, economists and bankers believe it is definitely less.

The CEO of Capitec, South Africa’s most popular bank by sheer number of customers, Gerrie Fourie is arguing that the country’s real unemployment rate is “probably actually” as low as 10 ...

As youth unemployment in South Africa reaches 46. 1%, experts warn of systemic exclusion and call for immediate reforms to secure a better future for young people.

South Africa's staggering youth unemployment rate of 62. 4% is not just an economic failure; it exacerbates gender-based violence and mental health crises among young women. A recent study by the ...

Debate has been sparked on South Africa’s unemployment rate after it was suggested that the figure could be much lower than the publicly recorded rate if the role played by the informal sector ...

The head of South Africa’s statistics agency defended the methodology of his organisation’s unemployment data after the chief of the nation’s top bank by customers said misclassification of ...

A key strategic milestone was the passing of the amendments to the Statistics Act (No 6 of 1999) by the 6th Parliament and the President assenting to the Amendment Act in December 2024, now known as ...

Official statistics show say South Africa unemployment rate don rise to 33%, and black pipo na di worst-affected.

The unemployment rate was 33.3% in 2020 and KPMG estimates this to climb to 40.6% this year. Deep structural issues must be addressed before Nigeria’s economy can deliver prosperity for Nigerians ...