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South Africa’s Unemployment Crisis is a National Emergency
South Africa’s unemployment crisis is no longer simply a cyclical labour market problem. It is…
Unemployment Drops — But Youth Job Crisis Deepens
South Africa’s official unemployment rate declined to 31.4% in the fourth quarter of 2025, reflecting…
The Statistical Mirage: Why Capitec’s CEO Is Forcing SA to Rethink Its Unemployment Narrative
The outcry was swift when Capitec CEO Gerrie Fourie dared to challenge South Africa’s sacred…
Public Institutions Are Playing A Role In Creating Social Transformation In South Africa
The success of public institutions is deeply rooted in their ability to plan with a…
South Africa’s Mining Output Grows By 9.9% Year-On-Year In February 2024
According to Stats SA, iron ore was the largest contributor to growth over the period, up 42.9 per cent, contributing 5.1 percentage points. Coal, South Africa’s main source of energy for power generation, also rose by 14.6 per cent, contributing 3.7 percentage points, while chrome ore production rose by 20.6 per cent, adding one percentage point. According to the statistics agency’s report, seasonally adjusted mining output in February was up five per cent from the previous month. This is reported…
Tourist Traffic To South Africa Doubled In 2023
Between January and December 2023, the number of international travellers arriving in South Africa was 8.5 million. This is a 48.9 per cent increase over the same period in 2022. According to South Africa’s national statistics agency (Stats SA), 6.4 million visitors from the African continent alone will visit the country in 2023, representing 75.6 per cent of total arrivals. According to statistics, there has been a marked increase in the number of travellers from Zimbabwe and Kenya. Between January…
The Spectre of Youth Unemployment in SA Is A Reminder That The Liberation Struggle Has Not Yet Fulfilled The Freedom Charter’s Promises
Unemployment is one of South Africa’s biggest tragedies. Statistics South Africa’s Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) for the first quarter of 2023 has painted a grim picture of the youth unemployment rate in the country, which increased by 1.1 percent to 46,5 percent this year. Around 11% of workers who should be working are unemployed. Up to 70% of young workers, between the ages of 15 and 24 years, are unemployed. Over 30 million South Africans live below the poverty…