Limpopo seeing progress in poverty and unemployment fight: Premier

File | Unemployment graphic. Limpopo Premier Phophi Ramathuba says the province is recording encouraging progress in the fight against poverty and unemployment. She was speaking during the State of the Nation Address (SONA) debate under way in Parliament. Ramathuba points to declining poverty levels and falling unemployment figures. She says Limpopo is leading nationally in…

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Unemployment soars in Eastern Cape, Gauteng: Stats SA

[File] Job seekers standing outside a construction site The unemployment rate in the Eastern Cape rose by 1.3 percentage points to 42.5% in the fourth quarter of last year. The figures were released during the Quarterly Labour Force Survey briefing by Statistician-General Risenga Maluleke. Some 30 000 jobs were lost in the province over the…

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Search for trapped five mineworkers at Ekapa Mine continues

[File Image]: Gold miners work deep underground at Sibanye Gold’s Masimthembe shaft in Westonaria, South Africa, April 3, 2017. Details surrounding the search and rescue operation for five Ekapa Mine workers trapped underground following a mud rush in the early hours of Tuesday morning remain unclear. The Kimberley-based mine said in a statement after the…

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Winde welcomes Western Cape’s unemployment rate drop

Job seekers in SA Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has welcomed the latest Statistics South Africa data that shows that the province’s unemployment rate has dropped to 18.1%, the lowest in the country. The latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey data was released earlier today. Winde says on average, the Western Cape added 31 000 jobs…

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Cosatu warns against celebrating marginal drop in unemployment

FILE IMAGE | Men hold placards offering temporary employment services while waiting for potential customers. Parliamentary Coordinator at Cosatu, Matthew Parks says while a marginal drop in the unemployment rate is welcome news, the overall unemployment situation in the country is not cause for celebration. His comments come after the latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey…

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Unemployment rate drops by 0.5% to 31.4%: Stats SA

FILE IMAGE | Men hold placards offering temporary employment services while waiting for potential customers. The latest data released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) shows that the official unemployment rate decreased by 0,5% points from 31,9% in the third quarter of 2025 to 31,4% in the fourth quarter of 2025. The Quarterly Labour Force…

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