# The GOOD Party says the increasing number of active South Africans jobseekers to more than 8.1 million adults, together with sustained slow economic growth, is a national crisis. According to the unemployment numbers for the first quarter of the year released by Statistics SA, the expanded unemployment rate rose 1.6-percent to 43.7-percent. GOOD’s secretary […]
# The South African Federation of Trade Unions says the figures in the latest quarter one 2026 Labour Force Survey expose an economy in deep structural crisis, and a society being pushed towards desperation. Unemployment rate rose by 1.3 percentage points, from 31.4-percent in the fourth quarter of 2025 to 32.7-percent in the first quarter […]
# Die EFF sê die huidige werkloosheidsyfer bevestig dat Suid-Afrika dieper sink in armoede, honger, hopeloosheid en ekonomiese verval. Die jongste kwartaallikse arbeidsmagpeiling toon dat die land in 2026 se eerste kwartaal 345-duisend werksgeleenthede verloor het wat die amptelike werkloosheidsyfer tot 32,7-persent laat klim. Volgens die EFF is die oplossing radikale herstrukturering van die ekonomie […]
# The EFF says the latest unemployment statistics confirm that South Africa is descending deeper into poverty, hunger, hopelessness, and economic collapse. The latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey shows that the country lost 345-thousand jobs in the first quarter of 2026, pushing the official unemployment rate up to 32.7-percent. The EFF says the only sustainable solution to […]
# Die DA sê die jongste kwartaallikse arbeidsmagpeiling wys die noodsaaklikheid van ernstige ekonomiese hervorming. Volgens die peiling het Suid-Afrika in 2026 se eerste kwartaal 345-duisend werksgeleenthede verloor en die werkloosheidsyfer staan nou op 32,7-persent. Uitgebreide werkloosheid het tot 43,7-persent gestyg. Die DA-leier Geordin Hill-Lewis sê ekonomiese hervorming is te stadig, te versigtig en word […]
# The DA says the latest Quarterly Labour Force Review shows that serious economic reform is urgently required. The survey shows South Africa lost 345-thousand jobs in the first quarter of 2026, pushing the official unemployment rate up to 32.7-percent. Expanded unemployment climbed to 43.7-percent. DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis says economic reform has been too slow, too […]
# ActionSA says president Cyril Ramaphosa must dismiss all government of national unity ministers responsible for economic policy following the latest Statistics South Africa labour force survey. The report for January to March shows over 300-thousand were lost, pushing the expanded unemployment rate to 43.7-percent. The party’s Alan Beesley warns that millions of South Africans […]
# The South African Electricity Traders Association says electricity reforms in South Africa are now less about policy direction and more about execution. The group, working with Krutham, states the government has broadly agreed on a multi-market electricity system, but progress remains uneven, and timelines are shifting in several areas. Key reforms still to be […]
# Union federation Cosatu says urgent action is needed to tackle the rising unemployment crisis. The latest Statistics South Africa figures for January to March show the expanded unemployment rate has increased to 43.7-percent, with over 300-thousand more people out of work. Cosatu’s Matthew Parks says job losses were especially high in construction and community […]
