ELECTION FACTSHEET: Jobs in South Africa
Ahead of South Africa’s national and provincial elections in May 2024, we look at the country’s unemployment figures.
Ahead of South Africa’s national and provincial elections in May 2024, we look at the country’s unemployment figures.
With unemployment in South Africa at 32.1%, political parties have been keen to talk up their ability to create jobs ahead of elections.
Did the Democratic Alliance get its facts right when it outlined how it would tackle several problem areas if it were voted into power?
In his keynote speech at the launch of Rise Mzansi's election manifesto, the new party’s leader made several claims about South Africa.
As it set out how it would govern effectively, did the newcomer to South Africa’s political scene nail all of its facts?
The ruling party is correct that unemployment has decreased for seven consecutive quarters, but there is more to the story.
Ahead of the South African 2024 general elections, claims are being made about what opposition says is the poor state of the country.
Is the leader of the country and the ruling party correct about current unemployment figures?
While both the absolute numbers and the rate have grown since 1994, the graphic gets the figures wrong.
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