SOUTH AFRICA'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE RISES TO 33.6% IN Q2 2026.(PHOTO).

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  South Africa's Unemployment Rate Rises to 33.6% in Q2 2026 South Africa's unemployment rate climbed to 33.6% in the second quarter of 2026, up from 32.7% in the first quarter, according to new figures from the national statistics department. The number of unemployed people rose to 8.5 million, while the number of employed people fell by 16,000 to 16.7 million. The data shows job losses across key sectors including community and social services, mining, agriculture, manufacturing and utilities. The steepest declines were recorded in the Western Cape, Gauteng, and North West provinces. Officials did not provide clear reasons for the downturn, leaving the main drivers of the rising unemployment rate uncertain.

ITALY'S MELONI TO TRAVEL TO ALGERIA AS IRAN WAR DISRUPTS QATAR LNG SUPPLIES. (PHOTO).


 Italy's Meloni to travel to Algeria as Iran war disrupts Qatar LNG supplies


Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will travel to Algeria this week as Rome looks to secure alternative ​gas supplies amid prolonged disruptions in deliveries from Qatar, Reuters reported.


The ‌prime minister's office said Meloni will be in Algiers on Wednesday, without giving a detailed schedule for the official trip.


Algeria is one of the countries Italy is in talks with to secure gas supplies after Iranian strikes on Qatar appeared to ⁠have halted its exports for an extended period, Energy Minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin said on Friday.


The minister said Italian state-controlled energy ​companies were talking to suppliers from Algeria, the United States and Azerbaijan to receive more gas, and the government was trying to assist ​them.


Algeria has become one of Italy's top gas suppliers ​after Rome moved to replace Russian gas following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine ‌in ⁠2022, and now covers around 30% of the country's annual gas consumption.


Qatar used to cover around 10% of Italy's consumption, but after Iranian attacks it told Italian customer Edison it would not be ​able to ⁠fulfil its contractual obligations for April.


The pause in supplies is likely to be longer-lasting after ​gas facilities were hit hard last week, QatarEnergy's ​CEO ⁠said.

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