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.

LIONEL JOSPIN, FORMER FRENCH PRIME MINISTER AND ARCHITECT OF MODERN SOCIALISM, DIES AT 88.(PHOTO).


 Lionel Jospin, former French prime minister and architect of modern socialism, dies at 88

Lionel Jospin, the longtime architect of French socialism and former prime minister, has died at 88. The Socialist Party, which he led for decades, confirmed his passing on Monday, marking the end of a career that spanned more than 40 years and shaped modern French politics. Jospin served as prime minister from 1997 to 2002, oversaw the implementation of a 35-hour workweek, and played a key role in France’s transition to the euro, while also running twice for the presidency.

Born on July 12, 1937, in Meudon, near Paris, Jospin grew up in a socialist household that influenced his lifelong commitment to social justice. Educated at the Institut d’Études Politiques and the École Nationale d’Administration, he began his career in the foreign ministry before turning to teaching and political organizing. He helped rebuild the Socialist Party after the upheavals of 1968, brokered alliances with French Communists, and rose to national prominence under President François Mitterrand. As prime minister, he led significant domestic reforms, reduced unemployment, created two million jobs, and reshaped the presidency’s term length. Despite a surprising defeat in the 2002 presidential election that ended his political career, he remained an influential voice in French public life, later serving on the Constitutional Council. He is survived by his wife, Sylviane Agacinski, and his three children, Eva, Hugo, and Daniel.


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