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.

GOV. ZULUM OF BORNO STATE HAS SAID THE STATE GOVERNMENT CLOSED DOWN JILLI MARKET FIVE YEARS AGO, FOR SERVING AS A NOTORIOUS HUB ALLEGEDLY USED BY INSURGENTS AND THEIR LOGISTICS SUPPLIERS.(PHOTO)

 

Governor Babagana  Zulum of Borno State has said the state government closed down Jilli market five years ago, for serving as a notorious hub allegedly used by insurgents and their logistics suppliers.


He said this while reacting to the bombing which claimed over 50 lives at the market, on Saturday.


In a statement issued Sunday by his Special Adviser on Media, Dauda Iliya, the governor warned residents against aiding, harbouring, or providing logistical support to Boko Haram insurgents.


“I have been properly briefed on the airstrike carried out by the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai on Jilli market, a border town between Borno and Yobe states. Let me state categorically that the Borno State Government closed Jilli and Gazabure markets five years ago.”


“I am in close consultation with the Government of Yobe State and the military hierarchy on the matter,” he said.


Governor Zulum explained that Borno maintains close coordination with the military and other security agencies before resettling any community or reopening markets, particularly in areas affected by insurgency.

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