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.

PRESIDENT TINUBU TO BE PRESENTED BY APC WITH CERTIFICATE OF RETURN, PARTY’S FLAG AS THE 2027 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE


 STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE 


President Tinubu to be presented by APC with certificate of return, party’s flag as the 2027 presidential candidate


President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will on Sunday receive the All Progressives Congress (APC) certificate and flag as its Presidential candidate for the 2027 elections. 


The Presidential Primary Elections Committee will present the certificate and flag at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre in Abuja after nationwide collation of the primary election results.


APC governors, members of the National Executive Committee, the National Working Committee, and the National Assembly, along with party stalwarts, will attend the event.


Bayo Onanuga 

Special Adviser to the President 

(Information & Strategy)

May 23, 2026

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