14 illegal miners dead, scores injured in South Africa
South African police said on Tuesday that 14 illegal miners had died and scores of others had been injured at a disused mine near Rustenburg in the North West province. Police did not give more details. A senior provincial police official is on the way to the scene. Illegal mining has plagued South Africa for … The post 14 illegal miners dead, scores injured in South Africa appeared first on…
South Africa's unemployment rate jumped to 33.6% in the second quarter of 2026, Statistics South Africa reported. This marked a rise of 345,000 people compared to the first quarter, with the total number of unemployed individuals reaching approximately 8.5 million. The province of KwaZulu-Natal saw its unemployment rate increase by 1.3%, reaching 32.5%.
KwaZulu-Natal's labour force grew by 3,000 during the quarter, but the number of employed people fell by 22,000 compared to the previous year. In eThekwini, employment increased by 30,000 jobs during the same period, while Cape Town experienced a decline of 19,000 jobs. Nationally, the unemployment rate rose from 32.7% to 33.6%, with the number of unemployed people increasing by 345,000.
Young people aged 15-24 were the most severely impacted, with 36.4% of this age group not in employment, education, or training, a 1.2% increase from the previous year. The decline was seen across multiple sectors, including manufacturing, which lost 100,000 jobs year-on-year, and community and social services, which lost 101,000 jobs.
Written by urgent.news from IOL's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
This story
This is one outlet's version. Read the fullest account.
