South Africa’s unemployment crisis deepens as jobless rate rises to 33.6%
South Africa's unemployment rate has surged to 33.6%, with 8.5 million people now jobless. Youth unemployment is particularly dire at 47.4%, prompting the South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) to call for urgent action against the deepening jobs crisis.
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