South Africa's jobs crisis deepened at the start of 2026, with hundreds of thousands more people left without work in a trend that continues to hit younger citizens hardest, Cape town Etc reports.
Fresh figures released by Statistics South Africa on Tuesday show that the country's official unemployment rate has climbed to 32.7, pushing the total number of unemployed South Africans above 8.1 million.
The latest data, covering January to March, paints a familiar picture for many households across the country: fewer jobs, rising living costs and growing uncertainty around where the next opportunity will come from.
