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SA unemployment rate hits highest level since 2017 at 27.6%
South Africa's unemployment rate has risen to its highest level since the third quarter of 2017 to 27.6% at the end of the first quarter of 2019, according to data released by Stats SA on Tuesday.
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Saftu's Vavi warns SA's unemployment rate could increase
Statistics South Africa is expected to release its quarterly survey on the unemployment rate on Tuesday.
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No independent audit on alleged voting irregularities, says IEC
At least 27 parties are demanding that the independent audit be conducted by another body other than Stats SA.
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CT murder rate highest, Tshwane lowest in SA - safety report
The report is a collation of data from sources like the South African Police Service and Stats SA to look at the state of crime, violence and safety in the country’s nine metros.
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Stats SA: Jobs in formal sector increased by 87k in 2018’s fourth quarter
The numbers also indicate that people working part-time increased by 37,000 while those working full time increased by 50,000.
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SA’s manufacturing output up 0.3% y/y in January
On a month-on-month basis factory production contracted by 2% in January, Statistics South Africa.
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Investors to closely monitor SA polls after positive GDP figures, say economists
Stats SA said the country’s economy expanded by 1.4% in the fourth quarter of last year following a revised figure of 2.6% in the third quarter.
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SA attains 2 successive quarters of growth
The expansion comes after a revised figure of 2.6% in the third quarter. It’s welcome news as the country entered into a technical recession last year.
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SA economy expands by 1.4% in Q4 of 2018
South Africa’s economy expanded 1.4% in the fourth quarter of 2018 after a revised 2.6% expansion in the third quarter, data from Statistics South Africa showed on Tuesday.
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Q4 unemployment rate drops slightly to 27.1%
The data, released by Stats SA on Tuesday, showed that the unemployment figured decreased from 27.5% in the third quarter of 2018 to 27.1% in the fourth quarter.
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Unemployment rate expected to decrease for Q4 of 2018
In the third quarter, the unemployment rate increased to 27.5% with 6.2 million people without work.
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CPI slows to 4.5% from 5.2%
Statistics South Africa released the data on Wednesday.
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Consumer inflation increases to 5.2% in November
Core inflation, which excludes the prices of food, non-alcoholic beverages, petrol and energy, was at 4.4% in November up from 4.2% in October.
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Stats SA to announce third quarter GDP results
South Africans will know on Tuesday whether the country has emerged from a technical recession.
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Retail trade sales rose 0.7% y/y in September 2018
Stats SA also announced that retail trade sales increased by 1.5% in the third quarter of 2018 compared with the third quarter of 2017.
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Stats SA to reveal September retail sales figures
Nedbank economist Johannes Khoza says retail sales growth will show a dip in September but should still make a positive contribution to third quarter GDP.
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Unemployed KZN graduates march to Union Buildings to demand jobs
They say that they want the government to come up with solutions to tackle the rising unemployment rate.
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Stats SA: 7 of 10 SA’s industries record drop in labour force
The survey for the third quarter has revealed that 6.2 million South Africans are without jobs.
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Stats SA: 7 out of 9 provinces record employment increase
Figures show a 0.3 percentage point increase in the unemployment rate to 27.5% for the third quarter.
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DA calls on government to strengthen SAPS resources
The Stats SA report has revealed that crime on individuals has increased by 5% to over 1.6 million, with theft of personal property being the most dominant.
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Stats SA to help with land reform process
From next Monday, officials are to visit farmsteads countrywide embarking on a census of commercial farms.
