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Stats SA Says GDP Has Improved In The 3rd Quarter, As The Economy Opens Up.

The Department of Statistics South Africa have released the results of the gross domestic product (GDP) for the third quarter of 2020. The report reveals that South Africa's economy grew by an annualised rate of 66.1% in the third qua...

Phumzile Mavimbela·over 3 years ago

SA's unemployment rate rises to 32.6%

Stats SA said that the number of employed people in the country remained almost unchanged at 15 million, although there was a slight decrease of 28,000, according to the Quarterly Labour Force Survey for the first quarter of 2021 release...

Phumzile Mavimbela·almost 3 years ago

Consumer Price inflation contracts by 0.5%

Stats SA has released the latest inflation data, showing annual consumer inflation slowed to 6.3% in May from 6.8% in April.

Neo Poho·10 months ago

Women are less likely to get jobs than men

The latest figures from Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) show that women are less likely to find employment compared with men.

Neo Poho·9 months ago

"More than 1 600 businesses closed down in 2023" - Stats SA

The latest liquidation numbers from Stats SA reveal that over 1 600 businesses closed down in 2023 however, this signals a significant reduction from 2022.

Neo Poho·3 months ago

What has caused South Africa's unemployment rate to rise to 32.1% ?

Senior Economist at Oxford Economics Africa, Jee-A van der Linde has revealed that South Africa’s increased unemployment rate was expected due to the weak economic activity that happened in the fourth quarter of last year.

Neo Poho·2 months ago