Trade Union Says Drop in Unemployment Masks Deepening Economic Crisis

The General Industrial Workers Union of South Africa (GIWUSA) has expressed cautious optimism following the latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey, which showed that South Africa’s unemployment rate fell to 31.9% in the third quarter of 2025, down from 33.2% in the previous quarter. While the union welcomed the decline, it warned that the figures mask deeper structural problems in the economy. GIWUSA president, Mametlwe Sebei, said the data points to […]