South Africa Economy

Unemployment

South Africa’s Unemployment Rate Rises to 33.6%, Jobless Population Hits 8.5 Million

South Africa’s unemployment rate has climbed to its highest level in four years, with the number of unemployed people rising

Emmanuel Eze August 11, 2026

South Africa Afreximbank

South Africa Joins Afreximbank, Announces US$8bn Country Programme

South Africa has officially acceded to the Establishment Agreement of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), becoming the 54th African state

Emmanuel Eze February 4, 2026

Profile: Pastor Oyinkansola Akinselure, the ‘Mummy Pata Pata’ Raising Nigeria’s Next Generation of Musicians

James David-Kings

Close-up of a smiling African woman with short highlighted natural hair, glasses and braces, resting her chin on her hand in a sunlit office setting with a calm, minimalist background.

Antoinette Edodo, Chief Strategy Officer, Heirs Technologies: Estate Management Graduate Driving Africa’s Tech Growth

Moyin Arowolo

Subomi Plumptre on personal development and asset management

The Lunch Hour: Subomi Plumptre- People with Successful Careers Train Themselves

Oluwatomi Otuyemi

fishing in nigeria

Working Lives: The Fisherman Who Left School for the Sea

Oluwatomi Otuyemi

African development bank president

AfDB: The True Cost of Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina’s Second Term

Kanyisola Olorunnisola

Asian entrepreneurs in Nigeria including Lebanese and Indian business communities

Why Asians Have Built Many of Nigeria’s Most Successful Businesses

Abimbola Agboluaje

Unemployment

South Africa’s Unemployment Rate Rises to 33.6%, Jobless Population Hits 8.5 Million

August 11, 2026

Sowore Vows to Restore Fuel Subsidy if Elected President in 2027

August 11, 2026

China Sentenced Its Former Agriculture Minister to Death. Here’s What He Did

August 11, 2026

Intel Raises $20bn in Upsized Share Sale to Fund Chip Manufacturing Expansion

August 11, 2026

Mother and child

Only 40% of Births in Nigeria Registered – National Population Commission

August 11, 2026

“We Shall Not Be Silenced’: NANS Calls for Mass Protests Over Fuel Price Crisis

How to Apply for the NANS Business Grant 2026 as a Nigerian Student

August 11, 2026