South Africa’s unemployment crisis is a national emergency
In the second quarter of 2026, the official unemployment rate increased to 33.6%, up by 0.9 percentage points from the previous quarter.
Professor Cameron Modisane
Deputy Executive Dean
Professor Cameron Modisane is the Deputy Executive Dean, College of Accounting Sciences at the University of South Africa (Unisa). The views expressed are his own and don’t reflect those of the publication.
