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ANC MP Noxolo Abraham says they expect Mboweni to announce more funding for coronavirus vaccines as the country starts to vaccinate health care workers as well as a solid economic recovery plan. “We expect [that] the minister will talk to the provision of sufficient funding for government’s response to the challenges that are facing our country – an aggressive vaccine roll-out to protect front line workers the most vulnerable groups. An additional building [of] our own capacity to manufac...

PRETORIA — South Africa’s unemployment rate jumped to a record high in the fourth quarter of last year, the statistics agency said on Tuesday, as the economy…

2021-02-23 15:55:52 GMT2021-02-23 23:55:52(Beijing Time) Xinhua English PRETORIA, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- South Africas unemployment rate increased by 1.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2020 to 32.5 percent, the highest since 2008, said Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) on Tuesday in its Quarterly Labor Force Survey (QLFS). Statistician-General Risenga Maluleke said the number of unemployed people increased by 701,000 to 7.2 million in Q4. According to an expanded definition of unemployme...

From 30.8% in the third quarter.

We must defeat Covid-19 as a tribute to Jackson Mthembu, says DD By Zintle Mahlati Share Johannesburg - Deputy President David Mabuza says a fitting tribute to Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu would be to defeat the Covid-19 pandemic. Mabuza was speaking on Monday at a virtual memorial service for Mthembu. The minister died last week Thursday, following complications related to Covid-19. His official funeral was held on Sunday, at his hometown of eMalahleni. Mabuza said the country ha...

Jackson Mthembu memorial service to take place on 25 January The service will take place in Hatfield at governments communication offices. FILE: Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu at a post-Cabinet briefing on 8 August 2019. Picture: GCIS 72 days ago JOHANNESBURG - A memorial service will be held on Monday for the late minister in the presidency, Jackson Mthembu. The service will take place in Hat...

Others expect the rate to be kept unchanged. Statistics South Africa published the December consumer price inflation (CPI) data today, which showed that headline consumer price inflation slowed to 3.1% year-on-year in December from 3.2% in November. The current inflation rate falls at the lower end of the Sarb’s target range of between 3% and 6%. According to Stats SA, inflation for 2020 was the lowest in 16 years and the second lowest in 51 years. As a result of the ban on the sale of alcoh...