South Africa’s unemployment rate has risen to 33.6 percent in the second quarter of 2026, with the latest figures showing an increase in the number of unemployed people and a decline in employment. According to data from Statistics South Africa, the unemployment rate increased by 0.9 percentage points from 32.7 percent in the first quarter…
South African police have launched an investigation into the death of national football player Jayden Adams, whose body was found at a home in Cape Town shortly after he returned from the FIFA World Cup.
South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs says it will recruit 301 additional immigration officers to strengthen immigration enforcement across the country.
The South African government has stepped up security measures ahead of the June 30 deadline set by anti-migrant groups demanding that undocumented foreign nationals leave the country.
South Africa has repatriated 2,745 foreign nationals in the week following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s commitment to implement stricter measures against illegal immigration, as stated by the country’s home affairs minister.
