{"id":1046,"date":"2026-08-12T06:20:41","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T04:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/south-africa-youth-unemployment-climbs-as-jobless-rate-reaches-32-7-in-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T06:20:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T04:20:41","slug":"south-africa-youth-unemployment-climbs-as-jobless-rate-reaches-32-7-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/zu_za\/ukuntuleka-kwemisebenzi-kwentsha-eningizimu-afrika-kuyanda-njengoba-izinga-lokuntuleka-kwemisebenzi-lifinyelela-ku-327-ngo-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukuntuleka kwemisebenzi kwentsha eNingizimu Afrika kuyanda njengoba izinga lokuntuleka kwemisebenzi lifinyelela ku-327 ngo-2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Izinga lokungasebenzi elisemthethweni eNingizimu Afrika lenyuke laya ku-32.7% kwikota yokuqala ka-2026, lisuka ku-31.4% ekupheleni kuka-2025, kanti intsha eneminyaka engu-15-34 ithinteke kakhulu njengoba izinga layo lokungasebenzi lenyuka laya ku-47.4% kanti inani lentsha engasebenzi lenyuka ngo-264,000 laya ezigidini ezi-5 kwikota yesibili, ngokusho kwedatha ekhishwe yi-Statistics South Africa futhi yaqokonyiswa yi-National Youth Development Agency (NYDA).<\/p>\n

Imikhakha Ebalulekile Ilahlekelwe Imisebenzi, Intsha Ithinteke Kakhulu<\/h4>\n

Izinsizakalo zomphakathi nezenhlalo, izimayini, ezolimo, kanye nokukhiqiza ziqophe ukulahlekelwa kwemisebenzi okukhulu kakhulu ngekota yesibili ka-2026. Inani lentsha eqashiwe lehle ngo-40,000 laya ku-5.6 million, okubonisa ubunzima obuqhubekayo kubantu abasha abafuna imisebenzi. Ngokusho kwe-NYDA's Quarterly Youth Economic Bulletin yokuqala eyakhishwa ngoMashi, ukukhula komnotho okulinganiselwe ngo-2025 kwakunganele ukunciphisa ukungasebenzi kwentsha kakhulu.<\/p>\n

Inani eliphelele labantu abangasebenzi ezweni lonke lifinyelele ku-8.1 million kwikota yokuqala ka-2026, okuwubufakazi obengeziwe bokuthi ukululama okubanzi komnotho kusalokhu kungabonakali naphezu kwemizamo yenqubomgomo yakamuva. Inkinga yokuntuleka kwemisebenzi kwentsha eqhubekayo iqinise izicelo zokungenelela okusebenzayo nokuphuthumayo okuhlose ukudala imisebenzi yentsha yaseNingizimu Afrika.<\/p>\n

Amaqembu Aphikisayo Agxeka I-GNU Nezinguquko Zezomnotho<\/h4>\n

Abaholi abaphikisayo basole uHulumeni woBumbano lukaZwelonke (i-GNU) ngokwehluleka ukubhekana nenkinga yokuntuleka kwemisebenzi nokubeka phambili ukudalwa kwemisebenzi phakathi kwezingxabano zangaphakathi. Ilungu lePhalamende le-ActionSA u-Alan Beesley uthe, \u201cNgenkathi izigidi zabantu baseNingizimu Afrika zingakwazi ukuthola umsebenzi, i-GNU isalokhu igcwele izimpi zangaphakathi, ukuhweba ngamahhashi kwezepolitiki, kanye nokungezwani phakathi kwamaqembu ayo.\u201d<\/p>\n

Umholi weDemocratic Alliance uGeordin Hill-Lewis ukhombe izinguquko zomnotho ezihamba kancane kanye nezithiyo zesistimu: "Ukuguqulwa komnotho kwenzeka kancane kakhulu ukuze kukhuthazwe ukukhula ngesivinini esidingekayo ukudala imisebenzi. Amabhizinisi nabatshalizimali basabanjwe yimithetho eqinile, izinsizakalo eziyisisekelo ezingathembekile, amachweba nezitimela ezihlulekayo, kanye nobugebengu obenza kube nzima futhi kubize kakhulu ukwakha, ukutshala imali kanye nokuqasha abantu."<\/p>\n

Umholi weRise Mzansi uSongezo Zibi ugcizelele izinselele eziyisisekelo ezivimbela ukudalwa kwemisebenzi, ethi, \u201cAsikwazi ukwakha izimboni noma ukudala imisebenzi eqhubekayo ngaphandle kokuthola izisekelo ezifanele. Amanzi, amandla, kanye nempahla kuyigazi lokukhula komnotho. Lapho amachweba eminyana, imizila yesitimela iyawohloka, ukuhlinzekwa kwamanzi kuyawa, futhi amandla ehlala engazinzile, ukukhula kwezimboni akunakwenzeka.\u201d<\/p>\n

I-NYDA kanye nochwepheshe bezabasebenzi bayaqhubeka nokubiza izinqubomgomo eziqondiwe kanye nesinyathelo esiphuthumayo sikahulumeni sokuguqula umkhuba wokwanda kokuntuleka kwemisebenzi, ikakhulukazi phakathi kwentsha. Kulindeleke ukuthi kube nemininingwane eyengeziwe yemakethe yezabasebenzi kanye nezimpendulo zenqubomgomo ezinyangeni ezizayo.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Izinga lokungasebenzi eNingizimu Afrika lenyuke laya ku-32.7%, kanti ukuntuleka kwemisebenzi kwentsha ku-47.4% njengoba izigidi zisesenamsebenzi kanti amaqembu aphikisayo asola izinguquko ze-GNU ezihamba kancane.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[835,141,836,174,205,834],"class_list":["post-1046","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sa-news","tag-economic-reform","tag-gnu","tag-job-creation","tag-south-africa","tag-unemployment","tag-youth-unemployment"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nSouth Africa Youth Unemployment Climbs as Jobless Rate Reaches 32.7% in 2026 - MK Party<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/zu_za\/ukuntuleka-kwemisebenzi-kwentsha-eningizimu-afrika-kuyanda-njengoba-izinga-lokuntuleka-kwemisebenzi-lifinyelela-ku-327-ngo-2026\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"South Africa Youth Unemployment Climbs as Jobless Rate Reaches 32.7% in 2026\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"South Africa\u2019s unemployment rate rose to 32.7%, with youth joblessness at 47.4% as millions remain without work and opposition parties blame the GNU\u2019s slow reforms.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/zu_za\/ukuntuleka-kwemisebenzi-kwentsha-eningizimu-afrika-kuyanda-njengoba-izinga-lokuntuleka-kwemisebenzi-lifinyelela-ku-327-ngo-2026\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"MK Party\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-08-12T04:20:41+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/uMkhonto-Wesizwe.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"300\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"300\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Siphiwe Khaya\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Siphiwe Khaya\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/south-africa-youth-unemployment-climbs-as-jobless-rate-reaches-32-7-in-2026\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/south-africa-youth-unemployment-climbs-as-jobless-rate-reaches-32-7-in-2026\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Siphiwe Khaya\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/#\/schema\/person\/9f56905371434eb29146240baa3cb283\"},\"headline\":\"South Africa Youth Unemployment Climbs as Jobless Rate Reaches 32.7% in 2026\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-08-12T04:20:41+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-08-12T04:20:41+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/south-africa-youth-unemployment-climbs-as-jobless-rate-reaches-32-7-in-2026\/\"},\"wordCount\":401,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"economic reform\",\"GNU\",\"job creation\",\"South Africa\",\"unemployment\",\"youth unemployment\"],\"articleSection\":[\"SA News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"zu\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/south-africa-youth-unemployment-climbs-as-jobless-rate-reaches-32-7-in-2026\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/south-africa-youth-unemployment-climbs-as-jobless-rate-reaches-32-7-in-2026\/\",\"name\":\"South Africa Youth Unemployment Climbs as Jobless Rate Reaches 32.7% in 2026 - 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