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Official unemployment rate rises

The official unemployment rate has risen to 34.4 percent between April and June from 32.6 percent.

This means 7.8 million people are unemployed.

Under the expanded definition — which included discouraged workers — the unemployment rate is 42.6 percent, meaning 11.9 million people are jobless.

The Eastern Cape recorded the highest official and expanded unemployment rates.

Limpopo and the Northern Cape have more than 15,0 percentage points difference between their expanded and official unemployment rates.

-eNCA

In other news – Photos of 8 SA female celebrities without make-up

We’ve seen people mocking celebrities on social media if they appear without makeup but also complain that celebrities wear too much makeup.

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Nadia Nakai trended on social media after visiting a spa where she took a picture without makeup on and it went viral and even made headlines even though it is completely normal to show up at spaces which you want to comfortable at without makeup but for celebrities, Learn More

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