ActionSA calls on Ramaphosa to fire Labour Minister Meth over worsening unemployment rate

CAPE TOWN - ActionSA has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to fire Labour and Employment Minister Makhosazana Meth for the worsening unemployment rate.

The party's Alan Beesley said that the party had written to Ramaphosa asking him to take action against Meth, saying that the latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey painted a dire picture.

The latest numbers show how official unemployment has increased from 31.9% in the previous quarter to 32.9%, with 8.2 million South Africans unemployed.

"Nearly one in every second youth is unemployed. Based on the latest quarterly numbers, 24,000 jobs are being lost a week, nearly 5,000 a day. There’s clearly no strategy or accountability to turn around this unemployment crisis. The start of accountability is to remove Minister Meth."