ActionSA demands Meth's dismissal for 'failing' to address unemployment
In the first quarter of 2025, the unemployment rate increased by 1 percentage point to 32.9% from the fourth quarter of 2024, leaving millions of people without jobs and others discouraged to look for work.
ActionSA MP Alan Beesley said Meth had failed to present a plan to address the issue.
' There is a glaring absence of any meaningful strategy, either in planning or implementation, and despite full awareness of South Africa's worsening unemployment crisis, Meth has failed to present a coherent plan to stem job losses, support the informal economy or tackle the systemic barriers that keep young people out of the workforce,' Beesley said.
'ActionSA believes that something has to give. Sitting on our hands while millions suffer is simply not an option. We are committed to using every available lever to ensure that South Africa's unemployment crisis is addressed with the urgency it demands.'
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