Gauteng 2.6 Million Residents are Unemployed
BY : CHANON LECODEY MERRICKS ONLINE EDITOR KASiBC_AFRiCA
Lesufi fails Gauteng Residents, as over 2.6 Million Residents are Unemployed
Over 2.6 million Gauteng residents are unemployed, highlighting the urgent need for economic reforms to ensure job creation. Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi’s employment initiatives are failing, as the unemployment rate has increased by 1.1% from the fourth quarter of 2025 to 34.1%.
This information was revealed in the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) for the first quarter of 2026. According to the QLFS, Gauteng has lost 67,000 jobs. This is because Lesufi’s government failed to create a conducive environment for private investment to create sustainable jobs.
Investors are moving away from the province due to this government's failure to address crime, infrastructure failures, and service delivery crisis crises. No business can invest in a province facing a continuous water and electricity crisis.
Private companies like British American Tobacco South Africa (BATSA) have highlighted that poor law enforcement has led them to close their manufacturing plant in Heidelberg.
ArcelorMittal South Africa in Vereeniging announced in 2023 that it would start phased shutdowns until 2025. The Ford Motor Company started downsizing its operations at the Silverton Assembly plant in Pretoria. The Nissan Company has also left the province.
Without proper interventions by the Gauteng Provincial Government (GPG), businesses will continue to shut down, and the unemployment rate will increase every quarter.
A DA-led provincial government would repurpose the Gauteng Department of Economic Development (GDED) to be a think tank to engage with job creation and economic expansion experts. This would assist businesses in the province to invest more in the economy and create jobs.
We would also engage with the various spheres of government on infrastructure investment to facilitate economic activity. This would also be a direct investment in the economy and the construction industry and assist in creating more jobs.
The Gauteng Growth and Development Agency would be repurposed to follow the same processes, activities, and objectives of Wesgro, which has been far more successful in stimulating the economy and fostering job creation.
The DA is the only party that can grow the Gauteng economy. We would do this by engaging directly with businesses to determine what hinders them from investing in Gauteng. We would also cut red tape to make it easier for businesses to invest in the Gauteng economy.
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