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Stats SA head Risenga Maluleke pours scorn on those putting unemployment at 10%
22 June 2025 – 09:44
by Khulekani Magubane and Dineo Faku
The storm over the true rate of unemployment intensified this week as statistician-general Risenga Maluleke accused Capitec CEO Gerrie Fourie of spreading “statistical fiction”.
In a strongly worded opinion piece, Maluleke said the likes of Fourie were insulting the jobless by maintaining that unemployment is closer to 10% than the official 32.9% rate given by Stats SA…
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