Checked 27 October 2026
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What was said
Tshwane mayor Nasiphi Moya (ActionSA) talks about October 2024, when she took office. She says that about one in three economically active residents (people working or looking for work) could not find work then.
ActionSA. Published 14 October 2026.
Where to look: Paragraphs 7 and 10 (what was claimed): 'When I became Mayor in October 2024 ...'; '... approximately one in three economically active residents could not find work.'
Why it is Verified
Stats SA's official unemployment rate for Tshwane was 33.9% in July-September 2024. That is about one in three. In April-June 2026 it was 34.2%, about the same as when she took office. A year earlier, in April-June 2025, it was 30.8%. Stats SA's own tables show the rise from 30.8% is bigger than the survey's margin of error (how far off a survey number could be). So it is a real rise, not survey noise.
Stats SA. Published 12 November 2024.
Where to look: Printed page 36 (PDF page 41), Table 2.3 'Labour force characteristics by province and metro', block 'Gauteng - City of Tshwane': unemployment rate 33,9% (Jul-Sep 2024), 35,3% (Apr-Jun 2024)
Stats SA. Published 11 August 2026.
Where to look: Printed page 39 (PDF page 44), Table 2.3, block 'Gauteng - City of Tshwane': LU1 unemployment rate 34,2% (Apr-Jun 2026), 36,8% (Jan-Mar 2026), 30,8% (Apr-Jun 2025). Printed page 129 (PDF page 134), Table 2.3B, 'Gauteng - City of Tshwane': LU1 year-on-year change 3,5, 95% range 0,7 to 6,3, p-value 0,01.
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