Checked 27 October 2026
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What was said
Claim by the DA about the ActionSA-led coalition: DA mayoral candidate Cilliers Brink says Tshwane lost 85,000 jobs. He says that is more than 6% of employed people. He says this was between April 2025 and April 2026. He says it was under the ANC/EFF/ActionSA coalition.
Democratic Alliance. Published 12 August 2026.
Where to look: Header 'Issued by Ald Cilliers Brink - DA Tshwane Mayoral Candidate, 12 Aug 2026'; paragraph 1 (what was claimed: 'In the year from April 2025 to April 2026, the Tshwane Metro lost 85,000 jobs — a drop in the number of employed persons of more than 6%.'); paragraph 4 (links the losses to the ANC-led coalition and its ActionSA mayor)
Why it is Verified
Stats SA's survey shows the number of employed people in Tshwane fell from 1,336,000 to 1,251,000 (6.4%). This was between April-June 2025 and April-June 2026. Stats SA's own tables show this fall is bigger than the survey's margin of error (how far off a survey number could be). So it is a real fall, not survey noise. The survey does not say what caused the fall.
Stats SA. Published 11 August 2026.
Where to look: Printed page 39 (PDF page 44), Table 2.3, block 'Gauteng - City of Tshwane': Employed 1 336 (Apr-Jun 2025), 1 229 (Jan-Mar 2026), 1 251 (Apr-Jun 2026) thousand; year-on-year change -85 thousand, -6,4%. Printed page 129 (PDF page 134), Table 2.3B: Employed year-on-year change -85, 95% range -153 to -18, p-value 0,01.
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