from DION HENRICK in Cape Town
Western Cape Bureau
CAPE TOWN, (CAJ News) – SOUTH Africa’s latest employment figures have once again highlighted a clear truth: where the Democratic Alliance (DA) governs, jobs are being created, and corruption is being crushed.
According to the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS), job growth surged in key sectors such as construction and agriculture — both areas where the DA’s policies and leadership have taken hold.
Construction saw an impressive 130,000 new jobs added in the third quarter of 2025, marking a 10.3% increase, while agriculture added another 14,000 jobs.
These gains contributed to a slight but welcome national decline in unemployment to 31.9%.
This progress underscores the DA’s commitment to clean, transparent, and effective governance — a stark contrast to years of corruption and mismanagement under the African National Congress (ANC’s) rule, which have drained public coffers, crippled infrastructure, and left millions unemployed.
Under Minister Dean Macpherson’s drive to “turn South Africa into a construction site,” the DA has championed infrastructure investment, red tape reduction, and support for small businesses — practical reforms that are already yielding results.
In the Western Cape, where the DA leads outright, 70,000 new jobs were created in the last quarter alone — nearly a quarter of all new jobs nationwide.
In KwaZulu-Natal, where the DA shares governance through the Government of Provincial Unity, another 54,000 jobs were added.
While the national unemployment crisis remains severe, the DA’s model offers a credible path forward: ethical leadership, efficient governance, and a laser focus on economic opportunity. If replicated nationally, these principles could lift millions out of poverty and restore faith in South Africa’s economic future — one job at a time.
– CAJ News