With the Q4 2025 Quarterly Labour Force Survey released today by Statistics South Africa, the national conversation is once again focused on the headline unemployment rate. However, the deeper story emerging from recent labour-market trends points to far more consequential questions about youth exclusion, job quality, long-term unemployment, and the country’s economic trajectory into 2026. Gugulethu and Dr Linda Meyer, MD Rosebank College discuss whether the latest unemployment rate reflects genuine recovery or continued structural stagnation. Kaya FM