The South African province which is so bad that more people are unemployed than working

• The Eastern Cape province in South Africa has an expanded unemployment rate of 54.1%, meaning more people are unemployed than working.
• The unemployment rate in the Eastern Cape increased by 6.6 percentage points over the last year, with the largest increase in unemployment recorded in the province.
• The high unemployment rate in the Eastern Cape has raised concerns among stakeholders, who are calling for the province to attract investment and create jobs to address the issue.