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7 African National Congress1 Democratic Alliance1 Inkatha Freedom Party
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Oscar Mabuyane (African National Congress) has been Premier of the Eastern Cape since 22 May 2019. In Q2 2026 the unemployment rate was 47.5% of the labour force, 10.1 percentage points higher than when Oscar Mabuyane took office in May 2019, while South Africa's rose 6.0 percentage points. Eastern Cape ranks 4th of 9 provinces on the employment rate; on the fall in unemployment it is 9th. Eastern Cape and South Africa part most on population, +0.1% a year against +1.2%. Under Phumulo Masualle (2014 to 2019) the same series edged up 0.3% a year. Inflation is 4.7% on a year earlier (Sep 2026), 0.9 percentage points above its level at day zero.

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