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Gregory Nthatisi (African National Congress) has been Executive Mayor of Mangaung since 26 Apr 2023. Unemployment rate: 33.0% of the labour force in Q2 2026, 1.3 percentage points higher than when Gregory Nthatisi took office in April 2023; Free State's moved +2.9 percentage points over the same months. On the employment rate Bloemfontein is 5th of the 8 cities, on jobs growth 6th. Gregory Nthatisi, in office since April 2023, is the 10th holder of the office since 1991.

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