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Nkosindiphile Xhakaza (African National Congress) has been Executive Mayor of Ekurhuleni since 11 Apr 2024. The unemployment rate stood at 34.6% of the labour force in Q2 2026, 1.8 percentage points higher than when Nkosindiphile Xhakaza took office in April 2024, while Gauteng's rose 0.4 percentage points. On the employment rate Ekurhuleni is 4th of the 8 cities, on the fall in unemployment 6th. Over Sivuyile Ngodwana's tenure, 2023 to 2024, the unemployment rate moved +2.1 percentage points. Since 1991 the office has changed hands 7 times; Nkosindiphile Xhakaza has held it since April 2024.

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