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Cyril Xaba (African National Congress) has been Mayor of eThekwini since 10 Jul 2024. Unemployment rate: 21.2% of the labour force in Q2 2026, 1.8 percentage points lower than when Cyril Xaba took office in July 2024, while KwaZulu-Natal's rose 1.4 percentage points. Durban ranks 3rd of 8 cities on the employment rate; on the fall in unemployment it is 3rd. Durban and KwaZulu-Natal part most on people employed, +1.5% a year against −2.1%. Under Mxolisi Kaunda (2019 to 2024) the same series rose 1.5% a year.

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