Jimmy Moyaha speaks to NEDLAC convenor for BUSA Kaizer Moyane and Cosatu’s Parliamentary Co-ordinator, Matthew Parks about labour reform in South Africa. The official unemployment rate declined further to 32.7% in the fourth quarter of 2022, from 32.9% in the third, Statistics SA reported on Tuesday. This was despite record levels of load shedding, which was implemented during more than 200 days in 2022. Unemployment hit a record high of 35.3% in the fourth quarter of 2021 amid the pandemic fallout. The Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) showed that 169 000 jobs were gained between the third and fourth quarters of 2022.