Politics News World NewsSouth Africa’s unemployment rate rises to 27.6% in Q1by Abisola THOMPSONMay 15, 2019May 15, 2019 by by Abisola THOMPSONMay 15, 2019May 15, 20190651 (Reuters/TBIAfrica.com) South Africa’s unemployment rate rose to 27.6 per cent in the first quarter from 27.1 per cent in the last quarter of 2018, official