Maimane recently presented his employment-centred manifesto in Bertrams, Johannesburg. He expressed his vision for a job-centric South Africa, stating, Today, we launch a jobs plan because it is about jobs. If you do not have a job, your dignity is robbed from you. He indicated the importance of a pragmatic approach to tackling national challenges such as poverty and inequality. His aspiration is to live in a nation where every household has a guaranteed income and to lead a generation that fervently supports the pursuit of freedom by creating employment opportunities. According to StatsSA’s latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS), South Africa currently faces an unemployment rate of 31.9%. This equates to roughly 7.8 million people actively seeking jobs across South Africa’s nine provinces, positioning the country at the head of global unemployment ratings. Furthermore, this figure does not take into account the expanded unemployment rate, which includes those who have stopped looking for work. A more accurate evaluation shows 41.2% of South Africa’s working-age population is unemployed.