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S.Africa jobless rate above 25% ahead of vote

By AFP
South Africa A supporter of the Democratic Alliance, South Africas main opposition party, at a rally in Johannesburg on April 23, 2014.  By Marco Longari (AFP)
MON, 05 MAY 2014
A supporter of the Democratic Alliance, South Africa's main opposition party, at a rally in Johannesburg on April 23, 2014. By Marco Longari (AFP)

Johannesburg (AFP) - Days before a crunch general election South Africa's government reported Monday that unemployment had risen above 25 percent for the first time in almost a year.

Statistics South Africa said the rate had increased 1.1 points to 25.2 percent in the first quarter of this year.

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