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.