Stats SA on Tuesday revealed that South Africa's official unemployment rate increased to 33.6%. The Federation of Unions of South Africa (Fedusa) says the government should declare a state of emergency over the growing unemployment rate in the country. “It is deeply concerning that South Africa has approximately 3.7 million discouraged job seekers. A call for urgent actionAjam said unemployment in South Africa should be declared a “state of emergency” because the country cannot continue to experience one of the world’s highest unemployment rates without treating this crisis with the urgency and seriousness it deserves. How to tackle the crisisAjam said South Africa has many of the necessary policies, programmes and resources to address unemployment and inequality.