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The Democratic Alliance says the country's high unemployment levels are an indication that the ANC is failing the poor.
The DA's Tim Harris says President Jacob Zuma pays lip service to reducing unemployment in South Africa, but fails to follow through on his commitments.
Harris said the DA had witnessed concessions by the ruling party to the Congress of SA Trade Unions on the youth wage subsidy, as well as its failure to provide clear steps for the immediate implementation of the National Development Plan.
Harris called on president Zuma to stand up to Cosatu and the SA Communist Party, and ensure that pro-growth policies are implemented without any further delay.
Earlier, Stats SA released its Quarterly Labour Force Survey, which showed the number of unemployed had increased by 100 000 people to 4.6 million between the fourth quarter of 2012 and the first quarter of 2013.
