MISA calls for drastic action as unemployment reaches 33.7% [SOUND] 

# The Motor Industry Staff Association calls for drastic action to tackle rising unemployment, which has reached 33.7-percent. The union says 8.6-million South Africans are now without work, with 571-thousand more unemployed and 215-thousand jobs lost compared with a year ago. It wants incentives for businesses that create permanent jobs, rather than relying on short-term placements. MISA’s Phakamile Hlubi-Majola says the government, business and labour must treat job creation as a national emergency: