South Africa faces growing concerns over rising unemployment, according to warnings cited by former Statistician-General Pali Lehohla. Lehohla says the government has overlooked key indicators that point to worsening joblessness. The commentary frames unemployment as a developing crisis rather than a short-term fluctuation, suggesting that early warning signs in official data have not been met with sufficiently prompt or effective responses. The issue is presented as potentially having long-term consequences for the country’s economic and social outlook. No specific figures, policy measures, or timelines are provided in the excerpt, and the reporting focuses on the general claim that relevant employment-related signals were identified but not adequately acted upon. Overall, the sources converge on the central point that unemployment is increasing or at risk of increasing and that earlier data showing deterioration were not sufficiently addressed by the government.