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Greater Giyani

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Greater Giyani Local Municipality has a population size of 244217, which makes it the second largest municipality in terms of population contribution (22%) in the Mopani District. According to Census 2011, 99,5% of the population areblack African,with the other population groups making up the remaining 0,5%.

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Greater Giyani Local Municipality was established in 1969. It is an administrative and commercial centre of the Mopani district and also the former capital of Gazankulu. Greater Giyani Local Municipality derives its name from the town Giyani, whichis a Tsonga word meaning‘a place where people dance’and‘aland of the friendly people’. Giyani is also rich in cultural history with royal families dating back as far as 1822. The town of Giyani is located approximately 185 km from Polokwane, 100 km from Thohoyandou and 550 km from Pretoria. The municipality covers about 2 967 km2 land area. Its eastern section borders the world famous Kruger National Park,with N’wamankenaVillage to the west, Mphakani Village to the south, and the Klein Letaba River to the north.

The Municipality is demarcated into 30 wards and has 60 councillors. The ten traditional authority areas comprise 91 villages. Giyani town is the only town within the municipality and attracts most of the people from around the district.

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2011
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Dr JS Moroka , Mpumalanga 249,705 33
Elias Motsoaledi , Limpopo 249,363 34
Sol Plaatjie , Northern Cape 248,041 35
Greater Giyani , Limpopo 244,217 36
Moses Kotane , North West 242,554 37
Emnambithi/Ladysmith , KwaZulu-Natal 237,437 38
KwaDukuza , KwaZulu-Natal 231,187 39
People
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25% of those 20+ have no schooling.

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Greater Giyani Local Municipality has a population size of 244217, which makes it the second largest municipality in terms of population contribution (22%) in the Mopani District. According to Census 2011, 99,5% of the population areblack African,with the other population groups making up the remaining 0,5%. For every 100 women there are79 men. Most of the people (90,5%) speak Xitsonga as their first language, followed by Sepedi(3,8%).

Created with Highcharts 4.0.4Population GroupsBlack AfricanColouredIndian/AsianWhiteOtherStatistics South Africa
Group Percentage
Black African99,5%
Coloured0,1%
Indian/Asian0,3%
White0,1%
Other0,1%
Created with Highcharts 4.0.4Sex and Age DistributionMaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-2930-3435-3940-4445-4950-5455-5960-6465-6970-7475-7980-8485+8%7%6%5%4%3%2%1%0%1%2%3%4%5%6%7%8%Statistics South Africa
Age Males Females
0-4 6,6% 6,6%
5-9 6% 6%
10-14 6% 5,7%
15-19 6,6% 6,5%
20-24 4,9% 5,5%
25-29 3% 4,4%
30-34 2,1% 3,5%
35-39 1,7% 3,3%
40-44 1,4% 2,7%
45-49 1,3% 1,3%
50-54 1,1% 2,2%
55-59 0,9% 1,6%
60-64 0,8% 1,2%
65-69 0,6% 1,1%
70-74 0,5% 1,2%
75-79 0,3% 0,8%
80-84 0,2% 0,6%
85+ 0,1% 0,5%
Created with Highcharts 4.0.4LanguagesAfrikaansEnglishIsiNdebeleIsiXhosaIsiZuluSepediSesothoSetswanaSign LanguageSiSwatiTshivendaXitsongaOtherNot Applicable0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%50%55%60%65%70%75%80%85%90%95%100%Statistics South Africa
Language Percentage
Afrikaans 0,1%
English 0,8%
IsiNdebele 0%
IsiXhosa 0%
IsiZulu 0,1%
Sepedi 3,8%
Sesotho 2,6%
Setswana 0,1%
Sign Language 0,1%
SiSwati 0,2%
Tshivenda 0,6%
Xitsonga 90,5%
Other 0.7%
Not Applicable 0,3%
Created with Highcharts 4.0.4Marital StatusMarriedLiving TogetherNever MarriedWidower/WidowSeparatedDivorcedStatistics South Africa
Group Percentage
Married 15,8%
Living together like married partners 9,8%
Never married 66,9%
Widower/Widow 5,5%
Separated 1,6%
Divorced 0,4%
Created with Highcharts 4.0.4Highest Educational Level (All Ages)No SchoolingSome PrimaryCompletedPrimarySomeSecondaryCompletedSecondaryHigherEducationNot Applicable0%2.5%5%7.5%10%12.5%15%17.5%20%22.5%25%27.5%30%32.5%35%37.5%40%42.5%45%47.5%50%Statistics South Africa
Group Percentage
No Schooling 2,5%
Some Primary 45,4%
Completed Primary 6,4%
Some Secondary 35,7%
Completed Secondary 9%
Higher Education 0,8%
Not Applicable 0,2%
Created with Highcharts 4.0.4SexMaleFemaleStatistics South Africa
Sex Percentage
Female 55,7%
Male 44,3%
Living Conditions
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89% Use electricity for lighting.

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According to Census 2011, the Greater GiyaniLocal Municipality has a total of 63 548 households, with an average household size of 3,8 persons per household. A total of 27 135 households (42,7%) are headed by males while 36 413 households (57,3%) are female-headed households. The municipality’s dependency ratio is 74,2.89% of the households use electricity for lighting, and88% of households live in formal dwellings.

Created with Highcharts 4.0.4Settlement TypeUrban areaTribal/Traditional areaFarmStatistics South Africa
Area Percentage
Urban 12,5%
Tribal/Traditional 87,4%
Farm 0,1%
Created with Highcharts 4.0.4Household GoodsYesNoCellphoneComputerTelevisionSatellite TelevisionRadioLandline/TelephoneMotor CarRefrigeratorElectric/Gas-Stove0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%50%55%60%65%70%75%80%85%90%95%100%105%Statistics South Africa
Item Yes No
Cellphone 90,3% 9,7%
Computer 10% 90%
Television 71,3% 28,7%
Satellite Television 15,1% 84,9%
Radio 56,8% 43,2%
Landline / Telephone 2,7% 97,3%
Motor Car 15,9% 84,1%
Refrigerator 72,3% 27,7%
Electric / Gas-Stove 49,1% 50,9%
Created with Highcharts 4.0.4Energy or fuel for cooking, heating & lightingElectricityGasParaffinSolarCandlesWoodCoalAnimal DungOtherNoneCookingHeatingLighting0%25%50%75%100%Statistics South Africa
Energy Source Cooking Heating Lighting
Electricity 23,2% 29,1% 89%
Gas 0,5% 0,4% 0,1%
Paraffin 0,4% 0,6% 0,7%
Solar 0,1% 0,1% 0,4%
Candles 0% 0% 9,4%
Wood 75,6% 60,1% 0%
Coal 0% 0% 0%
Animal Dung 0% 0,1% 0%
Other 0% 0% 0%
None 0,2% 9,7% 0,4%
Created with Highcharts 4.0.4Access to InternetFrom HomeFrom CellphoneFrom WorkFrom ElsewhereNo AccessStatistics South Africa
Access Percentage
From Home 2,3%
From Cellphone 16,3%
From Work 1,5%
From Elsewhere 4,9%
No Access 75%
Created with Highcharts 4.0.4Tenure StatusRentedOwned andfully paid offOwned butnot yetpaid offOccupiedrent freeOtherStatistics South Africa
Tenure Status Percentage
Rented 4,3%
Owned and fully paid off 62,2%
Owned but not yet paid off 7,1%
Occupied rent free 25%
Other 1,3%
Created with Highcharts 4.0.4Source of WaterRegional/Localwater schemeBoreholeSpringRain water tankDam/Pool/StagnantwaterRiver/StreamWater vendorWater tankerOther0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%50%55%60%65%Statistics South Africa
Source of water Percentage
Regional/Local water scheme (operated by municipality or other water services provider) 61,2%
Borehole 22,2%
Spring 0,2%
Rain water tank 0,4%
Dam/Pool/Stagnant water 1,6%
River/Stream 4,2%
Water vendor 6,3%
Water tanker 0,8%
Other 3,2%
Created with Highcharts 4.0.4Toilet FacilitiesNoneFlush toilet (connected tosewerage system)Flush toilet (with septictank)Chemical toiletPit toilet with ventilationPit toilet withoutventilationBucket toiletOther0%2.5%5%7.5%10%12.5%15%17.5%20%22.5%25%27.5%30%32.5%35%37.5%40%42.5%45%47.5%50%Statistics South Africa
Toilet Facility Percentage
None 19,6%
Flush toilet (connected to sewerage system) 11,9%
Flush toilet (with septic tank) 0,5%
Chemical toilet 1%
Pit toilet with ventilation 17,1%
Pit toilet without ventilation 45,6%
Bucket toilet 0,4%
Other 3,9%
Created with Highcharts 4.0.4Refuse DisposalRemoved by localauthority/private companyat least once a weekRemoved by localauthority/private companyless oftenCommunal refuse dumpOwn refuse dumpNo rubbish disposalOther0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%50%55%60%65%70%75%Statistics South Africa
Refuse Disposal Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week 11,7%
Removed by local authority/private company less often 0,5%
Communal refuse dump 1,6%
Own refuse dump 70,4%
No rubbish disposal 14,9%
Other 1%
Created with Highcharts 4.0.4Refuse DisposalRemoved by localauthority/private companyat least once a weekRemoved by localauthority/private companyless oftenCommunal refuse dumpOwn refuse dumpNo rubbish disposalOther0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%50%55%60%65%70%75%Statistics South Africa
Refuse Disposal Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week 11,7%
Removed by local authority/private company less often 0,5%
Communal refuse dump 1,6%
Own refuse dump 70,4%
No rubbish disposal 14,9%
Other 1%
Economy
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61,2% Youth unemployment rate.

 

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Of the 48 065 economically active people in the municipality, 47,0% are unemployed.

The unemployment rate among the youth (15 – 34 years) is higher at 61,2 %.

Key sectors of the local economy are manufacturing, trade, catering, government, finance, transport, communications and agriculture. The labour force consists of skilled and semi-skilled people and also a large percentage of unskilled people.

 

 

Created with Highcharts 4.0.4Employment for those aged 15-64EmployedUnemployedDiscouraged Work SeekerNot Economically Active0100000250005000075000Statistics South Africa
Employment Status Number
Employed 25469
Unemployed 22596
Discouraged Work Seeker 10846
Not Economically Active 81315
Created with Highcharts 4.0.4Average Household IncomeNo incomeR1 - R4,800R4,801 - R9,600R9,601 - R19,600R19,601 - R38,200R38,201 - R76,400R76,401 - R153,800R153,801 - R307,600R307,601 - R614,400R614,001 - R1,228,800R1,228,801 - R2,457,600R2,457,601+0%1%2%3%4%5%6%7%8%9%10%11%12%13%14%15%16%17%18%19%20%21%22%23%Statistics South Africa
Income Percentage
None income 15,7%
R1 - R4,800 9,6%
R4,801 - R9,600 17,1%
R9,601 - R19,600 21,8%
R19,601 - R38,200 18,7%
R38,201 - R76,4000 7,2%
R76,401 - R153,800 4,3%
R153,801 - R307,600 3,3%
R307,601 - R614,400 1,6%
R614,001 - R1,228,800 0,3%
R1,228,801 - R2,457,600 0,1%
R2,457,601+ 0,1%
Agricultural Statistics
Created with Highcharts 4.0.4PercentageAgricultural households in specific activity35,929,114,014,86,2LivestockPoultryVegetableOther cropsOther010203040Source: Stats SA
Agricultural households
Type of specific activity Number
Livestock production 9,969
Poultry production 8,077
Vegetable production 3,884
Production of other crops 4,096
Other 1,721

**An agricultural household may engage in more than one agricultural activity

Created with Highcharts 4.0.4Agricultural households by type of activity61%20%17%3%Source: Stats SA
Agricultural households
Type of activity Number
Crops only 3,874
Animals only 12,085
Mixed farming 3,318
Other 621

**An agricultural household may not fall under more than one agricultural activity

Created with Highcharts 4.0.4PercentageIncome category of agricultural households35,84,648,88,80,60,0No incomeR1-R4 800R4 801-R38 400R38 401-R307 200R307 201+50102030405060Source: Stats SA
Income category of agricultural households
Annual income category of agricultural household heads Number
No income 7,130
R1-R4 800 912
R4 801-R38 400 9,708
R38 401-R307 200 1,754
R307 201+ 120
Unspecified 273
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Places in Greater Giyani Municipality

Key Statistics 2011

Total population244,217
Young (0-14)36,8%
Working Age (15-64)57,4%
Elderly (65+)5,8%
Dependency ratio74,2
Sex ratio79,4
Growth rate0,14% (2001-2011)
Population density59 persons/km2
Unemployment rate47%
Youth unemployment rate61,2%
No schooling aged 20+25%
Higher education aged 20+7,1%
Matric aged 20+20,7%
Number of households63,548
Number of Agricultural households19,897
Average household size3,8
Female headed households57,3%
Formal dwellings88%
Housing owned/paying off69,4%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage11,9%
Weekly refuse removal11,7%
Piped water inside dwelling13,4%
Electricity for lighting89%

Key Statistics 2001

Total population240,729
Young (0-14)42%
Working Age (15-64)57,4%
Elderly (65+)4,4%
Dependency ratio86,5%
Sex ratio79,5
Growth rate1,91% (2001-2011)
Unemployment rate60,3%
Youth unemployment rate72,9%
No schooling aged 20+42,6%
Higher education aged 20+7,4%
Matric aged 20+12,4%
Number of households53,050
Average household size4,5
Female headed households59,4%
Formal dwellings44,6%
Housing owned/paying off58%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage13,7%
Weekly refuse removal10,4%
Piped water inside dwelling11,3%
Electricity for lighting67,3%

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