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Musina

Quick Fact

Musina Municipality has the population of 68 359.

5,53% Growth Rate

Musina in the Limpopo Valley is the northernmost town in South Africa. Situated close to the Beit Bridge border post between South Africa and Zimbabwe, it is the main entry point into the country from countries north of South Africa.

The town developed around the copper mining industry in the area. Copper was first discovered in pre-historic times by the Musina people who named it ‘musina’, meaning ‘spoiler’, because they considered it a poor substitute for iron, which is what they were after.

The mineral was later re-discovered and mined by 20th century miners. Today iron, coal, magnetite, graphite, asbestos, diamonds and copper are mined here. With fascinating attractions and many game farms in the area, tourism and hunting play an important role in the economy of the town.

The recently declared world heritage site of Mapungubwe (meaning ‘Hill of the Jackal’) is one of the richest archaeological sites in the country. Botanical highlights of the region include fine specimens of baobab trees and impala lilies which are both protected species. Agricultural products include citrus, mangoes, tomatoes and dates.

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People

Quick Fact

11,3% of those 20+ have no schooling.

Musina Municipality is a multi racial municipality, due to the influence of the mining industry and the Beit bridge border gate. Only 50% of the population in the municipality speaks Tshivenda as their first language, followed by 8,8% who speak Sesotho, which is unusual in this area.

The population in the municipality is dominated by people of aged 15–36.

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Group	Percentage
Black African	94%
Coloured	0,3%
Indian/Asian	0,5%
White	4,8%
Other	0,3%

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Age	Males	Females
0-4	6,6%	6,2%
5-9	4%	4%
10-14	3,8%	3,6%
15-19	4,3%	4,2%
20-24	6,3%	6,2%
25-29	6,9%	6,7%
30-34	5,5%	4,9%
35-39	4,1%	4,1%
40-44	2,9%	2,8%
45-49	1,9%	1,9%
50-54	1,4%	1,5%
55-59	1%	1,1%
60-64	0,7%	0,7%
65-69	0,5%	0,5%
70-74	0,3%	0,4%
75-79	0,1%	0,3%
80-84	0,1%	0,2%
85+	0,1%	0,2%

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Language	Percentage
Afrikaans	4,7%
English	4,3%
IsiNdebele	3,3%
IsiXhosa	0,2%
IsiZulu	0,6%
Sepedi	8%
Sesotho	8,8%
Setswana	0,3%
Sign Language	0,2%
SiSwati	0,2%
Tshivenda	50,5%
Xitsonga	4,2%
Other	11.8%
Not Applicable	3%

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Group	Percentage
Married	25,3%
Living together like married partners	11,6%
Never married	59,4%
Widower/Widow	2%
Separated	0,8%
Divorced	0,8%

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Group	Percentage
No Schooling	4,6%
Some Primary	38,4%
Completed Primary	8%
Some Secondary	36,7%
Completed Secondary	9,2%
Higher Education	1,2%
Not Applicable	1,9%

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Sex	Percentage
Female	49,5%
Male	50,5%

Living Conditions

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76,4% Use electricity for lighting.

There are over 20 042 household in Musina Municipality with an average of 3,1 persons per household. The majority of households live in a house or brick/concrete block structures at 78%, followed by those who lives in traditional dwelling at 15,4 %. The majority of households in the district have access to piped water at 93%.

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Area	Percentage
Urban	62,4%
Tribal/Traditional	6,9%
Farm	30,7%

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Item	Yes	No
Cellphone	83,1%	16,9%
Computer	12,8%	87,2%
Television	58,9%	41,1%
Satellite Television	23,4%	76,6%
Radio	48,5%	51,5%
Landline / Telephone	4,3%	95,7%
Motor Car	17,3%	82,7%
Refrigerator	52,5%	47,5%
Electric / Gas-Stove	66,1%	33,9%

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Energy Source	Cooking	Heating	Lighting
Electricity	65,7%	53,5%	76,4%
Gas	1,9%	0,7%	0,2%
Paraffin	2,2%	1%	1,1%
Solar	0,1%	0,1%	0,3%
Candles	0%	0%	21,4%
Wood	29,6%	25,5%	0%
Coal	0,1%	0,1%	0%
Animal Dung	0%	0%	0%
Other	0,1%	0%	0%
None	0,3%	18,9%	0,6%

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Access	Percentage
From Home	4,6%
From Cellphone	11,6%
From Work	3,4%
From Elsewhere	1,9%
No Access	78,6%

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Tenure Status	Percentage
Rented	43,3%
Owned and fully paid off	27,9%
Owned but not yet paid off	3,4%
Occupied rent free	24,3%
Other	1,1%

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Source of water	Percentage
Regional/Local water scheme (operated by municipality or other water services provider)	58,9%
Borehole	22,1%
Spring	0,3%
Rain water tank	0,2%
Dam/Pool/Stagnant water	3,5%
River/Stream	9,5%
Water vendor	0,6%
Water tanker	4,3%
Other	0,6%

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Toilet Facility	Percentage
None	13,2%
Flush toilet (connected to sewerage system)	63,2%
Flush toilet (with septic tank)	3,2%
Chemical toilet	0,2%
Pit toilet with ventilation	7,4%
Pit toilet without ventilation	11,2%
Bucket toilet	0,6%
Other	1%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	61,5%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	2,1%
Communal refuse dump	5,4%
Own refuse dump	19,7%
No rubbish disposal	10,8%
Other	0,5%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	61,5%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	2,1%
Communal refuse dump	5,4%
Own refuse dump	19,7%
No rubbish disposal	10,8%
Other	0,5%

Economy

Quick Fact

22,5% Youth unemployment rate.

The Municipality’s economic growth potential is in agriculture and Eco-Tourism. Most people in the district derive their livelihood through agricultural pursuits. The main occupation sector is agriculture (commercial and subsistence).

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Employment Status	Number
Employed	25588
Unemployed	5893
Discouraged Work Seeker	1869
Not Economically Active	13966

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Income	Percentage
None income	12%
R1 - R4,800	3,9%
R4,801 - R9,600	11,3%
R9,601 - R19,600	27,8%
R19,601 - R38,200	20,3%
R38,201 - R76,4000	10,3%
R76,401 - R153,800	6,6%
R153,801 - R307,600	4,4%
R307,601 - R614,400	2,5%
R614,001 - R1,228,800	0,6%
R1,228,801 - R2,457,600	0,2%
R2,457,601+	0,2%

Agricultural Statistics

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Agricultural households
Type of specific activity	Number
Livestock production	720
Poultry production	747
Vegetable production	977
Production of other crops	374
Other	552

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

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Agricultural households
Type of activity	Number
Crops only	905
Animals only	881
Mixed farming	284
Other	191

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

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Income category of agricultural households
Annual income category of agricultural household heads	Number
No income	485
R1-R4 800	96
R4 801-R38 400	1,264
R38 401-R307 200	327
R307 201+	40
Unspecified	49

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Place names

Places in Musina Municipality
Beit Bridge Madimbo Malale Mapungubwe Nature Reserve Mopane Musina Musina NU

Key Statistics 2011

Total population	68,359
Young (0-14)	28,2%
Working Age (15-64)	69,2%
Elderly (65+)	2,6%
Dependency ratio	44,5
Sex ratio	101,9
Growth rate	5,53% (2001-2011)
Population density	9 persons/km2
Unemployment rate	18,7%
Youth unemployment rate	22,5%
No schooling aged 20+	11,3%
Higher education aged 20+	6,8%
Matric aged 20+	21,6%
Number of households	20,042
Number of Agricultural households	2,261
Average household size	3
Female headed households	39,6%
Formal dwellings	74,8%
Housing owned/paying off	31,3%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	63,2%
Weekly refuse removal	61,5%
Piped water inside dwelling	26,4%
Electricity for lighting	76,4%

Key Statistics 2001

Total population	39,310
Young (0-14)	29,5%
Working Age (15-64)	69,2%
Elderly (65+)	3%
Dependency ratio	48,1%
Sex ratio	91,5
Growth rate	3,46% (2001-2011)
Unemployment rate	24,9%
Youth unemployment rate	27,8%
No schooling aged 20+	25,4%
Higher education aged 20+	4,9%
Matric aged 20+	12,5%
Number of households	11,577
Average household size	2,8
Female headed households	41,6%
Formal dwellings	62,6%
Housing owned/paying off	35,6%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	44,6%
Weekly refuse removal	42,3%
Piped water inside dwelling	15,7%
Electricity for lighting	59,2%

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Economic Stats

Joe de Beer (Deputy Director-General)
012 310 8024
082 888 2600
joedb@statssa.gov.za

Peter Perkins
(Economist)
012 310 8389
082 883 9532
peterp@statssa.gov.za

Social Stats

Gwen Lehloenya (Acting Deputy Director-General)
012 310 8333
082 888 2323
gwenL@statssa.gov.za

Neo Nghenavo
(Director)
012 310 8047
082 888 2613
neon@statssa.gov.za

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Topic	Contact	Alternative Contact
Consumer price index (CPI), Producer price index (PPI), Unit value indices: exports / imports, Construction materials price indices	Patrick Kelly (Chief Director) 012 310 8290 082 888 2248 patrickke@statssa.gov.za	Marietjie Bennett (Director) 012 310 8077 082 888 2194 marietjieb@statssa.gov.za
Government finance: national and provincial government	Moses Mnyaka (Chief Director) 012 310 8984 / 8586 083 471 3531 mosesmn@statssa.gov.za	Elizabeth Makhafola (Director) 012 310 8977 082 888 9062 elizabethma@statssa.gov.za
Government finance: local government	Moses Mnyaka (Chief Director) 012 310 8984 / 8586 083 471 3531 mosesmn@statssa.gov.za	Malibongwe Mhemhe (Director) 012 310 6928 082 906 8964 malibongwem@statssa.gov.za
Supply and use tables, Satellite accounts, Regional GDP	Michael Manamela (Chief Director) 012 310 8520 082 888 2205 michaelm@statssa.gov.za
Gross domestic product (GDP), production	Michael Manamela (Chief Director) 012 310 8520 082 888 2205 michaelm@statssa.gov.za	Bontlenyana Makhoba(Chief Economist) 012 310 8567 bontlenyanam@statssa.gov.za
Gross domestic product (GDP), expenditure	Michael Manamela (Chief Director) 012 310 8520 082 888 2205 michaelm@statssa.gov.za	Litshani Ligudu (Director) 012 310 4674 082 884 4279 litshanil@statssa.gov.za
Environmental-economic accounts	Gerhardt Bouwer (Chief Director) 012 310 8241 082 888 2409 gerhardb@statssa.gov.za	Riaan Grobler (Director) 012 406 3474 084 515 2908 riaang@statssa.gov.za
Mining, manufacturing, electricity, capacity utilisation	Hlabi Morudu (Chief Director) 012 310 8377 082 317 8531 hlabim@statssa.gov.za	Nicolai Claassen (Director) 012 310 8007 076 759 0200 nicolaic@statssa.gov.za
Retail, wholesale, motor, land transport	Hlabi Morudu (Chief Director) 012 310 8377 082 317 8531 hlabim@statssa.gov.za	Keshnee Naidoo (Director) 012 310 8423 083 689 5341 keshneen@statssa.gov.za
Building, liquidations, civil cases for debt, food & beverages, tourist accommodation	Hlabi Morudu (Chief Director) 012 310 8377 082 317 8531 hlabim@statssa.gov.za	Joyce Essel-Mensah (Director) 012 310 8255 082 888 2374 joycee@statssa.gov.za
Annual financial statistics (AFS)	Sagaren Pillay (Chief Director) 012 310 4619 082 905 2665 sagarenp@statssa.gov.za	Amukelani Ngobeni (Director) 012 310 2938 082 677 4536 amukelanin@statssa.gov.za
Quarterly financial statistics (QFS)	Sagaren Pillay (Chief Director) 012 310 4619 082 905 2665 sagarenp@statssa.gov.za	Krisseelan Govinden (Director) 012 310 4651 082 901 7960 krisseelang@statssa.gov.za
Structural industry statistics (large sample surveys of industries every 3 to 5 years; agriculture)	Itani Magwaba (Chief Director) 012 337 6471 / 6254 082 905 5143 itanim@statssa.gov.za	Tshepo Pekane (Director) 012 310 8191 083 675 8654 tshepop@statssa.gov.za
Population Statistics (Census and Community Survey)	Christine Khoza (Chief Director) 012 310 2185 071 670 2672 christinek@statssa.gov.za	Angela Ngyende (Chief Statistician) 012 310 4699 079 519 3212 angelan@statssa.gov.za
Demography-Mid-year Population Estimates	Diego Iturralde (Chief Director) 012 310 8922 082 413 2661 diegoi@statssa.gov.za	Chantal Munthree (Chief Statistician) 012 310 6648 082 888 2289 chantalMu@statssa.gov.za
Labour Statistics- Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS)	Malerato Mosiane (Acting Chief Director) 012 310 8688 082 888 2449 maleratoM@statssa.gov.za	Desiree Manamela (Director) 012 310 2145 071 681 2768 DesireeM@statssa.gov.za Malerato Mosiane (Chief Statistician) 012 310 8688 082 888 2449 maleratoM@statssa.gov.za
Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES)	Malerato Mosiane (Acting Chief Director) 012 310 8688 082 8882449 maleratoM@statssa.gov.za	Matlapane Masupye (Acting Director) 012 310 8168 082 317 5340 matlapanem@statssa.gov.za
Tourism Statistics (Domestic Tourism Survey)	Isabel Schmidt (Chief Director ) 012 337 6379 082 884 4281 IsabelSc@statssa.gov.za	Brenda Mosima (Director) 012 310 8168 082 906 7925 BrendaMo@statssa.gov.za
Crime and Safety Statistics (Victims of Crime Survey)	Isabel Schmidt (Chief Director ) 012 337 6379 082 884 4281 IsabelSc@statssa.gov.za	Joseph Lukhwareni (Director) 012 310 8485 082 888 2486 JosephL@statssa.gov.za
Service Delivery Statistics (General Household Survey)	Isabel Schmidt (Chief Director ) 012 337 6379 082 884 4281 IsabelSc@statssa.gov.za	Niel Roux (Director) 012 310 2939 082 904 7919 NielR@statssa.gov.za
Transport Statistics (National Travel Survey)	Isabel Schmidt (Chief Director ) 012 337 6379 082 884 4281 IsabelSc@statssa.gov.za	Solly Molayi (Director) 012 310 6442 083 440 7035 SollyMol@statssa.gov.za
Gender Statistics	Isabel Schmidt (Chief Director ) 012 337 6379 082 884 4281 IsabelSc@statssa.gov.za	Tshepo Mabela (Director) 012 310 8587 082 941 9383 TshepoMab@statssa.gov.za
Mortality and Causes of Deaths	Rika du Plessis (Acting Chief Director) Health and Vital Statistics 012 310 2913 .. rikaDP@statssa.gov.za	Thabo Molebatsi(Director) 012 310 4857 060 997 8372 thabomol@statssa.gov.za
Tourism and Migration	Rika du Plessis (Acting Chief Director) Health and Vital Statistics 012 310 2913 .. rikaDP@statssa.gov.za	Ramadimetja Matji(Director) 012 406 33011 071 670 3272 ramadimetjaM@statssa.gov.za
Registered Births	Rika du Plessis (Acting Chief Director) Health and Vital Statistics 012 310 2913 .. rikaDP@statssa.gov.za	Thabo Molebatsi(Director) 012 310 4857 060 997 8372 thabomol@statssa.gov.za
Marriages and Divorces	Rika du Plessis (Acting Chief Director) Health and Vital Statistics 012 310 2913 .. rikaDP@statssa.gov.za	Ramadimetja Matji(Director) 012 406 33011 071 670 3272 ramadimetjaM@statssa.gov.za
Living Conditions Survey	Rika du Plessis (Acting Chief Director) Health and Vital Statistics 012 310 2913 .. rikaDP@statssa.gov.za	Thabo Molebatsi(Director) 012 310 4857 060 997 8372 thabomol@statssa.gov.za
Income and Expenditure Survey	Nozipho Shabalala (Chief Director ) 012 310 6994 082 904 8896 Noziphos@statssa.gov.za	Werner Ruch (Director) 012 310 6318 082 906 7967 wernerr@statssa.gov.za

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