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How did the economy perform in the third quarter of 2016?
Local government elections, increased mining of iron ore, water restrictions and reduced electricity consumption. Find out more about these, as well as other factors, that influenced economic growth in the third quarter. The South African economy grew by 0,2%1 quarter-on-quarter (compared with 3,5% in the second quarter), according to estimates of real gross domestic product. read more »
Media release: Annual financial statistics, 2015
Media release                                                                                                 24 November 2016 Annual financial statistics, 2015 The total annual turnover of private sector businesses operating in the South African economy[1] increased by 5,5% between 2014 and 2015, from a revised R7,8 trillion in 2014 to an estimated R8,3 trillion in 2015, according to the latest Annual financial statistics, 2015 report released by read more »
Media Release                                               23 November 2016 GHS Series Volume VIII: Water read more »
Mbalo Brief – November 2016
Severe thunderstorms resulting in heavy rainfall and flash flooding have hit parts of Gauteng since 9 November 2016. According to South African Weather Services (SAWS), areas that were mostly affected were the City of Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni Metropolitan municipalities. The flash flooding (a sudden flood in a low-lying area commonly caused by periods of heavy read more »
Media Statement: Financial Statistics of higher education institutions
Media advisory                                                                                                   25 October 2016   Financial statistics of higher education institutions, 2015  The Financial statistics of higher education institutions, 2015 report released by Statistics South Africa today shows that South Africa’s public higher education institutions had a total income of R63,1 billion from operating activities in the financial year ended 31 December read more »
To bean or not to bean – a look at the price of your cup of coffee
To bean or not to bean – a look at the price of your cup of coffee Coffee. The lifeblood of many. The cup that jumpstarts your morning. The lack thereof creates zombies in offices across the world daily. The joys of drinking coffee are beautifully expressed in Johann Sebastian Bach’s Coffee Cantata, which read more »
Media release: NW CS 2016
Media Release                                                                                       28 September 2016 For immediate release  North West Community Survey 2016 results North West’s population increased slightly by 238 482 people between 2011 and 2016, from around 3,5 million in 2011 to 3,7 million in 2016, making it South Africa’s third smallest province in terms of population size. The youth account read more »
Mbalo Brief – September 2016
Drought still continues to be a challenge for most parts of the country and it might take time to recover due to lack of rainfall. According to the inter-ministerial task team on drought, dams across the country were at their lowest levels in years. In 2015, the national dam levels were estimated at 64,3% of read more »
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South African manufacturing production and the rand (an update)
Industry growth rates depend on many factors, and the South African manufacturing industry is no exception. The state of the local and global economy and the rand exchange rate are some of the factors that are watched closely when assessing the performance of manufacturing production. Figure 1 shows the severe impact of the global read more »
AGDP Media statement
Press statement Embargo: Tuesday 06 September 2016, 11:30 GDP in the second quarter of 2016 grew by 3,3% Gross domestic product (measured by production) South Africa’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate was 3,3% in the second quarter of 2016.1 The main contributors to the GDP growth rate were the manufacturing industry and read more »