SA – Economy

365 000 new jobs five major new state infrastructure projects R300 billion for the country's ports and railways eight million learners at no-fee schools 11 000 new artisans qualified 23,9% – South Africa's unemployment rate in the fourth quarter 2 500 – applications...

There are some 680 producers of industrial minerals in South Africa, of which almost half are in the sand and aggregate sector. There are some 153 producers of clays (brick-making and special), 40 limestone and dolomite, 79 dimension stone, 28 salt and 20 silica...

The diamond industry continued to improve with an estimated 75% of cut diamonds destined for North America, Japan and Europe. The growth in these regions has driven up demand, together with a higher demand in China and India. Leading producers by value are Botswana...

According to Statistics South Africa, South Africa's annual gold production in 2012 was close to 220 tons, which is a level of gold production not seen since 1922. South Africa's gold output fell 11,3% in volume terms in January 2012, while mine output dropped 2,5%....

South Africa has the world's largest resources of platinum group metals (87,7% of world total), manganese (80%), chromium (72,4%), gold (29,7%), alumino-silicates and accounts for over 40% of global production of ferrochromium, platinum group metals and vanadium. The...

The Department of Mineral Resources' small-scale mining strategy provides a framework for creating a sustainable sector that is characterised by growth and development, and contributes to rural development, job creation and poverty alleviation through community-linked...

South Africa's mineral wealth is typically found in the following well-known geological formations and settings: the Witwatersrand Basin yields some 93% of South Africa's gold output and contains considerable uranium, silver, pyrite and osmiridium resources. the...

South Africa is known for its abundance of mineral resources. It is estimated to have the world's fifth-largest mining sector in terms of gross domestic product value and its mining companies are key players in the global industry. South Africa holds the world's...

South Africa is the largest economy in Africa. While much of the world staggered in the wake of the recent global financial meltdown, South Africa has managed to stay on its feet – largely due to its prudent fiscal and monetary policies. The country has a...