OUR IMPACT ON
GAUTENG
South Africa’s economic capital, Gauteng is the smallest of the country’s 9 provinces. In spite of its popular acclaim for being the ‘city of gold’ in the 2016 South African Multidimensional Poverty Index has a 4.6% poverty headcount. This is very high considering that Gauteng continued to be the place many South Africa seek out for economic empowerment.
At the underlying level, nutrition equity is caused by the way that people’s everyday social, psychological/behavioural and material circumstances interact with their wider environments.
These environments include: access to adequate and quality food; provision for infant care; healthcare environments; and wider living environments (including sanitation and opportunities for physical activity).
Operation Hunger has put together the latest data using the conceptual framework consistent with the determinants of undernutrition and prevalence of malnutrition to comprehensively elucidate barriers and opportunities leading to unhealthy nutrition outcomes.
Regional/Provincial Data
Economic Data
- General Government Services 2.07%
- Agriculture 5.9%
- Manufacturing 7.1%
- Construction 0.37%
- Mining 9.4%
- Other 75.16%
Top Imports Market
|
28.8% CHINA |
52% MOZAMBIQUE |
81.8% VIETNAM |
Top Export Market
|
20.54% ZIMBABWE |
16.23% NETHERLANDS |
10.53% ZAMBIA |
*Please note that all percentages are subject to change, as the current figures are based on 2024 statistics.
Employment in Gauteng
Employed
Economically Inactive
Unemployed
Formal and informal Sector employment
The formal sector is accounting for 55. 2% of all employment.Â
The informal accounts for 32.1 % of all employment.
Youth labour market trends
working-age population aged 15 to 34 years; 14 995 Employed, 7242 unemployed, 14 086 Not economically active, 3131 Discouraged work-seekers
Spatial Considerations
Rural areas have been more affected than urban areas and urban areas have been
more prone to recover jobs than rural areas.
Employment Demographics characteristics
%
Male
%
Female
Population Dynamics
Total population 15.8Million
Plus – 852 992 net migration
Inequality and human Development
0.64
Gini Coefficient
Education
%
Tertiary
%
Upper Secondary
%
Lower Secondary
%
Primary Completed
%
Some Primary
%
No Schooling
%
Learner Enrolment (733 917)
%
NSC Results
Life expectancy in KwaZulu-Natal
63.8 years
Male
69.2 years
Female
Health
37 Hospitals
36 Health Care Community Centre
177 Clinics
Leading Natural Causes
Diabetes
Heart Disease
HIV/AIDS
Percentage of households that lived in formal, informal and traditional dwellings
%
Formal
%
Informal
%
Traditional
%
Other
Types of Sanitation
Access to sanitation
%
Basic Sanitation
%
Limited Sanitation
%
Unimproved Sanitation
Source of drinking water
95% of households have access to piped water as their main source of water
5% Other
Food Systems/ Environment Determinants
Grains
Wheat (16.10%), Maize (13%),
Soy beans (7.8%),
Fruit & Veg
Apples (16,8%), Pears (15.6%), Banana (11,8%), Carrots (44.0%), Cabbabe (20.4%), Onions (28,0%), Tomatoes (10,6%), Potatoes (11,5%)
Animal
Production
Milk (12.7%),
Poultry (8.1%)
Nature of agricultural production activities per 2019
%
Livestock Production
%
Poultry Production
%
Grain and Food Crop
%
Industrial Crops
%
Fruit and Veg Crops
Percentage of households experiencing food
adequacy or inadequacy
%
Food Access Severely inadequate
%
Food Access Inadequate
%
Food access adequate
Percentage of households involved in
agricultural activities:
%
Household Consumption of Foods from
Different Food Groups
Consistency of Food Access by Food
Security Status
Food Affordability
Monthly Household Expenditures
Percentage of individuals and households benefiting from social grants
|
19.2% PERSONS |
31.5% HOUSEHOLD |
Percentage distribution of sources of household income
|
70.3% SALARIES |
32.1% GRANTS |
10.7% REMITTANCE |
|
19.1% BUSINESS INCOME |
3.8% PENSIONS |