OUR IMPACT ON
Mpumalanga
The second-smallest province in South Africa after Gauteng, Mpumalanga occupies 6.3% of South Africa’s land area. Home to 3.5-million people it has a poverty headcount of 3.5 out of 5. The March 2022 Socio Economic Review & Outlook of Mpumalanga report shows that 50.8% are living below the lower-bound poverty line of R810 per month.
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
- Community Services 5.2%
- Agriculture 8.6%
- Manufacturing 7.1%
- Construction 7.5%
- Mining 17.7%
Top Imports Market
|
24.20% MOZAMBIQUE |
9.11% CHINA |
8.99% ZIMBABWE |
Top Export Market
|
34.75% NETHERLANDS |
7.43% UK |
7.27% JAPAN |
*Please note that all percentages are subject to change, as the current figures are based on 2024 statistics.
Employment in the Eastern Cape
Employed
Economically Inactive
Unemployed
Formal and informal Sector employment
The formal sector is accounting for 34.3% of all employment.Â
The informal accounts for 45.1% of all employment.
Youth labour market trends
In Q1 2021, 43.6% of young people (aged 15–34) were not in employment, education, or training (NEET), up from 41.7%. The rate rose by 2.0 percentage points for males and 1.7 for females. Over 40% of young females were NEET in both Q1 2020 and Q1 2021.
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
%
Youth
%
Low Skilled
%
Semi-Skilled
%
Skilled
Population Dynamics
Total population 4.6Million
Plus – 61 034 NET MIGRATION
Inequality and human Development
0.6014
Gini Coefficient
0.62
Human Index
Education
%
NSC Results
%
Learner enrollment
%
Some Secondary
%
Primary Completed
%
Some Primary
%
No Schooling
Life expectancy in The Eastern Cape
59.1 years
Male
67.1 years
Female
Health
182 Health
care facilitiea
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
Food Systems/ Environment Determinants
Grains
Industrial crops (0.6%),
Grains and food crops (58,9)
Fruit
& Veg
Fruit and veg crops (74.5%)
Animal Production
Livestock (34.3%),
Poultry (25.59%)
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:
%
Food Affordability
Monthly Household Expenditures
Percentage of individuals and households benefiting from social grants
|
34.1% PERSONS |
54.1% HOUSEHOLD |
Percentage distribution of sources of household income
|
59.7% SALARIES |
54.3% GRANTS |
18.9% REMITTANCE |
|
22.2% BUSINESS INCOME |
2.3% PENSIONS |