OUR IMPACT IN THE
NORTHERN CAPE
The Diamond province, the Northern Cape is South Africa’s largest province. The province is situated to the south of the powerful Orange River which provides the province with its good agricultural system. Poverty amongst the adult population is at 31% in the Northern Cap. It affects the youth more in the Northern Cape by 35%.
Operation Hunger has developed the data below to provide an updated review of the province’s drivers and determinants of the Northern Cape.
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 16.6%
- Agriculture Forestry and Fishing 6.4%
- Manufacturing 3.2%
- Construction 2.7%
Top Imports Market
|
3264 ARGENTINA |
1158 USA |
1028 EGYPT |
Top Export Market
|
188 019 USA |
142 628 BELGIUM |
112504 NETHERLANDS |
*Please note that all percentages are subject to change, as the current figures are based on 2024 statistics.
Employment in NORTHERN CAPE
Employed
Unemployed
Formal and informal Sector employment
The formal sector is accounting for 37.6% of all employment.Â
The informal accounts for 14.9% of all employment.
Youth labour market trends
The working-age population totals 41,311, comprising 15,024 employed, 7,233 unemployed, and 17,054 not economically active, including 2,930 discouraged work-seekers. A significant concern is youth unemployment (up to age 25), where 54.7% of unemployed youth have only primary or some secondary education and lack the skills and work experience required by employers.
Spatial Considerations
Rural areas have been more affected than urban areas and urban areas have been
more prone to recover jobs than rural areas.
Population Dynamics
Total population 1.2Million
Plus – 11 554 net migration
Inequality and human Development
0.61
Gini Coefficient
0.66
Human Index
Education
%
Post School
%
Upper Secondary
%
Lower Secondary
%
Primary Completed
%
Some Primary
%
No Schooling
%
Learner Enrolment (1081591)
%
NSC Results
Life expectancy in KwaZulu-Natal
58.6 years
Male
64.8 years
Female
Health
11 Hospitals
33 Health Care Community Centre
126 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
94% of households have access to piped water as their main source of waterÂ
6% otherÂ
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
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
|
33.5% PERSONS |
55.9% HOUSEHOLD |
Percentage distribution of sources of household income
|
63.9% SALARIES |
57% GRANTS |
116.2% REMITTANCE |
|
10.7% BUSINESS INCOME |
3.5% PENSIONS |