Economy
Energy
Agriculture and land reform
Water and sanitation
Oceans economy
Broadband roll-out
Health
Safety and security
Employment
Source: http://www.gov.za/speeches/sona-numbers-–-february-2016-11-feb-2016-0000
- R100 million – to be invested a year by South African Tourism to promote domestic tourism.
- 10th – South Africa’s ranking in the World Economic Forum competitiveness report.
- US$50 billion – investments announced by China.
- US$10 billion – investment from China to South Africa for infrastructure, industrialisation and skills development.
- 5% – the annual growth target set in the National Development Plan to be achieved by 2019.
- R25 billion – investments attracted by incentives for the automotive sector over the last five years.
Energy
- R83 billion – government’s investment in Eskom.
- R194 billion – an investment attracted by the Renewable Independent Power Producer Programme.
- 9 600 – megawatts of energy to be introduced in the next decade.
Agriculture and land reform
- 5 – the number of Agri-parks being constructed.
- 27 – the number of proposals received from commercial farmers.
- 4 – the number of proposals received from commercial farmers that are being implemented in the Eastern Cape and the Free State.
- 12 000 – the maximum hectares to be allowed for land ownership.
- 120 000 – the number of new land claims lodged by December 2015.
Water and sanitation
- 30 million - cubic meters of water to be provided per year by the Mokolo and Crocodile Water Augmentation project in Lephalale, Limpopo.
- 13 - the raised metres of the Clan William Dam wall in the Eastern Cape.
- 15 000 – number of young people being trained by the Department of Water and Sanitation to curb water wastage.
Oceans economy
- R7 billion – money committed in new port facilities by the Transnet National Ports Authority.
- 3 000 – kilometres of coastline surrounding South Africa.
- R660 million – investment brought by a fuel storage facility in Cape Town.
- R350 000 – investment being committed in the aquaculture sector.
- 9 – aquaculture farms already in production in the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Western Cape and Northern Cape.
Broadband roll-out
- 5 000 – government facilities in eight district municipalities to benefit from broadband roll-out.
- R740 million – funding for a broadband roll-out allocated over a three-year period to connect more than 5 000 government facilities in eight district municipalities.
Health
- 62 – life expectancy for both male and female South Africans, which is an increase of eight and half years since 2015.
- 3.2 million – HIV-positive people who benefitted from a massive roll-out of HIV testing and treatment in 2009.
Safety and security
- 57 – the number of police officers murdered to date during the 2015/16 financial year.
Employment
- 2 000 – number of European Union companies operating in South Africa.
- 350 000 – number of jobs created by the European Union.
Source: http://www.gov.za/speeches/sona-numbers-–-february-2016-11-feb-2016-0000
