State of the Nation Address 2014 in numbers

State of the Nation Address 2014 in numbers

South Africa is a much better place to live in now than it was before 1994

Growing the economy and creating jobs

• 3,2% - average annual economic growth from 1994-2012.
• The national wealth, measured in gross domestic product, has grown to more than R3,5 trillion.
• 15 million – the number of people with jobs.
• Some 650 000 jobs were created in 2013.
• 3,7 million - work opportunities created since 2009.
• 6 million – the number of work opportunities expected between 2014 and 2019 for youth in particular.
• 16 million – the number of citizens on social assistance.
• 17,3% - decline in the value of the rand against the US dollar in 2013.  
• Under 300 days – the time it will take to start a mine from application to final approval.
• R20 billion – mining’s contribution to tax revenue.
• 13 million – the number of foreign visitors to SA by 2012 – up from 3 million in 1993.
• R1 trillion – the investment in public infrastructure since 2009.
• More than 100 000 – the number of people using the Rea Vaya system in Joburg.
• 700 km – the pipeline from Durban to Gauteng moving 4 billion cubic litres of fuels a year.
• Close to 1 500 km of new roads or lanes have been built.
• 1,2 million – Gautrain passengers each month.
• R120 billion – the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa’s spend on new trains in the next 10 years.
• R300 billion – Transnet’s budget for transport infrastructure
• 30 000 – the number of work opportunities on power stations sites across the country
• 37 000 km – fibre-optic cable laid by the private and public sectors since 2009.
• R3,8 billion – the value of incentives for about 160 automotive projects supporting more than 50 000 jobs.
• 75% - the rate of local procurement by the state over the next five years.

Improving rural development and land reform

• R6 billion – the fishing industry’s economic contribution, along with 27 000 jobs.
• Nearly 5 000 farms have been transferred to black people, benefiting over 200 000 families, since 1994.
• Nearly 80 000 land claims, totaling 3,4 million hectares, have been settled, benefiting 1,8 million people.

Improving quality of education

• 700 000 – the number of children attending Grade R in 2011.
• 9 million – the number of learners on government’s nutrition programme.
• 8 million – the number of children who don’t pay school fees.
• 78% - the matric pass rate for 2013, up from 61% in 2009.
• 3 million – beneficiaries on the Kha Ri Gude literacy programme.
• 370 – new schools have replaced mud schools and other unsuitable structures.
• 12% - the increase of student enrolments at universities.
• 90% - the increase of enrolments at Further Education and Training (FET) colleges.
• R9 billion – the increased budget of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme.
• 12 – the number of new FET colleges to be built in Limpopo, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape.

Improving healthcare

• 300 – the number of new health facilities built since 2009.
• 160 – the number of new clinics built since 2009.
• 10 – the number of hospitals built or refurbished around SA.
• 2,4 million – the number of people on ARV treatment in 2013.
• 20 million – the number of South Africans tested for HIV since 2011.
• 4,6 million – the number of people to be enrolled in ARV treatment until 2019.

Fighting crime and corruption

• 21% - the decrease in the crime rate since 2002.
• 61% - the percentage of African, Indian and Coloured judges in South Africa.
• 13 000 – the cases of corruption and maladministration that have been referred to government departments for further handling and investigation since the launch of the National Anti-Corruption Hotline.
• R320 million – the amount recovered by Government from perpetrators through the National Anti-Corruption Hotline.
• Anti-corruption action:
  • 1 542 officials were dismissed from the Public Service
  • 140 officials were fined three months' salary
  • 20 officials were demoted
  • 355 officials were given final written warnings
  • 204 officials were prosecuted.
• R149 million – the amount paid by the Asset Forfeiture Unit into the Criminal Assets Recovery Account in the first six months of last year to the victims of crime.
• 800 – the number of police officers killed between 2005 and 2013.

Decent homes for all

• 3 million – the number of housing units delivered since 1994.
• 855 000 – the number of serviced sites handed to citizens since 1994.
• 500 – the number of informal settlements that have been replaced with quality housing and basic services over the past five years.
• 95% - the percentage of households with access to water.