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“We have the highest unemployment rate on earth, and that has now been the case for decades.”

"South Africa’s debt is R5.2 trillion, or 74% of GDP.”

“Last year alone, 1,457 children younger than five died in South Africa’s public hospitals due to acute malnutrition.”

“In 2024, we exported R157 billion in goods and services to the US while importing just over R120 billion.”

“Since Ramaphosa took office seven years ago, the economy has not grown by more than 2%.”

“There is a housing backlog of more than 3 million houses.”

“By 2030, South Africa should have an unemployment rate of 6%. Currently, the expanded unemployment rate is 40%.”

“In 2024, 29% of matriculants passed mathematics at 50%, and 30% passed physical science at 50% or more.”

“Poor households are faced with an 11.3% increase in their food baskets.”

“In 2024 alone, over 139,000 more people fell into extreme poverty.”

“Mineral product and chemical imports from the US into South Africa amounted to R35 billion, while we exported over R20 billion of the same. Exports of vehicles, aircraft and the like amounted to R35 …

“The SIU and the NPA are performing at 48% capacity.”

In February 2025, the government of South Africa announced that all U.S.-based businesses were banned from operating in the country and that the African nation was halting all mining exports to the Un…

We have cleared over 90% of the backlog of more than 300,000 visa applications.

The tourism sector is growing rapidly, with close to 9 million tourists having visited our country last year.

We spend around 60% of our national budget on the social wage

By the end of March 2024, 96% of people living with HIV knew their status, 79% of these were on antiretroviral treatment, and 94% of those on treatment were virally suppressed.

More than 28 million unemployed and vulnerable people in our country receive social assistance.

Our Just Energy Transition is gaining momentum. Over US$13 billion [has] been pledged by the international community

The matric class of 2024 achieved the highest pass rate in our country’s history