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JOHANNESBURG, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- The population of South Africa stood at 62 million in 2022, up from 51.7 million in 2011, the latest official population census showed on Tuesday.
During the highest level of lockdown in the second quarter of 2020 we saw two million jobs lost: Risenga Maluleke – Statistician-General, Stats SA.
In line with market expectations, South Africa’s annual consumer price inflation (CPI) rose to 5% in September, up from 4.9% in August and 4.6% in July, Stats SA said on Wednesday.
South Africa’s economy contracted by 7% in 2020 reflecting the full impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the strict lockdown. In the fourth quarter of 2020, however, it posted growth of 1.5%, giving an annualised growth rate of -6.3% said Stats SA on Tuesday. Stats SA released its 2020 fourth quarter and full year GDP results. The agency stated that these results follow the revised 13.7% (annualised: 67.3%) rise in economic activity recorded in the third quarter. Statistician-General Risenga Maluleke said the annual real GDP growth rate of -7.0% in 2020 was primarily led by decreases in manu...