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South Africa's Human Development Index - a standard measure of determining whether a country is developed, developing or underdeveloped - is continuing on an upward trend that started in 2007 following a decade-long decline, according to the SA Institute of Race Relations.

Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan delivered his mid-term budget policy speech before the National Assembly on 27 October 2010.

Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan delivered his mid-term budget policy speech before the National Assembly on 27 October 2010. Read the full text of the minister's speech.
• Budget big on education, jobs

Statistics South Africa has launched a dress rehearsal for Census 2011, calling on all South Africans to get ready to participate in the third national population count since the advent of democracy in the country in 1994.

While producer inflation increased to 9.4% in June, an economist says the higher-than-expected figure was driven by commodity inflation, not manufactured goods, and has no immediate implications for a more positive consumer inflation outlook.

South Africa's population has increased by about 530 000 to 49.99-million people since last year, Statistics SA estimates, with 51% being female and 31% not older than 15.

South Africa's gross domestic product (GDP) growth was higher than expected in the second quarter, rising 4.9% quarter-on-quarter and 4.5% year-on-year, with mining and manufacturing bouncing back and agriculture also showing strength.

South Africa’s HIV infection rate is levelling off, according to the latest Joint UN Programme on HIV and Aids report, released in late July 2008.

Le secteur des produits chimiques d’Afrique du Sud, y compris la production de carburant et de plastiques ainsi que de produits pharmaceutiques, est le plus important de ce type en Afrique et a ete identifie par le gouvernement comme un facteur essentiel de la croissance economique.