South Africa Economy

2018 Nominal GDP $377 billion, GDP Rank 41, GDP growth 1.3%. WTO, G-20, GDP by sector: agriculture 2.8%, industry 29.7%, services 67.5%. Labor force by sector: agriculture 4.6%, industry 23.5%, services 71.9%

Population 58 million, Labor Force 22 million. Mass 470,900 square miles, Arable Land 612 sq mi 13%. Poverty 67%. Unemployment 27%, Inflation 6%. Rural population 22 million, urban population 36 million.

Main Industries: mining platinum, gold, diamonds, chromium and others. Auto assembly, metalworking, machinery, textiles iron, steel, chemicals, fertilizer, foodstuffs and commercial ship repair. Ease of doing business rank 82.

Exports $69.1 billion in gold, diamonds, platinum, other metals and minerals, machinery and equipment to China 9.9%, US 7.9%, Germany 7.6%, Botswana 5.4%, Nambia 5.1%.

Imports $73.7 billion in machinery and equipment, chemicals, petroleum, scientific instruments and foodstuffs from China 18%, Germany 12%, US 6.8%, India 4.2%, Saudi Arabia 3.8%, Japan 3.5%

Government Revenue $95.27 billion, Spending $116.5 billion, Debt to GDP 50.1%. External Debt $47.66 billion, foreign reserves $54.98 billion.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_South_Africa

The government owns 33% of the land mass. 50% of farms are failing. 80% of the population is Christian. 8% of the population is White.

South African Tribes include Zulu, Xhosa, Sotho, Tswana, Pedi, Venda, Ndebele, Tsonga, Pondo and Swati. 

https://answersafrica.com/south-african-tribes.html

Tribes have their own languages including

Ndebele, Xhosa, Zulu,  Sotho sa Leboa, Sotho, Tswana, Swati, Venda, Tsonga, Indigenous creoles and pidgins

Other languages include Afrikaans – 13% and English – 23%

http://www.mediaclubsouthafrica.com/landstatic/80-languages

In total, ten homelands were created in South Africa. These were Transkei,Bophuthatswana, Ciskei, Venda, Gazankulu, KaNgwane, KwaNdebele, KwaZulu,Lebowa, and QwaQwa. The homelands were designed for specific ethnic groups.Mar 16, 2018

Tribes occupy their traditional lands, have tribal laws and cultures and elect their own Tribal Chiefs. Tribal laws control how families should behave and allow polygamy and the duties of the first-born male. The Tribe sets the rules the members live by and they tend to see the Tribe as their primary government regardless of who runs the national government. Tribes have survived the Dutch, the Brits and now the Commies.

Christian missionaries have been there for centuries and run schools and hospitals and recruit doners to provide water wells and sanitation in villages and doctors to do missionary tours.. Tribal members live in a matrixed society and are in contention with Communist government overreach.

Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader