NLAID - Activity in South Africa

Information on South Africa

Birth rate 19.48 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

Climate mostly semiarid; subtropical along east coast; sunny days, cool nights

Death rate 17.09 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.)

Environment - current issues lack of important arterial rivers or lakes requires extensive water conservation and control measures; growth in water usage outpacing supply; pollution of rivers from agricultural runoff and urban discharge; air pollution resulting in acid rain; soil erosion; desertification

Infant mortality rate
total 43.2 deaths/1,000 live births
male 47.19 deaths/1,000 live births
female 39.14 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)

Languages IsiZulu (official) 23.82%, IsiXhosa (official) 17.64%, Afrikaans (official) 13.35%, Sepedi (offcial) 9.39%, English (official) 8.2%, Setswana (official) 8.2%, Sesotho (official) 7.93%, Xitsonga (official) 4.44%, siSwati (official) 2.66%, Tshivenda (official) 2.28%, isiNdebele (official) 1.59%, other 0.5% (2001 census)

Life expectancy at birth
total population 49.33 years
male 50.24 years
female 48.39 years (2011 est.)

Literacy
definition age 15 and over can read and write
total population 86.4%
male 87%
female 85.7% (2003 est.)

Maternal mortality rate 410 deaths/100,000 live births (2008) country comparison to the world: 35

Natural resources gold, chromium, antimony, coal, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, tin, rare earth elements, uranium, gem diamonds, platinum, copper, vanadium, salt, natural gas

Population
49,004,031 (July 2011 est.)
note estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected

Population growth rate -0.38% (2011 est.)

Religions Protestant 36.6% (Zionist Christian 11.1%, Pentecostal/Charismatic 8.2%, Methodist 6.8%, Dutch Reformed 6.7%, Anglican 3.8%), Catholic 7.1%, Muslim 1.5%, other Christian 36%, other 2.3%, unspecified 1.4%, none 15.1% (2001 census)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total 13 years
male 13 years
female 13 years (2004)

Peace building in Africa

Project code NL-1-PPR-19206

Expansion of NCG over the next four years, with specific focus on setting up a central Head Office to drive, standardise, document, and implement the NCG model.

Project code NL-1-PPR-18311

Het bevorderen van de wetenschappelijke samenwerking tussen Zuid-Afrikaanse en Nederlandse onderzoekers op thema's die relevant zijn voor de ontwikkeling van Zuid-Afrika en die bijdragen aan de onderzoekscapaciteit in Zuid-Afrika.

Project code NL-1-PPR-20424

Establishment of a network of Youth Zones where youth will receive training in live skills, computer literacy and soccer with the aim of providing them with better opportunities on the labour market

Project code NL-1-PPR-20465

SEEDS, focusing on Science & Maths, Biology, Multigrade teaching & learning, extramural activities, and hiv/aids Innovation programmes, Western Cape Province

Project code NL-1-PPR-17905

To support Joburg Metro arts activities

Project code NL-1-PPR-12836

Capacity building of municipal managers

Project code NL-1-PPR-15975

Doelstelling is om minimaal vijf kunstenaars per jaar deel te laten nemen aan het residency-programma t.b.v. ontwikkeling en versterking Kunstsector in OS-landen.

Project code NL-1-PPR-20404

Skills Development Programme for Academic cooperation: short courses, Master's and PhDs, exchange of students and academic staff

Project code NL-1-PPR-17907