15 million – the number of South Africans currently receiving social grants.

R9 billion – Government’s fund to support job creation over the next three years.

R10 billion – funds set aside by the Industrial Development Corporation for investment over the next five years in economic activities with high jobs potential.

R20 billion – tax allowances or tax breaks to be put in place to promote investments, expansions and upgrades in the manufacturing sector.

R550 million – funds set aside for upgrades and expansions.

30% – the mining industry’s contribution to the country’s total export revenue.

7,3 million – the number of tourists that arrived in South Africa last year.

95 – the number of meetings and conferences South Africa has secured between 2010 and 2016.

R2 billion – the contribution of the cultural industries sector to the country’s Gross Domestic Product

R475 million – the contribution of the Cape Town International Jazz Festival to the Western Cape economy.

2 000 – the number of jobs created during the Cape Town International Jazz in 2010.

R75 billion – Eskom’s investment in the new stations Medupi, Kusile and Ingula, as well as the return to service and transmission of other projects.

400 000 – the number of households that should have security of tenure by 2014.

R2,6 billion – the amount that government will spend on water services this year. 

4,5 million – the number of work opportunities that the Expanded Public Works Programme aims to create.

800 – the number of construction jobs created by the Bid for the Square Kilometre Array radio telescope

6 000 – the number of learners supported by Denel, Eskom, SAA and Transnet in technical and engineering-related scarce and critical skills.

105 – the number of nursing colleges that will be revitalised countrywide to train more nurses. 

5 million – the number of HIV tests done since the launch of the testing campaign in April 2010.

700 000 – the number of first-time identity documents issued in Libode following the National Population Registration Campaign.

R800 million – the funds allocated for immediate relief to assist communities affected by floods.

2 000 – the military personnel deployed by.the South African National Defence Force in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Sudan and the Central African Republic.

2,5 trillion – the value of South Africa’s mining assets – in US dollars.