People are most keen to leave the Eastern Cape‚ and there are good reasons for this.
This province had the highest net out-migration of all provinces between 2011 and 2016‚ of 326‚171‚ according to the December edition of Fast Facts from the Centre for Risk Analysis at the Institute of Race Relations‚ which provides a snapshot view of South Africa’s nine provinces through the lens of key socio-economic indicators.
Poverty‚ measured in terms of the Food Poverty Line – the rand value below which individuals are unable to purchase or consume enough food – is highest in the Eastern Cape‚ at 41.4%.
The Eastern Cape also has the biggest proportion of children who have lost both parents‚ the lowest number of households living in formal dwellings (69.8%) and the lowest number of households using electricity for heating (13.1%).
Snapshot here: http://u01.spsend.com/CampResource/5P1LSL73IRVAELJ0/BIO/text.pdf
Gauteng and the Western Cape are the primary destinations for South Africans seeking a better life away from worse-off areas.
Though Gauteng is the smallest of South Africa’s nine provinces‚ covering only 1.5% of the country’s land area‚ it accounts for just over a third (34.1%) of the national economy‚ and has the highest GDP per head (R80‚945). It also has the highest levels of in-migration – with net migration into the province between 2011 and 2016 totalling 981‚290 people.
The Western Cape – where people enjoy the highest life expectancy‚ and where the labour market participation rate (68.0%) and labour absorption rate (53.9%) are the highest in the country – draws the second largest number of migrants in search of a better life. Net migration into the Western Cape between 2011 and 2016 amounted to 292‚372 people.
The report confirms that people with higher levels of education are more likely to be absorbed into the labour market; in 2016‚ the Western Cape had the highest National Senior Certificate (matric) bachelor’s pass rate‚ the requirement for getting into university.
Gauteng‚ in turn‚ boasts the highest proportion of children up to age 4 attending an Early Childhood Development centre (48.1%); the highest proportion of literate adults (90.6%)‚ and the highest proportion of adults with a degree or higher education qualification (8%).
