Prepared by the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS)
21 years - since former President Nelson Mandela walked to freedom after 27 years as a political prisoner.
17 years - since South Africa's transition to a non-racial, non-sexist, equal and democratic society.
400 000 - the number of additional people served with basic water supply in 2010.
81% - the proportion of the country electrified, compared to 63% in the year 2000.
8,6% - the decline in the murder rate over the past year.
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
