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Poverty Nodes Profiles

The 22 poorest areas of South Africa (15 rural and 7 urban), where some 10million people live, are known as the Presidential Poverty Nodes, and are described by the Department of Provincial and Local Government as the "spatial manifestation of the second economy". They are characterised by underdevelopment, contribute little to the GDP, and incorporate the poorest of our urban and rural poor.

In 2005 the Department of Local and Provincial Government established a Programme of Action "for building productive and sustainable nodal economies", to accelerate the development of these areas defined as Presidential Poverty Nodes.

The Business Trust was asked to support the implementation of the Programme of Action by providing detailed economic data on each of the 22 Presidential Poverty Nodes. This data has now been collated, can be viewed by clicking on the links below:


Urban and Rural Presidential Poverty Nodes in South Africa

Poverty Nodes


Rural Nodes:

  Alfred Nzo narrative
- 413kb

     Alfred Nzo profile
- 5382kb

     Alfred Nzo summary
- 152kb
  Bushbuckridge narrative
- 387kb

     Bushbuckridge profile
- 16363kb

     Bushbuckridge summary
- 150kb
  Central Karoo narrative
- 414kb

     Central Karoo profile
- 3855kb

     Central Karoo summary
- 151kb
  Chris Hani narrative
- 374kb

     Chris Hani profile
- 4735kb

     Chris Hani summary
- 155kb
  Kgalagadi narrative
- 428kb

     Kgalagadi profile
- 2493kb

     Kgalagadi summary
- 154kb
  Maluti-a-Phofung narrative
- 522kb

     Maluti-a-Phofung profile
- 2907kb

     Maluti-a-Phofung summary
- 150kb
  Maruleng narrative
- 330kb

     Maruleng profile
- 8000kb

     Maruleng summary
- 151kb
  OR Tambo narrative
- 316kb

     OR Tambo profile
- 5068kb

     OR Tambo summary
- 153kb
  Sekhukhune narrative
- 232kb

     Sekhukhune profile
- 2424kb

     Sekhukhune summary
- 152kb
  Ugu narrative
- 389kb

     Ugu profile
- 2613kb

     Ugu summary
- 153kb
  Ukhahlamba narrative
- 326kb

     Ukhahlamba profile
- 1678kb

     Ukhahlamba summary
- 152kb
  Umkhanyakude narrative
- 304kb

     Umkhanyakude profile
- 2423kb

     Umkhanyakude summary
- 154kb
  Umzimkhulu narrative
- 390kb

     Umzimkhulu profile
- 5417kb

     Umzimkhulu summary
- 252kb
  Umzinyathi narrative
- 308kb

     Umzinyathi profile
- 2862kb

     Umzinyathi summary
- 154kb
  Zululand narrative
- 334kb

     Zululand profile
- 5574kb

     Zululand summary
- 156kb

Urban Nodes:

  Alexandra narrative
- 832kb

     Alexandra profile
- 9670kb

     Alexandra summary
- 154kb
  Galeshewe narrative
- 401kb

     Galeshewe profile
- 5681kb

     Galeshewe summary
- 156kb
  INK narrative
- 473kb

     INK profile
- 8829kb

     INK summary
- 154kb
  Khayelitsha narrative
- 411kb

     Khayelitsha profile
- 8999kb

     Khayelitsha summary
- 150kb
  Mdantsane narrative
- 388kb

     Mdantsane profile
- 19271kb

     Mdantsane summary
- 153kb
  Mitchells Plain narrative
- 440kb

     Mitchells Plain profile
- 9087kb

     Mitchells Plain summary
- 150kb
  Motherwell narrative
- 380kb

     Motherwell profile
- 6212kb

     Motherwell summary
- 152kb
 

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Building Capacity
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Infrastructure 
Combating Poverty
Public Works
Community Investment

Economic Profiles of the Poverty Nodes

The Business Trust, in partnership with the dplg, have produced detailed socio-economic profiles of the country''s 22 poorest areas (known as Presidential Poverty Nodes).  

To view these profiles, click here

Annual Report 2007

Read about our latest results, our new programmes and our strengthened partnerships by clicking here.

Infrastructure Report: Building a 21st Century South Africa

To read the report on Researching the Infrastructure Inputs Sector Strategy for Asgi-SA, click here.

 

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Learning Series Launched

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