How Population Size & Rate of Growth Influences Development

CHAPTER 1: NATURE AND SCOPE OF THE STUDY.

Introduction

Rustenburg is situated in the Southern region of the North West Province, most of the economic activity happens in this part of the province. The province recorded an economic growth rate of 4.9% in 2004/05 compared with 4.5% in 2003/04. The largest contributors to the GDP of the province in 2004 were the mining and quarrying industries (24.9%), finance, real estate and business services (13.6%) and the general government services sector (12.1%).
Of the 3,374,200 people living in the North West, 65% live in the rural areas (Mid-Year Population Estimates, 2006). The official unemployment rate is 31.8% (Labour Force Survey, March 2006) Rustenburg is the economic hub of the Northwest Province. Because of the platinum mines it has attracted migrant workers from as far afield as the neighbouring SADEC countries. Statistics South Africa census of 1996 to 2006 indicates an average annual growth of 1.6%.However, the population was estimated to be in the vicinity of 457,9876 with a population density of 56.11 in 2006.(Global Insight, 2007). If one takes into account the current .development in South Africa’s economy, it is evident that Rustenburg, like other developing economic locations, is still reeling from the previous economic turmoil, thus aggravating employment statistics which are already at alarming proportions.

While the majority of people are employed in the mining sector, the retail sector provides employment for the majority of woman who had found themselves marginalized by the mining sector. However, the development of this sector in the Rustenburg area is highly dominated by big businesses owned by whites, Indians and foreigners such as Nigerians, Malaysians, Egyptians and Ethiopians involved in small scale business as hawkers. It raises a serious concern about the participation of the previously marginalized population sectors of South African population especially black people

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