Four provinces in South Africa have escaped a technical recession after experiencing contractions in the first quarter of 2025.
The North West, Mpumalanga, Limpopo and Gauteng all saw quarter-on-quarter contractions in the first quarter of the year.
However, they managed to reverse this in the second quarter, showing quarter-on-quarter growth of 0.8% or above.
In Q2 2025, South Africa’s GDP expanded by a surprising 0.8% following muted growth of 0.1% in Q1 2025.
A technical recession is defined as two consecutive quarters…
Biodiversity: South Africa is one of the world’s 17 megadiverse countries, home to
more than 20,000 plant species and numerous animal species.

Spitfire
I was pretty surprised to learn Elon Musk was born in South Africa
I thought he was born in Mad-at-gas-car
Sweetness
Shebeen – an unlicensed bar [sha-been] These are unlicensed bars usually found in low-income suburbs located outside of the major towns and cities, more commonly known as ‘the townships’.