Our WorldWatch received news fresh from Joburg that AngloGold, Africa's biggest gold producer, employs about 35,000 people in South Africa and 15,000 in other countries. South Africa accounts for half its output.
As of May, 458,600 people were employed by South Africa's mines with 159,984 of those working in gold mines and 168,479 employed by platinum producers, according to government figures. Coal, with 57,777 workers, is the next biggest employer. South Africa has a 25.5 percent unemployment rate, the highest of 72 countries tracked by several economical agencies around the world.
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