MNO2608 Assignment
5 (Portfolio) Semester
2 Memo | Due 5
November 2025
NO PLAGIARISM
[Pick the date]
[Type the company name]
, Exam (elaborations)
MNO2608 Assignment 5 (Portfolio) Semester
2 Memo | Due 5 November 2025
MNO2608 Assignment 5 (Portfolio) Semester 2 Memo | Due 5 November
2025. All questions fully answered. Case Study 1: Occupational Diseases –
2024 South Africa Mine Health & Safety Statistics.
QUESTION 1 [20] Please read Case Study 1 and answer Questions 1.1 to 1.2
based on the case study. Conduct further reading of the relevant literature to
support and enrich your arguments. 1.1. Which sectors have shown
improvement, and which remain high risk? Explain these possible reasons for
these trends. (10)
1.1 Which sectors have shown improvement,
and which remain high risk? Explain possible
reasons. (10)
Improving sectors (summary & reasons)
1. Agriculture (horticulture, animal products)
o Evidence: Strong output growth in recent quarters (large percentage rises
reported in Q4/2024–Q2/2025). This lifted headline GDP in some quarters.
Statistics South Africa+1
o Why: Good seasonal harvests, recovery from drought in some regions, higher
commodity prices for specific crops and animal products, and improved export
demand. Agricultural recovery is also helped by favourable weather patterns and
targeted investment in commercial farming. SECO
2. Trade (wholesale/retail) and some manufacturing sub-sectors
o Evidence: Trade contributed positively to growth in recent quarters;
manufacturing showed pockets of recovery that helped Q2 2025 GDP. Statistics
South Africa+1
o Why: Recovery in domestic demand, easing inflation and interest-rate
stabilisation supporting consumption, and fewer days of severe load-shedding in
2024–2025 improving production continuity for some firms. Also, restocking
after earlier weak demand lifted wholesale/retail activity. OECD+1
3. Financial services and other services (some regional evidence)
o Evidence: Financial services contributed to growth in recent outlooks and are
expected to be a growth supporter in 2025. World Bank
5 (Portfolio) Semester
2 Memo | Due 5
November 2025
NO PLAGIARISM
[Pick the date]
[Type the company name]
, Exam (elaborations)
MNO2608 Assignment 5 (Portfolio) Semester
2 Memo | Due 5 November 2025
MNO2608 Assignment 5 (Portfolio) Semester 2 Memo | Due 5 November
2025. All questions fully answered. Case Study 1: Occupational Diseases –
2024 South Africa Mine Health & Safety Statistics.
QUESTION 1 [20] Please read Case Study 1 and answer Questions 1.1 to 1.2
based on the case study. Conduct further reading of the relevant literature to
support and enrich your arguments. 1.1. Which sectors have shown
improvement, and which remain high risk? Explain these possible reasons for
these trends. (10)
1.1 Which sectors have shown improvement,
and which remain high risk? Explain possible
reasons. (10)
Improving sectors (summary & reasons)
1. Agriculture (horticulture, animal products)
o Evidence: Strong output growth in recent quarters (large percentage rises
reported in Q4/2024–Q2/2025). This lifted headline GDP in some quarters.
Statistics South Africa+1
o Why: Good seasonal harvests, recovery from drought in some regions, higher
commodity prices for specific crops and animal products, and improved export
demand. Agricultural recovery is also helped by favourable weather patterns and
targeted investment in commercial farming. SECO
2. Trade (wholesale/retail) and some manufacturing sub-sectors
o Evidence: Trade contributed positively to growth in recent quarters;
manufacturing showed pockets of recovery that helped Q2 2025 GDP. Statistics
South Africa+1
o Why: Recovery in domestic demand, easing inflation and interest-rate
stabilisation supporting consumption, and fewer days of severe load-shedding in
2024–2025 improving production continuity for some firms. Also, restocking
after earlier weak demand lifted wholesale/retail activity. OECD+1
3. Financial services and other services (some regional evidence)
o Evidence: Financial services contributed to growth in recent outlooks and are
expected to be a growth supporter in 2025. World Bank
