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| | :: JOHANNESBURG STILL LEADS THE PACK ON GDP FIGURES :: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05) |
 | | Durban is the surprise - its contribution to GDP has slipped from 8,06% in 1996 to 7,7% in 2000, even though it now has the largest population in the country, according to the authors - 2,981,237 in 2001 compared with Johannesburg's 2,962,759 and Cape Town's 2,858,743. |
 | | The authors say South Africa's six major cities with 31% of South Africa's total population, contribute, in total, 55% of South Africa's GDP. |
 | | The dominance of the region is further demonstrated by the recent report on Johannesburg 'Africa's World City' by the Centre for Development and Enterprise (CDE). |
| www.joburg.org.za /nov_2002/nov25_gdp.stm (600 words) |
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