President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered the State of the Nation Address (SONA) at the Cape Town City Hall on Thursday.Below is the SONA in numbers:Social AssistanceMore than 26 million - South Africans who continue to receive social assistance every month provided by the democratic state.Some 9 million - unemployed people receiving the Special Social Relief of Distress Grant every month.Unemployment and Job CreationTwo million ­- people who lost their jobs due to COVID-19.15 to 24 - the ages of millions of young people who were not in employment, education or training, by 8 February 2024.More than 1.7 million - work and livelihood opportunities created through the Expanded Public Works Programme.More than 1 million - school assistants placed in 23 000 schools through the Presidential Employment Stimulus.23 000 - schools where more than one million school assistants have been placed through the Presidential Employment Stimulus.From 8 million to over 16.7 million - the increase in the number of South Africans in employment since 1994 until 2024.Over 4.3 million - young people engaged on SAYouth.mobi, a zero-rated platform for unemployed young people to access opportunities for learning and earning.1.6 million - young people who have secured opportunities through the SAYouth.mobi, a zero-rated platform for unemployed young people to access opportunities for learning and earning.Crime and CorruptionMore than 200 - accused persons being prosecuted by the National Prosecuting Authority.R14 billion - value of freezing orders granted to the National Prosecuting Authority's Asset Forfeiture Unit for state capture-related cases.Around R8.6 billion - value of corrupt proceeds that have been returned to the State.R4.8 billion - unpaid taxes collected by the South African Revenue Service.R64 billion - value of civil litigation instituted by the Special Investigating Unit.5 000 - extra police officers deployed to Public Order Policing.Over 285 000 - arrests made by the South African Poli ce Service since May 2023 through Operation Shanela.20 000 - police officers recruited over the last two years.10 000 - police officers to be recruited in the year to come.Over 100 000 - people stopped by the new Border Management Authority from entering South Africa illegally.EnergyMore than 2 500 - megawatts of solar and wind power connected to the grid.More than 120 - new private energy projects in development.More than 14 000 - kilometres of new transmission lines to be built over the coming years to accommodate renewable energy.Around R170 billion to almost R240 billion - increases in the value of financing pledges for the Just Energy Transition Investment Plan in the past year.Economy and InvestmentMore than 60 - ships waiting to berth at the Port of Durban in mid-November 2023.12 - ships waiting to berth at the Port of Durban at the end of January 2024.R1.5 trillion - value of new investment commitments raised through five South Africa Investment Conferences.R500 billion - val ue of new investment commitments raised through five South Africa Investment Conferences that have already flowed into the economy.Approximately 39% - black ownership of mining by 2024, compared with 2% in 2004.Road InfrastructureNearly 25 000 - kilometres of roads being managed by the South African National Roads Agency Limited.More than 1 200 - projects to the value of R120 billion awarded by the South African National Roads Agency Limited in the past five years.R120 billion - the value of more than 1 200 projects awarded by the South African National Roads Agency Limited in the past five years.Land25% - farmland owned by black South Africans through redistribution.30% - target of farmland to be owned by black South Africans through redistribution by 2030.LabourAround 1 000 - black industrialists supported with funding and other forms of support in the last five years.More than 90 000 - workers employed by black-owned firms which contribute many billions of rands to the South African e conomy.About 200 000 - workers who obtained ownership of shares in the companies in which they work.Over half a million - status of worker ownership in companies in the South African economy.Over 6 million - workers whose wages were raised by the introduction of the National Minimum Wage.Matric82.9% - latest matric pass rate; the highest ever.Poverty Alleviation71.1% - South African population living in poverty in 1993.60.9% - the drop in the poverty rate by 2010.55.5% - the drop in the poverty rate by 2020.HealthMore than 100 000 ­- South Africans who lost their lives to COVID-19.54 years - life expectancy in 2003.65 years - life expectancy in 2023.95% - persons diagnosed with HIV who know their status.79% - persons who receive antiretroviral treatment out of the 95% diagnosed with HIV who know their status.93% - persons virally suppressed out of the 95% diagnosed with HIV who know their status.Housing, Water and TelecommunicationsNearly nine out of every 10 - households l iving in a formal dwelling.Only 6 out of 10 - people who had access to clean drinking water at the end of apartheid.9 out of 10 - South Africans with access to clean drinking water by 2024.79% - households with access to the internet in 2022.Gender-Based Violence and FemicideAround R21 billion - money dedicated over the medium term to implement the six pillars of the National Strategic Plan on Gender-based Violence and Femicide, including the economic empowerment of women.Source: South African Government News Agency