They contribute to the economy because they attract tourism.
The zoos and nature reserves are important for South Africa. This is the main backbone of the tourism sector which serves as an economic gain for the country.
Yes, South Africa has important reserves of gold and uranium.
As of 2013, the amount of years of platinum reserves that south Africa has is around 10. It is also stated that almost 50 percent of the world's gold reserves are found in South Africa.
Because South Africa doesn't have bauxite reserves.
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Yes, many people keep cats as pets in South Africa and all the common breeds are readily available including Siamese, Persian, Burmese etc.Big cats such as lions, cheetahs an leopards also live in South Africa but within the confines of the Nature Reserves.
South Africa had relatively huge reserves of gold and diamond
South Africa accounts for approximately 10% of the world's gold production, about 40% of the world's total gold reserves are found in the Witwatersrand area of South Africa.
The Country that has the known (proven) coal deposits in Africa is South Africa which is said to have reserves of 50 billion tonnes of coal.
Yes, it has one of the largest reserves of platinum in the world.
Important chromium ores deposits exist in South Africa, Kazachstan, Russia, India, Turkey.