Greater Harrismith	96 000
Intabazwe / Tshiame	64 500 25 000	}Zulu and Sesotho speaking }
Harrismith Town	6 500	80% Afrikaans speaking, other English, Zulu, & Sesotho.
Harrismith rural area	17 500
Nearby Qwaqwa	1 mill. people

Turnover of Harrismith businesses per quarter R1000
Regional Services Statistics source CCS

June '95	Sept.'95	Dec '95	March'96	June '96	Sept.'96	Dec. '96
248 819	222 186	184 512	218 685	215 246	175 835	204 748

Year 1994	Year 1995	Year 1996
632 455	837 188	814 514
	32% growth	3% decline

1995 - Increased growth probably due to a number of factories coming on stream
1996 - Decline may be attributable to a large factory loosing markets.

Remuneration of Employees - Harrismith per quarter R1000
Regional Services Statistics source CCS

June '95	Sept.'95	Dec '95	March'96	June '96	Sept.'96	Dec . '96
39 455	34 275	27 048	37 373	36 155	26 770	29 768

Year 1994	Year 1995	Year 1996
95 115	130 202	130 065
	37% growth	slight decline