South Africa’s mining output up 21.9% y/y in May

South Africa’s total mining output rose 21.9% year-on-year in May compared to a revised increase of 117.4% in April, Statistics South Africa said on Tuesday.

The country was under a strict lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus in April last year, denting output.

(By Tanisha Heiberg; Editing by Helen Reid)