Africa's second biggest economy bounced back from its largest quarterly drop in a decade when it contracted 3.1 percent in the first three months of 2019. Stats SA said the recovery was mainly driven by the mining industry, which grew 14.4 percent - the biggest increase since 2016.
The secondary sector was boosted by manufacturing while growth in the tertiary sector was driven by financial, real estate and business services - South Africa's single largest industry.
The results are expected to ease pressure on President Cyril Ramaphosa who took office in 2018 on a promise to revive the economy by attracting foreign investment and cracking down on corruption.