The downturn, which was the second consecutive quarter of negative growth, was driven by contractions in agriculture, transport, trade and manufacturing industries.
StatsSA said agriculture was hit by a fall in field crops, drought in the Western Cape and severe hailstorms in Mpumalanga province that damaged production.
After a revised 2.6 percent contraction in the first quarter, the latest data piled pressure on Ramaphosa who has promised a "new dawn" after his predecessor Jacob Zuma's scandal-tainted nine-year reign.
Micheal Power, an asset manager at Investec, said domestic and international events had combined to stall economic growth.
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