27 October 2015 Media Release The results for the third quarter Quarterly labour force survey (QLFS) shows that the working-age population was 36,1 million – 15,8 million employed, 5,4 million unemployed and 14,9 million not economically active. The not economically active population decreased by 200 000 and the economically active population increased 359 000 quarter-to-quarter.   read more »

MEDIA INVITE Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) for the Third Quarter (Q3) of 2015 The Statistician-General, Mr Pali Lehohla, will release the results of the Quarterly Labour Force Survey for the third quarter (Q3) of 2015 on Tuesday, 27th October 2015. The report will be released as follows: Date : 27 October 2015 Lock-up : 11H00   read more »

Monday 12 October marks the start of the Citizen Satisfaction Survey in KwaZulu-Natal. The Survey is a joint effort between the KwaZulu-Natal Office of the Premier and Statistics South Africa and will gauge the level of service delivery satisfaction. Just over 200 fieldworkers armed with tablets will start visiting the over 20 000 selected household,   read more »

MEDIA INVITE Statistician–General, Pali Lehohla, releases the tourism annual report The Statistician-General, Mr Pali Lehohla, will release the Tourism annual report on Tuesday, 4th August 2015. The report contains statistics on the number of travellers, including tourists, who arrive through South African ports of entry during 2014. The report will also include information on tourists’   read more »

MEDIA INVITE Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) for the Second Quarter (Q2) of 2015 The Statistician-General, Mr Pali Lehohla, will release the results of the Quarterly Labour Force Survey for the second quarter (Q2) of 2015 on Wednesday, 29th July 2015. The report will be released as follows: Date        : 29 July 2015 Time       :    read more »

Media Invite The Statistician-General, Mr Pali Lehohla, will release the 2015 Mid-year population estimates report at a media briefing to be held on 23 July 2015 in Pretoria. The report includes data on HIV prevalence estimates and the number of people living with HIV, fertility rates and average life expectancy at birth. The report also   read more »

The Annual Agricultural Survey collects and provides statistics on the farming sector across the country. Statistics collected form the basis for planning, monitoring, evaluation, research and decision-making in both private and public institutions for the agricultural sector as a whole. Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) appeals to selected farmers to participate in the Annual Agricultural   read more »

On 25 and 26 June 1955, three thousand delegates gathered at Kliptown to adopt the Freedom Charter, a vision for a united, non-racial and democratic South Africa. The Congress of the People constituted the most representative gathering in the history of South Africa, and included workers, peasants, intellectuals, women, youth and students of all races   read more »

Africa Renewal: Some experts say there is a major problem with how statistics are collected in Africa. What is the problem? Pali Lehohla: There is a major challenge on the continent with statistics. But in interpreting the problem, there are two major trends. There is one based less on facts and more on hype. This one gets very popular and is widely publicized. There   read more »

17 June 2015 An unforeseen technical fault caused a breach in the embargo time of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) release of the May 2015. Twenty-two (22) mailing list subscribers received the release earlier than the normal planned time. The scheduled time for the release of CPI data was 10H00 on Wednesday, 17 June 2015;   read more »