Inside this edition: North West municipal stats p2; The state of the youth in SA p3; South Africa – 20 years of progress p4-5; Monthly economic statistics p6; Business surveys: How economic data is collected p7; Crossword & Trivia p8.

“A fundamental concern for others in our individual and community lives would go a long way in making the world the better place we so passionately dreamt of”. These are the words of South Africa’s first democratically elected president, Nelson Rolihlahla ‘Madiba’ Mandela during an address delivered at Walter Sisulu Square in Kliptown, Soweto in   read more »

MEDIA ADVISORY For Immediate Release 14 July 2014 Contact: Lesedi Dibakwane, 0828057088 lesedid@statssa.gov.za Documented Immigrants in South Africa, 2013 Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) will release the annual publication on Documented Immigrants in South Africa, 2013. The publication provides findings from the Department Home Affairs data on approved applications for Temporary and Permanent residence permits.   read more »

Mining production decreased by 6,5% year-on-year in May 2014. The largest negative growth rates were recorded for Platinum Group Metals (PGMs) (-48,5%), ‘other’ non-metallic minerals (-13,3%) and building materials (-11,7%). The main contributor to the 6,5% decrease was PGMs (contributing -10,4 percentage points). Iron ore was a significant positive contributor (contributing 3,1 percentage points). The   read more »

As with the 1996 and 2001 censuses, users of Stats SA data are invited to review the Census 2011 data in their respective field of expertise.  Papers should be based on any of the subjects covered in Census 2011 and should use the recently released 10% sample, which is available either on DVD from the   read more »