MEDIA RELEASE                                                                                             22 November 2016                                        Quarterly Labour Force Survey – QLFS Q3:2016 The results of the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) for the third quarter of 2016 released by Statistics South Africa today, indicate that employment grew by 288 000 after two successive quarterly declines. However, the growth in employment was offset by the increase   read more »

Media advisory                                                                                                           18 November 2016 Home Affairs partners with Stats SA for the digitisation of South Africa’s civil records for improved service delivery The Minister of Home Affairs, Honourable Malusi Gigaba, together with the Statistician-General of South Africa, Dr Pali Lehohla, will launch a project on the digitisation of Home Affairs civil records on   read more »

MEDIA ADVISORY                                                                                                             read more »

Media announcement                                                                            18 November 2016   Change in scheduled time for the release of GDP estimates   The publication of third quarter 2016 GDP estimates scheduled for the 6th December 2016 has been brought forward to 9:30 instead of 11:30 on the same day. Similar to previous occasions there will be a 30-minute press conference   read more »

The continent is working towards attaining “the Africa we want”. Key to achieving this goal, through the Sustainable Development Goals and Agenda 2063, are quality and relevant statistics.   African Statistics Day is celebrated each year on 18 November. Africa celebrates this day to raise awareness of the importance of statistics in all aspects of   read more »

MEDIA ADVISORY                                                                                                                     17 November 2016   Statistician-General to release Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) results for the third quarter of 2016   The Statistician-General of South Africa, Dr Pali Lehohla, will release the results of the Quarterly labour force survey (QLFS) for the third quarter (Q3) of 2016 at a media briefing to be held   read more »

Severe thunderstorms resulting in heavy rainfall and flash flooding have hit parts of Gauteng since 9 November 2016. According to South African Weather Services (SAWS), areas that were mostly affected were the City of Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni Metropolitan municipalities. The flash flooding (a sudden flood in a low-lying area commonly caused by periods of heavy   read more »

Media Release                                                                                                    14 November 2016   Postponement of the QLFS Q3:2016 report   The Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) Q3:2016 has been postponed to the 22 November 2016 at 12:00.   Issued by Statistics South Africa     For media enquires Ms Lesedi Dibakwane Director: Media Relations Tel: 012 310 8578 Cell: 082 805 7088 Email:   read more »

“Population is not simply a problem of numbers. The growth in Africa’s population in the last decade has not been accompanied by the necessary structural transformation nor has it translated into equitable human development and improved livelihoods,” Dr. Pali Lehohla, Statistician-General and President of the International Organising Committee.   For the first time in the   read more »

Armed with a wealth of recent financial data from South Africa’s higher education institutions, Stats SA unpacks the revenue mix for the country’s 20 universities and 6 universities of technology. How important are tuition fees as a source of income for tertiary education in South Africa? Explore tuition fees, as well as other stories, in   read more »