Education is deemed to be a basic human right but, in 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic changed not only the way we live, but also the way we learn. First-time learners were destined to experience learning in a very different way than their predecessors. In South Africa, school closures were announced on 18 March 2020, interrupting   read more »

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION CAR HIRE REQUIRED FOR CENSUS 2022 PROJECT Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) is conducting the population Census between February and July 2022. Approximately three hundred (300) vehicles will be required at this stage for the project. We are therefore requesting all suppliers who have the fleet of cars and are interested to   read more »

MEDIA STATEMENT For immediate release                                                                         22 February 2022 Census 2022: Statement from Chairperson of Council and Statistician-General As the Chairperson of the Statistics Council, Prof. David Everatt, and the Statistician-General, Mr. Risenga Maluleke, we note issues raised by various stakeholders on some difficulties experienced during the commencement of Census 2022. While there are a host   read more »

Media Alert                                                                          22 February 2022 Online questionnaire completion for Census 2022 closing on 25 February 2022 Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) announced that households who registered to complete the census questionnaire online have until Friday 25th February 2022 to do so. Registration for remote data collection closed on 21 February 2021. While more than 400 000   read more »

MEDIA ADVISORY                                                     21 February 2022   Statistician-General to release the ‘Education Series Volume VIII: COVID-19 and barriers to participation in education in South Africa, 2020   The Statistician-General, of South Africa, Mr Risenga Maluleke, will release the results of the ‘Education Series Volume VIII COVID-19 and barriers to participation in education in South Africa, 2020   read more »

Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) has been made aware that criminals posing as census field staff have been attempting to collect personal information from respondents for illegal purposes. A respondent in Ekhurhuleni contacted Stats SA to alert us to the fact that two women posing as census field staff requested ID numbers and banking details.   read more »

MEDIA NOTICE                                                                   19 February 2022 Delay in the release of QLFS Quarter 4 2021 results The release of the results of the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) for the 4th quarter of 2021, scheduled for 22 February 2022, has been postponed due to quality checks that need to be conducted before the results can be   read more »

Experience of crime in SA dropped over 2020/21 period According to the Governance, Public Safety, and Justice Survey, 2020/21 (GPSJS) released by Statistics South Africa, levels of crime experienced by households and individuals in SA over the 2020/21 period has dropped. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, South Africa implemented strict measures, with multi-level lockdowns, curfews,   read more »

Headline inflation dipped to 5,7% in January from 5,9% in December, mainly the result of lower fuel prices. The consumer price index (CPI) increased by 0,2% between December and January, compared with a monthly rate of 0,6% in December. This CPI release is the first to be compiled using the recently updated weights and basket   read more »

Census 2022 is finally underway. It kicked off with Census Night on Wednesday, 2 February 2022 and will run until 28 February 2022. Thousands of Statistics South Africa’s (Stats SA) fieldworkers will visit more than 17 million households to count the country’s population, in not only the fourth census since the country’s transition to democracy,   read more »