Following a two-month upswing, headline inflation softened to 5,3% in March from 5,6% in February. The rate has held its ground between 5% and 6% since September 2023. The monthly change in the consumer price index (CPI) was 0,8% in March. This is lower than the 1,0% increase in February. The biggest movers in March The   read more »

This year marks 30 years since millions of South Africans cast their ballot in the democratic elections of 1994 for the first time in their lives. As the country reflects on 30 years of freedom and democracy, the celebrations will be focusing on the gains that have been made, achievements and milestones as well as   read more »

Press Release                                                                                                                     11 April 2024 SEZ Income Surges to R18, 9 Billion in 2023 Gqeberha, 11 April – The Coega Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Gqeberha is showing consistent growth in both income and capital expenditure, and employs more women and youth, according to the latest Statistics South Africa survey. Investors made R18,9 billion   read more »

MEDIA ADVISORY                                                                                                   08 April 2024 Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) will handover the Coega Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Survey 2023 to Coega Development Corporation on Thursday 11 April 2024 in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape. The survey measures income, capital expenditure, employment, and imports and exports at the SEZ at Gqeberha. The survey is conducted by Stats   read more »

Stats SA had a packed publication schedule in March. The statistical agency published 37 releases in the month, including several annual and quarterly reports. Notable releases: Tourism, water and municipal services The headwinds from the COVID-19 pandemic hit all industries hard, including the tourism sector. Although tourism is slowly returning to an even keel, it   read more »

A water resource account is a balance sheet for a geographical area, providing data on water inflows, water outflows and changes in water storage. Detailed experimental accounts, published for the period 2015 to 2021, provide modelled estimates of water flows for three catchment areas. Explore the evaporation ratio, as well as other stories, in this   read more »

South Africa is part of the consortium of nations that signed the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations members in 2015. The aim of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), Target 3.6 was to halve the number of global deaths and injuries from road traffic accidents by 2030. However, results of a   read more »

Households and businesses are adopting alternative sources of energy as load shedding bites. What may not be well known is that many municipalities are in the game too, providing off-grid energy sources to the poorest households. The Free Basic Alternative Energy (FBAE) policy1 instructs municipalities to supply alternative sources of energy to poor households that   read more »