IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Real gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 1,2%1 in the fourth quarter (October–December), taking the annual growth rate for 2021 to 4,9%. The fourth quarter was upbeat, with personal services, trade, manufacturing and agriculture the key drivers of growth. An increase in demand for goods and services drove up the expenditure side of the economy,   read more »

Consumers breathed a little easier in January as headline inflation dipped to 5,7% from 5,9% in December. The softer rate was the result of lower fuel prices that decreased by 2,8% from record highs in December. Prices for passenger transport were also lower. Explore inflation, as well as other stories, in this edition of Stats   read more »

MEDIA ADVISORY                                                                   3 March 2022 Statistics South Africa to release the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), 4th Quarter 2021 Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) will release the results of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the fourth quarter of 2021 at a media briefing to be held on Tuesday, 8 March 2022 in Pretoria. Media briefing   read more »

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 »