IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

After recording two consecutive quarters of negative gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the first and second quarter of 2018, South Africa’s economy has slipped into a technical recession. One of the negative contributors to the GDP growth was transport, contributing -4,9 percentage points. However, there is still hope for the industry, especially since October   read more »

It’s all systems go as Statistician–General and head of Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), Mr Risenga Maluleke, this morning led a delegation of Stats SA fieldworkers to collect data at a farm in Bapsfontein in the East Rand for the Census of Commercial Agriculture (CoCA). About 600 fieldworkers wearing Stats SA branded gear, across the country are currently collecting data from farmers in order to count the number of commercial farmers,   read more »

Media Invite                                                                                                                                              12 October 2018   Statistician- General leads fieldworkers to collect data on commercial farming in Bapsfontein, East Rand Statistician-General Mr Risenga Maluleke will on Monday 15th October lead fieldworkers   read more »

MEDIA RELEASE                                                                                                                                                             11 October 2018 Victims of Crime Survey 2017/18 Victims of Crime Survey results released by Statistics   read more »

The general level of crime as estimated by VOCS has been declining during the past five years but increased in 2016/17 and 2017/18. Household crimes increased by 5% to a total of 1,5 million incidences of crime while individual crime also increased by 5% to a total of 1,6 incidences, affecting 1,4 million individuals aged   read more »

MEDIA ADVISORY                                                                                    08 October 2018   Statistician-General to release the Victims of Crime Survey 2017/18   The Statistician-General of South Africa, Mr Risenga Maluleke, will release the annual results of the Victims of Crime Survey (VOCS) 2017/18 at a media briefing to be held on Thursday, 11 October 2018. The VOCS report provides information   read more »

Media Release                                                                                                                                               8 October 2018 Stats SA set to conduct Census of Commercial Agriculture 2017 (CoCA)   South Africa’s Statistician-General and head of Statistics South Africa   read more »

MEDIA ADVISORY                                                                                                             read more »

South Africa’s 257 municipalities spent a total of R88,6 billion in the quarter ended June 2018, 18% more than the R75,1 billion spent during the quarter ended March 2018. Municipal revenue was down, however, falling by 6% over the same period, from R87,6 billion (March quarter) to R82,6 billion (June quarter). Stats SA’s latest Quarterly financial statistics of municipalities   read more »

It might sound like an anecdote from a reminiscing grandparent, that there was a time you could completely fill your petrol tank (45 litres) with just R270. Those good old days weren’t that long ago, actually. The price of inland 95-octane petrol fell to a low of R6,01 in January 2009 on the back of   read more »