16 October 2017   MEDIA BRIEF   International Population Conference 29 October – 4 November 2017, Cape Town   Introduction/ Situation Analysis   Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) will host the 28th International Conference (IPC) of the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP) on behalf of government from 29 October to   read more »

  Media advisory                                                                                                                  18 October 2017   World Population Scientist descent to Cape Town to consult on population issues to advance policy and development programmes    Discourse and solutions around population issues focusing on world poverty, mortality, life expectancy, policy challenges in Africa,   read more »

  Media Release                                                                                         28 September 2017   The results of the Quarterly Employment Survey for the second quarter of 2017 released by Statistics South Africa today, show a decline of 34 000 jobs (or -0.4%) to 9 617 000  in the formal non-agricultural sector in the quarter ended in June 2017.  This is a gain   read more »

  Media Release                                                                                                        28 September 2017   The Recorded live births, 2016 report released by Statistics South Africa today shows that a total of 969 415 births were registered in South Africa in 2016. This indicated a decline of 10,6% from the 1 084 511 birth registrations for 2015. Of the 969 415 births   read more »

  MEDIA RELEASE                                                                                       28 September 2017 Victims of Crime Survey 2016/17 Statistics South Africa, released the 2016/17 Victims of Crime Survey results on Thursday September 28th,. According to this survey, crime experienced by households and individuals aged 16 years and older, has been decreasing between 2013/14 and 2016/17. Approximately 7% households in South Africa were   read more »

Media advisory 26 September 2017 Statistician-General to release ‘Whither a Demographic Dividend South Africa: The Overton Window of Political Possibilities, 2017’ report at the 11th Annual University Higher Education Conference tomorrow Will South Africa reap the benefits of a demographic dividend? How does the country compare with other countries on the globe? The Statistician-General of   read more »

  Media advisory                                                                                                                22 September 2017                                  Statistician-General to release Victims of Crime Survey, recorded live births and formal employment statistics   The Statistician-General of South Africa, Dr Pali Lehohla, will on Thursday, 28 September 2017 release   read more »

Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) will host the 28th International Population Conference (IPC) on behalf of the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP) at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) from 29 October to 04 November 2017. We invite your organisation to participate in the conference by sponsoring or advertising your   read more »

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