Media Invite: Gross domestic product (GDP)
6 June 2016 Stats SA releases Gross domestic product (GDP), Q1 2016 The Statistician-General of South Africa, Dr Pali Lehohla, together with South Africa Reserve Bank Governor, Mr Lesetja Kganyago, will release the Gross domestic product (GDP) statistical release, for the first quarter of 2016, at a media briefing to be held on Wednesday, 08 read more »
Media Release: General Household Survey (GHS) 2015
Media Release                                                                                               2 June 2016 General Household Survey (GHS) 2015 More people continued to rely on state coffers as the percentage of individuals that benefited from social grants increased from 12,7% in 2003 to 30,1% in 2015. The percentage of households that received at least one grant increased from 29,9% to 45,5% in read more »
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Facts you might not know about social grants
Data from Stats SA’s latest Financial statistics of national government report1 provides some insights into government spending on social grants. Below are just two examples about the grant spending social welfare system in South Africa. Fact 1: For every R100 national government spends on social grants, R42 goes to family and children grants; R41 goes read more »
Statistician-General releases the findings of the General Household Survey, 2015
MEDIA INVITE 20 May 2016 The Statistician-General of South Africa, Dr Pali Lehohla, will release a report on the findings of the General Household Survey, 2015. The survey provides the latest statistics on education, health, the labour market, dwellings, access to services and facilities, transport, and the quality of life in South Africa. The media read more »
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Mapping diversity: an exploration of our social tapestry
These maps show, in a powerful way, the patterns of racial neighbourhood integration and segregation across South Africa’s largest cities. Municipalities have become more racially integrated, according to a chapter in the recently released General Household Survey (GHS) report on housing1. However, the legacy of apartheid still has a hold on the social structure of read more »
Dedication
A FITTING TRIBUTE… This ISIbalo Capacity Building Programme is a fitting tribute to three senior citizens of South Africa who worked tireless with Stats SA in the winter years of their lives to reverse the aftermath of apartheid education in South Africa. Theirs are and were stories of victory against all odds, determined to see read more »
Careers
Careers in Statistics  In response to growing need for statistical skills, a number of vacancies exist that would be of interest to the ISIbalo Community. This page will be updated every two weeks. But should you want to advertise on this website, please contact Mr. Motimedi Sekhobela at MotimediSe@statssa.gov.za For information on Careers in read more »
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Launch of ISIbalo website
Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) is proud to announce that the ISIbalo Capacity Building Programme website will be launched on Friday 20 May 2016. The programme was conceptualised in 2008 on the eve of the 57th Session of the International Statistical Institute, which was hosted by South Africa in 2009, in response to a need to read more »
GDP publication date moved to 8 June 2016
Press statement For immediate release 18 May 2016 Stats SA publishes quarterly estimates of gross domestic product. The next statistical release, with estimates of the first quarter 2016, was scheduled for Tuesday 7 June 2016. The publication will be unique as it will be the first time after seven decades, that Stats read more »
ISIbalo Conferences of Africa Young Statisticians
ISIbalo Conferences of Africa Young Statisticians In 2008, Stats SA hosted the 1st Conference of Young Statisticians in Pretoria. This began what would become a focused programme on building statistical capacity and leadership towards Africa’s Agenda 2063. The Conference hosted biennially has drawn young statisticians from universities, national statistical offices, public and private sectors and read more »