Dr. Miranda
Continue reading Dr. Miranda Mafafo Statistics South Africa When we started the ISIbalo Capacity Building Programme in 2008, our focus on building the capacity and future statistical leadership of Africa was deliberate and unapologetic. It remains so even this year as we launch the ISIbalo website. The work of African statisticians and related professionals has read more »
Mbalo Brief – May 2016
Protests and violence continue to rage through South African universities. In the Vaal University of Technology (VUT), Vanderbijlpark Campus, students clashed with police and set alight university property. The protesting students are calling for the removal of the security company currently contracted by the University. Meanwhile, in Rhodes University, female students took to the streets read more »
Press Statement : Quest for Nodal Development: Evidence from Census 2001 and Census 2011
Press Statement                                                                                                        12 May 2016 Quest for Nodal Development: Evidence from Census 2001 and Census 2011 (Report No. 03-10-14) According to the South African Multidimensional Poverty Index (SAMPI), the number of households that were multidimensionally poor in South Africa had decreased to 8.0% by 2011 from 18.2% in 2001. The decrease read more »
Themes
Conference Themes The conference is organized around the following research sub-themes but are not restricted to these: THEME 1: A DEMOGRAPHY OF AFRICA  Fertility transition in Africa Children, youth and the transition to adulthood  Determinants and consequences of African urbanisation  Family planning & reproductive health  Demographic projections  Adult health, mortality, read more »
Focus of the Conference
Focus of 5th ISIbalo Conference of African Young Statisticians The Conference will also take advantage of being held in the week of 16 June 2016 to address the elusive topic of statistical leadership with young professionals as leaders of tomorrow’s statistical community. The 16th June is a day celebrated in South Africa to commemorate brave read more »
About the 5th ISIbalo Conference of African Young Statisticians
About the 5th ISIbalo Conference of African Young Statisticians Dates and VenueThe 5th ISIbalo Conference of African Young Statisticians will be held in Pretoria from the 13th to the 17th June 2016. As Stats SA moves to its new home, state-of-the-art premises in Salvokop near Freedom Park in Pretoria, the conference will be the first read more »
South Africa’s CPI reveals how volatile inflation hurts the poorest
Patrick Kelly, Executive Manager for Price Statistics, provides some insights into how inflation affects the most vulnerable. The combined effect of the severe drought and the depreciation of the rand drove annual food inflation to 9,8% in March, its highest level in four years. Periods of high food inflation often spark an outpouring of concern read more »
MEDIA ADVISORY: Development in the rural and urban nodes between 2001 and 2011
MEDIA ADVISORY 10 May 2016 The Statistician-General of South Africa, Dr Pali Lehohla, will release a report on Development in the rural and urban nodes between 2001 and 2011, at a media briefing to be held on Thursday 12, May 2016. The report presents the state of development in rural and urban nodes with regards read more »
Stats Biz – April 2016
Many have commented on South Africa’s drought and how rapidly food prices have been rising. The latest release of Stats SA’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) unpacks the South African food basket to examine which items might be contributing to your rising grocery bill. Explore food prices, as well as other economic stories, in this edition read more »
Media Release – Quarterly Labour Force Survey
9 May 2016 Unemployment increased in the first quarter of 2016 Employment declined by 2,2% or 355Â 000 in Q1: 2016, which combined with an increase in the number of unemployed persons of 521Â 000 resulted in an unemployment rate of 26,7%; this was 2,2 percentage points higher compared to that reported in Q4: 2015. However, read more »