To: All Media Att: News Editors For Immediate Release 19 October 2016   Gauteng partners Stats-SA in using data to improve infrastructure delivery The Gauteng Department of Infrastructure development (DID) is partnering with Stats-SA to tap into its rich experience on data management to move closer to becoming a modern and smart organisation when it   read more »

18 October 2016 Media advisory   MEC Jacob Mamabolo and Statistician-General Dr Pali Lehohla collaborate on the use of statistical data to advance Gauteng Public Infrastructure Planning and Monitoring   The Statistician-General of South Africa Dr Pali Lehohla, together with MEC Jacob Mamabolo, will brief the media on the planned collaboration between Stats SA and   read more »

                                          17 October 2016 Media advisory   Premier Mchunu & Statistician-General hosts a symposium to discuss education in pursuit of eradicating the triple challenge of poverty, unemployment & inequality   The Statistician-General of South Africa, Dr Pali Lehohla, and the Premier of KwaZulu-Natal Honourable Willies Mchunu, will host the 3rd ISIbalo Symposium on 20-21   read more »

Many thought that the year 2015 would go down in history as a year second only to 1976 in the way that students took to the streets in a stand against something they did not agree with (through the Fees Must Fall movement). However, in September 2016, a resurgence of the movement was ushered in.   read more »

With South Africa edging swiftly towards its tourist high season, how has the industry performed in recent months? New visa rules that came into effect in October 2014, required visitors to apply for visas in person at South African embassies to record biometric information. These rules were reported to have had a negative impact on   read more »

Statistics South Africa’s (Stats SA) KwaZulu-Natal office has collaborated with the Office of the Premier in the province to host the 3rd ISIbalo Symposium for research and decision-making. The event will take place in Durban from 20 – 21 October 2016. This year the focus of the symposium is geared towards Education and its contribution towards eradicating the   read more »

Media Release                                                                                                    11 October 2016   Labour Market Dynamics in South Africa, 2015   Statistics South Africa today released the Labour Market Dynamics in South Africa, 2015 report which shows that between 2009 and 2015 employment increased from 14,2 million to 15,7 million. This rise, however, did not keep pace with the increase in the   read more »

                                     07October 2016 Media advisory   Statistician-General releases the Labour Market Dynamics in South Africa, 2015 report   The Statistician-General of South Africa, Dr Pali Lehohla, will release the Labour Market Dynamics in South Africa, 2015 report at a media briefing on Tuesday, 11 October 2016 in Pretoria.   The report provides information on   read more »

Media Release                                                                                                                                                                            7 October  2016 QUARTERLY EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS June 2016   There was an estimated 9 218 000 jobs reported in the formal non-agricultural sector in June 2016. This reflected a net decrease of 67 000 employees or -0,7% compared to March 2016. There was an annual job gains of 30 000 (+0,3%) between the second   read more »

The South African formal sector employment shrank by 67 000 jobs in the second quarter of this year. According to the June 2016 Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES) survey released by Statistics South Africa, an estimated 9 218 000 persons were employed in the formal non-agricultural sector of the South African economy. Quarterly employment losses were observed in all   read more »