Mbalo Brief – November 2015
Water supply in some parts of South Africa is under severe strain. This is mainly due to the heatwave that swept through many parts of the country coupled with an increased demand in water mainly due to the heat. Two of South Africa’s cities, Johannesburg and Pretoria, recorded their hottest day ever on the 10th read more »
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Navigating the water crisis: where do we need the skills?
With South Africa in the grip of drought, the role of local municipalities to provide clean water, maintain infrastructure, and reduce wastage has become more important than ever. Recent data on staff vacancies show which municipalities are struggling to fill funded posts in their water management departments. Municipalities in Free State seem to be struggling read more »
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SG attends 5th OECD World Forum on Statistics in Guadalajara Mexico
Challenges and opportunities in advancing human endeavor through SDGs: Guarding against the tyranny of technology and numerology Pali Lehohla Statistician-General South Africa 5th OECD World Forum on Statistics, Knowledge and Policy Guadalajara Mexico 13-15 October 2015 The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) present the last opportunity for the universe to mend its ways and advance human read more »
The Importance of data in decision-making
05 November 2015 MEDIA INVITE The Importance of data in decision-making Statistician General Pali Lehohla will brief the media on the importance of data in decision making and will be joined by the President of the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)/ President of the International Association for Official Statistics (IAOS) and Mr Ola Rosling, read more »
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Two facts about university spending
Stats SA’s Financial statistics of higher education institutions report provides an overview of university finances. Two key facts emerged from the report when it was released recently. Salaries take up half the pie South Africa’s 25 higher education institutions1 spent a total of R55,6 billion in the 2014 financial year, 50% (R27,5 billion) of which read more »
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ASSD Concept key note
Draft CONCEPT NOTE 11TH AFRICA SYMPOSIUM ON STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT “Promoting Use of Information and Communication Technology Solutions in Improving Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Africa” 1. Introduction The year 2015 has unleashed a number of activities aimed at making Africa Agenda 2063 more practical. Among these are the adoption of its first read more »
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Assd Civil Registration and Vital Statistics – English
Photo: Ministers call to action, Durban, South Africa, 2012 The CRVS agenda started in September 2012 when African Ministers responsible for civil registration gathered for their second conference held in South Africa and called upon all African countries to undertake in-depth assessments of their CRVS systems. The conference further called on the regional CRVS Secretariat, read more »
Unemployment increases in the third quarter of 2015
27 October 2015 Media Release The results for the third quarter Quarterly labour force survey (QLFS) shows that the working-age population was 36,1 million – 15,8 million employed, 5,4 million unemployed and 14,9 million not economically active. The not economically active population decreased by 200 000 and the economically active population increased 359 000 quarter-to-quarter. read more »
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Better Data Better Lives – Stats SA keeps rolling
By Pali Lehohla “Better data, better lives”, is the commitment from official statistics organisations across the world as part of celebrating World Statistics Day, October 20 2015. Guided by the Fundamental Priniciples of Official Statistics and the call from United Nations General Secretary Ban Ki-Moon that “statistics are critical for evidence-based decision making across all read more »
Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) for the Third Quarter (Q3) of 2015
MEDIA INVITE Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) for the Third Quarter (Q3) of 2015 The Statistician-General, Mr Pali Lehohla, will release the results of the Quarterly Labour Force Survey for the third quarter (Q3) of 2015 on Tuesday, 27th October 2015. The report will be released as follows: Date : 27 October 2015 Lock-up : 11H00 read more »