![Bucket toilets: an update](https://www.statssa.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/BucketToilet_Slider-64x64.jpg)
Bucket toilets: an update
The bucket toilet system remains a persistent phenomenon in seven of the nine provinces, despite measures to eradicate it. Where are bucket toilets still in use? And is South Africa succeeding in reducing its usage? Data from Stats SA’s latest Non-financial census of municipalities provides some insight into these questions. Eastern Cape boasts largest decrease read more »
![Municipal service delivery: less for free](https://www.statssa.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/NFCM_slider-64x64.jpg)
Municipal service delivery: less for free
More basic services are being extended to municipalities’ constituencies, but fewer of these services are being provided for free. This is according to the 2014 annual Non-financial census of municipalities report, which provides municipal data on various services (i.e. electricity, water, sewerage and sanitation, and solid waste management), details on indigents, and information on read more »
![Real gross domestic product (GDP) at market prices decreased by 1,3 per cent during the second quarter of 2015](https://www.statssa.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/GDP-Q2-2015_Infographic_v02-64x64.jpg)
Real gross domestic product (GDP) at market prices decreased by 1,3 per cent during the second quarter of 2015
The seasonally adjusted real GDP at market prices for the second quarter of 2015 decreased by an annualised rate of 1,3 per cent compared with an increase of 1,3 per cent during the first quarter of 2015. The main contributors to the decrease in economic activity for the second quarter of 2015 were the manufacturing read more »
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South Africa’s economy contracts in the second quarter of 2015
South Africa’s economy contracted by 1,3% (seasonally adjusted and annualised) in the second quarter of 2015, according to preliminary estimates of real gross domestic product (GDP) released by Stats SA. The quarter-on-quarter decrease in overall economic activity was characterised by five of the ten main industry groups shrinking in size, while the other five experienced read more »
![Hotel occupancy falls, but income from accommodation is up](https://www.statssa.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Accommodation_fig2-64x64.png)
Hotel occupancy falls, but income from accommodation is up
Hotel occupancy fell to 48,2% in June 2015, according to preliminary figures in Stats SA’s latest Tourist accommodation release. The hotel occupancy rate followed a seasonal pattern by falling in June after peaking in both October (62,4%) and February (60,6%)1. However, hotels had proportionally fewer rooms filled in June compared with the same month in read more »
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Extra-budgetary institutions focus their spending on social protection
Stats SA’s latest extra-budgetary accounts (EBA) statistical release contains economically and functionally classified financial data on 233 funds for the 2013/14 fiscal year. EBAs do not operate through normal parliamentary budgetary processes, but they perform an integral role in delivering services of the national government. Some examples of EBAs include the South African Revenue Service, read more »
Mbalo Brief – August 2015
As we celebrate Women’s Month in August, the South African government has made headway to promote gender equality and empowerment of women and closing the gap by increasing the proportion of seats allocated to women in parliament. The promotion of gender equality and women empowerment are part of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which must read more »
Slow growth rate in tourist arrivals in South Africa in 2014 but salient characteristics remain virtually unchanged
Media Release                                                                                         04 August 2015 Slow growth rate in tourist arrivals in South Africa in 2014 but salient characteristics remain virtually unchanged According to the 2014 Tourism report released by Statistics South Africa, 9,5 million tourists were recorded among a total of 15,1 million people who arrived in South Africa in 2014. In the recent read more »
MEDIA INVITE: Statistician–General, Pali Lehohla, releases the tourism annual report
MEDIA INVITE Statistician–General, Pali Lehohla, releases the tourism annual report The Statistician-General, Mr Pali Lehohla, will release the Tourism annual report on Tuesday, 4th August 2015. The report contains statistics on the number of travellers, including tourists, who arrive through South African ports of entry during 2014. The report will also include information on tourists’ read more »
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Public-sector infrastructure investment beckons hope in trying times
In an environment of low real economic growth, South African public-sector institutions continued to plough an increasing amount of capital expenditure into the economy in the financial year 2013/14. This is evident from the latest capital expenditure survey, which indicates that total capital expenditure by the public sector rose from R224,8 billion in 2012/13 to read more »