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Closing in on the 55 million mark: A growing population with changing needs.

Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) today released mid-year population estimates which put South Africa’s population at just over 54,9 million as at July 2015. The population increased by 1,65% between 2014 and 2015, with Gauteng remaining the most populous province, with almost 13,2 million inhabitants, followed by KwaZulu-Natal with a population of almost 10,9 million.   read more »


Where not to have your cake and eat it

Where not to have your cake and eat it

Digging a little deeper into the latest consumer price data shows how you can make informed choices about your sweet tooth. If you love to have cake on a regular basis, it might be interesting to know that you are now paying almost 30% more for a cake than you did in June 2010. The   read more »


The Provincial Indices of Multiple Deprivation for South Africa 2001

Description: A team of academics and researchers drawn from Stats SA, Oxford University, and the Human Science Research Council has developed an approach to the measurement of poverty in South Africa which takes into account issues relating to income and material deprivation, employment deprivation, health deprivation, education deprivation, and the quality of the environment in   read more »


Census 2001: Primary tables: 1996 and 2001 compared

Description: This publication consists of one national and nine provincial reports with detailed tables from both Census ’96 and Census 2001 giving number and percentage information for each of 23 person and household variables broken down by sex and population group. For each topic there is a comparative graph and a short narrative. Download instructions:   read more »


Bonuses and summer: two trends that affect municipal spending

Bonuses and summer: two trends that affect municipal spending

Salary bonuses and changing seasons shift municipal spending, according to data from Stats SA’s latest Quarterly financial statistics of municipalities report. Bonuses paid to municipal staff drove up employee-related costs at the end of 2014. Municipalities spent R19,3 billion on employees in the quarter ended December 2014, decreasing to R17,6 billion in the quarter ended   read more »


Eastern Cape 231 Aberdeen 223 Adelaide 221 Albany 201 Albert 222 Alexandria 202 Aliwal North 207 Barkly-East 224 Bathurst 225 Bedford 250 Bizana 251 Butterworth 274 Cala 212 Cathcart 268 Cofimvaba 229 Cradock 219 East London 208 Elliot 252 Elliotdale 253 Engcobo 254 Flagstaff 226 Fort Beaufort 232 Graaff-Reinet 237 Hankey 244 Hewu 206 Hofmeyer   read more »


Municipality code list

Code Municipality Demarcation Board code Name Metros 71 Cape Town City of Cape Town 72 Durban Ethekwini 73 East Rand Ekurhuleni Metro 74 Johannesburg City of Johannesburg Metro 75 Port Elizabeth Nelson Mandela 76 Pretoria City of Tshwane Metro Cross-border municipalities 81 CBLC1 Ga-Segonyana 82 CBLC2 Kungwini 83 CBLC3 Greater Marble Hall 84 CBLC4 Greater   read more »


Education costs continue to outstrip inflation

Education costs continue to outstrip inflation

It is often said that an investment in knowledge pays the best interest. A good education is worth its weight in gold, but recent figures released by Stats SA indicate that South African households will have to make more room in their budgets to pay for rising tuition fees. Stats SA updates education inflation figures   read more »


Labour market dynamics in South Africa, 2014 report

Labour market dynamics in South Africa, 2014 report

PRESS STATEMENT APRIL 2015 Highlights The effects of the 2008–2009 global financial crisis on the South African economy continued to linger in 2014. This, combined with factors such as constrained electricity supply and labour unrest, has negatively impacted on the performance of the economy. Slowing growth rates over the period 2010–2013 (averaging 2,7%), continued into   read more »


Municipalities purchase less electricity but spend more on water

Municipalities purchase less electricity but spend more on water

Municipal purchases and sales of water and electricity followed expected seasonal patterns in the quarter ended December 2014. Municipalities spent an additional 12,9% on water purchases, compared with the quarter ended September 2014. Municipal income generated from water sales increased by 20,0%. There were decreases in both purchases of electricity (-27,9%) and sales of electricity   read more »


Census96 - Census 1996 website

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Census01 - Census 2001 publications

All Census 2001 publications are available on the Census 2001 website. These publications include: Key Results, How the count was done, Census in Brief, PES (Methodology, sampling frame, tables), Metadata Concepts & Definitions, Digital Census Atlas (electronic), My Constituency: Ward profiles 2003 Investigation into appropriate definitions of urban and rural areas for South Africa: Discussion document, Information about the 10% sample, Editing Manual read more »


CinBrief - Census 2001: Census in Brief

This A6 booklet is an accessible and easy-to-use report consisting of over 80 tables and graphs at national and provincial level. Census in brief provides an extensive range of individual and household variables. It represents the primary read more »


CensusKey - Census 2001: Key Results

This eight-page A6 pamphlet is aimed at the general public and contains: information on how the Census was done and highlights of Census results - national and provincial population, language, education and household goods. read more »


P0111.3 - Income and expenditure of households: Northern Cape

The information furnished in this statistical release is obtained from a comprehensive survey on the income and expenditure of households in South Africa in order to determine the weights for the CPI. Not only does this survey show the earning and spending capacity of Northern Cape households, but also the pattern of household consumptionread more »


Ubuntu

Ubuntu Local Municipality is a municipality in the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality of the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. It is situated in Victoria West; other towns in the municipality are Richmond, Loxton and two small railway villages Hutchinson and Merriman. The region forms a part of the Karoo area. The agriculture and tourism industries are supported by the location, topography and climate of the region. A variety of minerals occur in the region yet no mining activities exist. Several applications for uranium prospecting have been submitted to the Department of Minerals and Energy. The new demarcation joined Victoria West, Hutchinson, Merriman, Loxton and Richmond into a single Municipality. Victoria West, situated on the N12, is the main town. Richmond is situated on the N1.read more »


Umsobomvu

The Umsobomvu Local Municipality forms part of the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality which is located in the south-eastern part of the Northern Cape. The municipality is made up of three main entities, namely Colesberg, Noupoort, and Norvalspont, which is also called Kwa-sasizakhe.

Colesberg is the “capital” of Umsobomvu Local Municipality and was named after Sir Lowry Cole,  governor of the Cape of Good Hope from 1828–1833. Farming in the area is dedicated almost entirely to horses and merino sheep. In a sheep-farming area spread over half-a-million hectares, greater Colesberg breeds many of the country’s top merinos. It is also renowned for producing high-quality racehorses and many stud farms, including one owned by legendary golfer, Gary Player. (Source: www.localgovernment.co.za).read more »


Kareeberg

Kareeberg Local Municipality is a municipality in the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality in the Northern Cape. The name originates from a mountain range in the region, the Karee Mountains. Surrounded by Karoo koppies (hills) that form part of the Karee Mountains, one finds Carnarvon, an attractive and fascinating Karoo village in the Northern Cape

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kareeberg_Local_Municipality).

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Renosterberg

Renosterberg Local Municipality is located in the Pixley ka Seme district of the Northern Cape, known as the Karoo region. Within the boundaries are the towns of Petrusville, Phillipstown and Vanderkloof, and surrounding farms. The region is regarded as one of the most beautiful regions in the province. The region enjoys warm winter days, cool evening temperatures, and most rainfall occurs during the winter season. The summers are hot to very hot and dry. Petrusville is a typical upper Karoo semi-desert town with flat hilltops, remote, lonesome plains, the open plateau fields and the open sky.

(Source: www.localgovernment.co.za/locals/view/175/Renosterberg-Local-Municipality)

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Thembelihle

Translated, Thembelihle means "a place of hope". Thembelihle Local Municipality is situated in the heart of the Karoo in the Northern Cape province. This mostly agricultural landscape is rich in natural resources. The first diamond was discovered in Hopetown and a great part of the Anglo-Boer War was fought in these parts. The municipal area encompasses a geographic area of approximately 8 023 km².

(Source: thembelihlemunicipality.wordpress.com)

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