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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 »


LivingInNC - Living in Northern Cape

This report is a summary of the provincial findings of the 1995 October Household Survey in Northern Cape. It paints a demographic, social and economic picture of life in that province and draws comparisons between Northern Cape and South Africa as a whole.read more »


Report-00-90-03 - Provincial Statistics, 1995 - Northern Cape

This report includes information on population, language, age group, tourism, housing, education, labour, transport, mining, construction and the service sectors for the Northern Cape.read more »


Report-30-01-15 - Census of Manufacturing: Register of manufacturers according to products manufactured in the Northern Cape

This report consists of a list of products and the names and addresses of manufacturers in the Northern Cape.read more »


Report-30-01-06 - Census of Manufacturing: Principal Statistics on a Regional Bases: Northern Cape

This report contains principal statistics from the Census of Manufacturing for Northern Cape including the number of establishments according to major groups within a magisterial district and statistical region. Statistics on items such as employment, salaries, gross output, net profit, stocks, opening value of fixed assets and capital expenditure on new assets are shown on a regional basis.read more »


Siyathemba

Siyathemba Local Municipality is a local municipality in the PixleykaSeme District Municipality in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa.Siyathemba Municipality is a Category B Municipality (NC077), established in 2001, in accordance with the demarcation process. The municipality is located within the central eastern parts of the Northern Cape Province on the banks of the Orange River, and falls within the boundaries of the PixleykaSeme District. The nearest business centre is Kimberley, which is about 220km away. Siyathemba Municipality was initially made up of three entities, namely, Prieska, Marydale and Niekerkshoop. After demarcation the area was extended to include not only the towns and surrounding suburbs of Marydale, Niekerkshoop and Prieska but also Copperton.The municipal area encompasses a geographic area of approximately 8,200km², which implies that Siyathemba Municipality accounts for 8% of the total district surface area and approximately 3% of the provincial area. The municipality is divided into 4 Wards.read more »


Siyancuma

Siyancuma Local Municipality is a local municipality in the PixleykaSeme District Municipality in the Northern Cape of South Africa. (Source: http://en.wikipedia.org).read more »


//Khara Hais

//Khara Hais Local Municipality is a Category B municipality and is located in the Siyanda District Municipality, which is the second-largest district in the Northern Cape. It is the acknowledged commercial, educational, military, agricultural, medical, transport and tourist center of the area. The unusual spelling of the name of the local municipality, with the // glyph, is a result of the transcription of the click consonant used in the Kxoe language from which the name originates.

The municipality straddles the Orange River. The main towns in this area are Upington, Raaswater, Louisvale, Kalksloot, Leerkrans, Karos and Lambrechtsdrift. Upington is the central town situated 400km west of Kimberley. Upington has an airport and a landing strip. This town plays a very prominent role in the lives of the residents of this local municipality. Upington was established in the 1870s when the Reverend Christiaan Schroder was sent from Cape Town to establish a mission at the request of the Hottentots chieftain Klaas Lucas, who realized the importance of being able to read and write. Shortly after the establishment of the Mission, various pioneer settlers including Japie Lutz and the Reverend Schroder realized that the area was ideal for irrigation development and the first irrigation canals were hand-dug in 1880 - some of which are still in use today. Since then, Upington grew rapidly today, Upington is the Provincial Capital for the Northern Cape Province and as such has taken on a new and important role in the development of the whole region.

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Tsantsabane

Tsantsabane Local Municipality is located within the north-eastern parts of the Northern Cape Province, and falls within the boundaries of the Siyanda District Municipality. Tsantsabane was the original name given to the town by the Batswana because of the presence of many shiny stones (e.g. the hematite). The nearest business centre is Kimberley, which is about 200km away. The municipality's main town is Postmasburg. Three main traffic routes provide access to other cities, namely Johannesburg via Kuruman and the Kalahari and Cape Town via Kimberley. The rest of the Tsantsabane Municipality area comprises of Boichoko, Postdene, New Town, Stasie, Groen Water, Skyfontein, Jean Heaven, the new established settlement brought about by the land redistribution called Marenane, and the well-known Lohatlha Army Battle SchoolCities/Towns: Beeshoek and Postmasburg. Area: 18,333km².read more »


Kgatelopele

Kgatelopele Local Municipality is a category B municipality found in the Northern Cape. It was formerly known as Danielskuil Municipal District. This region includes the towns of Danielskuil and Lime Acres. Kgatelopele is a Setswana name that means "progress".read more »


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