Purpose of official statistics, and statistical principles
3. (1) The purpose of official statistics is to assist organs of state, businesses, other organisations or the public in— (a) planning; (b) decision-making or other actions; (c) monitoring or assessment of policies, decision-making or other actions. (2) Official statistics must protect the confidentiality of the identity of, and the information provided by, respondents and read more »
Definitions
1. In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise— (i) ‘‘business’’ means any individual, juristic person or partnership carrying on a commercial activity; (iv) (ii) ‘‘Cabinet’’ means the Cabinet in the national sphere of government, referred to in section 91 of the Constitution; (viii) (iii) ‘‘Constitution’’ means the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, read more »
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Fieldworker – June/July 2013 release
Inside this edition: How to access statistics 2, What South Africans die of 3, The power of place 4, Empowering communities 5, Surveys in your area 6, What is GDP? 7, Test your knowledge 8
Mbalo Brief – June 2013
The month of June is known for cold weather conditions as it marks the beginning of the winter season. To South Africans, June is known as “Youth Month” as it commemorates the youth that raised their voices against the previous government’s education policies. This is the month in which the Soweto uprising occurred 37 years read more »
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Cancelled bids
Bid Number Description Stats SA 004/23 Appointment of a service provider to provide software system with maintenance and support for the loading of bulk prepaid airtime for all networks to Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) for a period of thirty-six months. Stats SA 003/21 Appointment of a service provider to facilitate processing of salaries read more »
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Awarded bids
Department Bid number Description Service Provider Amount BBBEE Status Level Points Statistics South Africa Stats SA 002/23 Appointment of an Employee Health & Wellness service provider to provide counselling and related Employee Health & Wellness services to Stats SA employee and immediate family members for a period of thirty-six (36) read more »
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Copyright and disclaimer
Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) monitors the quality of the information available on this website and updates the information regularly. However, neither Stats SA nor the Stats SA Website Department (StatsOnline) guarantees, or accepts legal liability whatsoever arising from or connected to, the accuracy, reliability, currency or completeness of any material contained on this website read more »
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Advertised bids
DESCRIPTION REQUIRED AT BID NO. DUE AT 11:00 APPOINTMENT OF SERVICE PROVIDER TO PROVIDE A SOFTWARE SYSTEM WITH MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT FOR THE LOADING OF BULK PREPAID AIRTIME FOR ALL NETWORKS TO STATISTICS SA FOR A PERIOD OF THIRTY-SIX (36) MONTHS. COMPULSORY INFORMATION SESSION DATE: 08 FEBRUARY 2024 TIME: 10:00 AM VENUE: ONLINE (MICROSOFT TEAMS) read more »
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Codes and classifications
SIC Coder v5 The Standard Industrial Classification Coding System. Click here for the SIC Coder v5. Standard industrial classification of all economic activities (SIC) Browse or download zip (238KB) SIC Coder v7 × Error Note: Code 2829 for “Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery”! An error was detected on page 31 of the Standard Industrial Classification read more »
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Standardisation
Standard development cycle For Stats SA to maintain it’s legislative obligation and to ensure good quality products, it is crucial that the products and their underlying data adhere to relevant standards. To address this, a process of Standards Development within the Standards division has been initiated. This process provides guiding principles on how standards should read more »