Stats SA to visit Mankweng and update media on the Census 2021 Mini Test
Media advisory                                                                                     11 October 2019 Stats SA to visit Mankweng and update media on the Census 2021 Mini Test The Statistician General of South Africa, Risenga Maluleke, will lead a delegation of fieldworkers and stakeholders on a walkabout as Census 2021 Mini Test data collection continues in Mankweng in Limpopo. Several households in read more »
![An update to municipal spending and revenue (June 2019)](https://www.statssa.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/munic2-64x64.jpg)
An update to municipal spending and revenue (June 2019)
South Africa’s 257 municipalities spent a total of R101,3 billion in the second quarter of 2019 (April to June). This is the first time that quarterly municipal spending has breached the R100 billion mark. The R101,3 billion is R15,3 billion more than what was spent in the first quarter (January to March), representing an increase of 18%. This read more »
![Municipal bucket toilet use continues to decline](https://www.statssa.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/nfs_2019_fig3-64x64.jpg)
Municipal bucket toilet use continues to decline
The number of consumer units using municipal bucket toilets fell from 60Â 557 in 2017 to 42Â 612 in 2018. This represents a 29,6% decrease in a single year, according to the latest Non-financial census of municipalities report. In 2014, the total was 85Â 718. The bucket toilets1 mentioned here are those that municipalities provide to communities located read more »
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Discouragement decreases and unemployment increases in the second quarter of 2019
The results of the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) for the second quarter of 2019, released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), indicate that the official unemployment rate increased by 1,4 percentage points to 29,0% compared to the first quarter of 2019. The number of unemployed persons increased by 455Â 000 to 6,7 million in Q2: read more »
Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) – Q2:2019
MEDIA RELEASE 30 July 2019 Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) – Q2:2019 The results of the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) for the second quarter of 2019 released by Statistics South Africa, indicate that the official unemployment rate increased by 1,4 percentage points to 29,0% compared to the first quarter of 2019. The number of read more »
![728 million stories, waiting to be told](https://www.statssa.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/bsu-64x64.jpg)
728 million stories, waiting to be told
Wherever you go, you transform the landscape. Imagine living the entirety of your life in the map below. Your daily routine might resemble a zig-zagging pattern as you move across the square cells of the grid. Where you choose to live, work, commute, shop, socialise and play – you influence the economic, social and environmental read more »
General Household Survey, 2018
Housing projects are not reducing the percentage of households in informal dwellings. The survey shows that 81,1% of all households resided in formal dwellings in 2018. Although the percentage of households that have received some kind of government subsidy to access housing has increased from 5,6% in 2002 to 13,6% by 2018, 13,1% of households read more »
Stats SA begins process of questionnaire consultation for Census 2021
Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) will be conducting the 4th population census in a democratic dispensation in 2021. Information collected from the census is crucial for proper planning in the country. Consultations on census themes and questions form part of mandatory census planning activities as prescribed in the Handbook on the Management of Population and read more »
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The Extent of Food Security in South Africa
Did you know that in 2017, 6,8 million South Africans experienced hunger? While the number has dropped from 13,5 million in 2002, it still affects 1,7 million households across the country. These figures were released in a recent survey, “Towards measuring the extent of food security in South Africa: An examination of hunger and food read more »
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Youth graduate unemployment rate increases in Q1: 2019
The youth aged 15–24 years are the most vulnerable in the South African labour market as the unemployment rate among this age group was 55,2% in the 1st quarter of 2019. Among graduates in this age group, the unemployment rate was 31,0% during this period compared to 19,5% in the 4th quarter of 2018 – read more »