Media Release: Registration of live births improves…… but not every pregnancy results in a live birth and not every live birth survives
Media Release 27 October, 2016 Registration of live births improves…… but not every pregnancy results in a live birth and not every live birth survives Recorded live births, 2013-2015 report / Perinatal deaths, 2014 report The Recorded live births 2013−2015 and the Perinatal deaths 2014, reports released by Statistics South Africa indicate that of the read more »
UN World Data Forum
Stats SA to host the very 1st UN World Data Forum South Africa’s Statistician-General and Head of Statistics South Africa and host of the very first United Nations World Data Forum What do you expect from the first-ever United Nations World Data Forum? What outcomes would you like to see? Statistics is a conduit of read more »
Media Release: Labour Market Dynamics in South Africa, 2015
Media Release                                                                                                   11 October 2016  Labour Market Dynamics in South Africa, 2015  Statistics South Africa today released the Labour Market Dynamics in South Africa, 2015 report which shows that between 2009 and 2015 employment increased from 14,2 million to 15,7 million. This rise, however, did not keep pace with the increase in the read more »
MEDIA STATEMENT: QUARTERLY EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS June 2016
Media Release                                                                                                                                                                           7 October  2016 QUARTERLY EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS June 2016 There was an estimated 9 218 000 jobs reported in the formal non-agricultural sector in June 2016. This reflected a net decrease of 67 000 employees or -0,7% compared to March 2016. There was an annual job gains of 30 000 (+0,3%) between the second read more »
STATS SA GETS NEW LOOK
Statistics South Africa has a new look. The official statistics agency has shed the familiar grid and graph for a drum. When asked about the rationale behind the change, the Chief Director: Corporate Communications, Mr Trevor Oosterwyk, explained. “Businesses learn, grow and evolve just as people do and their visual personality needs to reflect that. read more »
Media release: NW CS 2016
Media Release                                                                                       28 September 2016 For immediate release  North West Community Survey 2016 results North West’s population increased slightly by 238 482 people between 2011 and 2016, from around 3,5 million in 2011 to 3,7 million in 2016, making it South Africa’s third smallest province in terms of population size. The youth account read more »
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Statement by Chairman
Chairman’s Statement on the 12th ASSD Dr Pali J. Lehohla-: Chairman, Africa Symposia on Statistical Development (ASSD) The time has come again to gather as the African Statistical community and statistical development partners to shape the future of Africa’s development. As we continue to recount our gains so far, having addressed the 2010 Round of read more »
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Invitation
Chairman’s Statement on the 12th ASSD Dr Pali J. Lehohla-: Chairman, Africa Symposia on Statistical Development (ASSD) The time has come again to gather as the African Statistical community and statistical development partners to shape the future of Africa’s development. As we continue to recount our gains so far, having addressed the 2010 Round of read more »
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ASSD in brief
The Africa Symposia on Statistical Development in Brief The Africa Symposium on Statistical Development is a forum created to address a concern by African statisticians in a gathering in Yaoundé, Cameroon in the year 2005. Taking place against a background of poor performance of African countries in undertaking population census previously and a report that read more »
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Resolutions: 11th ASSD Resolution
Resolutions of the 11th Africa Symposium on Statistical Development Libreville, Gabon, 23-25 November 2015 We, the representatives of National Statistical Offices (NSOs) and Civil Registration Authorities (CRAs) of African States, supported by the African Development Bank (AfDB), the African Union Commission (AUC), the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the United Nations Population read more »