Mbalo Brief – August 2022
The Mid-year population estimates (MYPE) offer key indices and estimates regarding births, deaths and migratory movements in the country, as well as key estimates by age, sex and geographical data that assist in planning for and addressing the needs of the population. The upcoming Census 2022 results (to be published in 2023) will be a key source read more »
60,6 million people in South Africa
The population of South Africa is estimated to be 60,6 million by the end of June 2022. Between 2002 and 2022 South Africa experienced a positive population growth year-on-year. A positive growth rate indicates that the population is increasing, despite the devastating impact of COVID-19 globally and within South Africa’s borders. By 2022, measures of read more »
Healthcare and education spending: GP and WC the odd ones out
Provincial government plays a vital role in the administration of the country’s health and education systems, responsible for providing basic education to learners and healthcare to those in need. These two mammoth tasks take up the bulk of provincial government spending. In the 2019/20 fiscal year, total provincial government expenditure was R628,8 billion. Education was the read more »
Mbalo Brief – August 2021
Population estimation or projections are important for any country because they help organizations, governments, researchers and policy makers to plan and make decisions about the future of the country. Projections can help these organizations estimate the volume of basic human need such as food, water, sanitation, housing, power and transportations required by the population of read more »
Erroneous reporting of undocumented migrants in SA
Media Statement                                                                                             05 August 2021 For immediate release Erroneous reporting of undocumented migrants in SA Stats SA is entitled to comment on erroneous interpretation and misuse of statistics. This week reports in the media erroneously made a statement of fact that our numbers state that we have 4-million undocumented migrants. The news media reported on read more »
COVID-19 epidemic reduces life expectancy in 2021
The population of South Africa was estimated to be 60,14 million at mid-year 2021, an increase of about 604 281 (1,01%) since mid-year 2020. The latest Mid-year population estimates, 2021 released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), shows that the COVID-19 pandemic impacted mortality and migration in the country since the start of the pandemic read more »
MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD AT THE FIRST SA NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MIGRATION
For Immediate Release                                                                                                          05 May 2021 MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD AT THE FIRST SA NATIONAL CONFERENCE read more »
What does government spend money on?
A recent release from Stats SA provides a breakdown of financial data from all 708 institutions in government. This article provides an overview of what government spent money on in 2018/19, with focus on the public service wage bill. South African general government spent R1,79Â trillion in 2018/19, according to the latest Financial statistics of consolidated read more »
Temporary closure of ISIbalo House due to positive COVID-19 case results in MYPE media conference moving online.
MEDIA ADVISORYÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 08 July 2020 Temporary closure of ISIbalo House due to positive COVID-19 case results in MYPE media conference moving online. Statistics read more »
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 »