Focus of 5th ISIbalo Conference of African Young Statisticians The Conference will also take advantage of being held in the week of 16 June 2016 to address the elusive topic of statistical leadership with young professionals as leaders of tomorrow’s statistical community.  The 16th June is a day celebrated in South Africa to commemorate brave   read more »

Continue reading Dr. Pali Lehohla Statistician-General It is with great pleasure that Statistics South Africa launches the website of the ISIbalo Capacity Building Programme. While strengthening statistics and statistical capacity dates back far in Africa, a new turning point presented itself in 2008 when South Africa questioned the value of hosting the 57th Session of   read more »

Patrick Kelly, Executive Manager for Price Statistics, provides some insights into how inflation affects the most vulnerable. The combined effect of the severe drought and the depreciation of the rand drove annual food inflation to 9,8% in March, its highest level in four years. Periods of high food inflation often spark an outpouring of concern   read more »

Many have commented on South Africa’s drought and how rapidly food prices have been rising. The latest release of Stats SA’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) unpacks the South African food basket to examine which items might be contributing to your rising grocery bill. Explore food prices, as well as other economic stories, in this edition   read more »

ISIbalo School Programme Statistics continue to indicate that while South Africa has shown positive economic growth over the past few years, inequalities and huge income disparities continue to exist. These are characterized by significant youth unemployment, exacerbated by a lack of appropriate skills for development; and, a persistent skills shortage in areas required for an   read more »

South Africa Demographic and Health Survey 2016 Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) is conducting the South Africa Demographic and Health Survey (SADHS) 2016 in partnership with the National Department of Health and the South African Medical Research Council. The survey will be conducted from May to November 2016. The survey aims to provide a better   read more »

PROGRAMME on CENSUS & COMMUNITY SURVEY DATA ANALYSIS AND UTILIZATION   2016 – 2018 Phase 1: Development of a Prioritised Research Agenda for African countries The prioritised research agenda has been developed in line with emerging needs of Africa Agenda 2063, SDGs and an emerging data revolutionA tentative list of demographic topics to be investigated   read more »

Young Statisticians Work Programme For  2016-18 1.1 Young Statisticians in Africa Statistics South Africa has been at the forefront of leading the revitalisation of statistical development in Africa since 2005.  The regional statistical agenda prioritises the empowerment and capacity building of young African statisticians; recognizing their role in the near future in leading statistical development   read more »

Young Statisticians Programme In response to growing concerns about the dearth of African statistical research and knowledge driven by Africans themselves, and also in response to the demographics of the African statistical community, Statistics SA developed the ISIbalo Young Statisticians Programme in 2008. A year before hosting the historic 57th Session of the International Statistics   read more »

Upcoming Events A number of upcoming events include: Conference of the Population Ascociation of South Africa 2016 www.populationassociationsa.co.za Africa Symposium for Statistical Development 2016 www.statssa.gov.za South African Statistical Association Conference 2016 www.sastat.org.za 5thISIbalo Conference of African Young Statisticians 2016 www.statssa.gov.za 61st World Congress of the ISI 2017 www.isi2017.org 28th International Population Conference 2017 www.iussp.org