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AFRICAN POLICY MAKERS TO DISCUSS DEVELOPMENT OF AFRICA’S BURGEONING POPULATION

25 November 2015 Media Advisory AFRICAN POLICY MAKERS TO DISCUSS DEVELOPMENT OF AFRICA’S BURGEONING POPULATION The Department of Social Development in partnership with the Union for African Population Studies (UAPS) and Statistics South Africa will host the 7th African Population Conference (APC) at St. George’s Hotel, Irene, Gauteng Province. The Conference will open on November   read more »


Stats SA celebrates African Statistics Day 2015

Stats SA celebrates African Statistics Day 2015

African Statistics Day is celebrated every year on November 18. This celebration of African statistics aims to increase public awareness of the important role that statistics plays in all aspects of social and economic life in Africa and in preserving the environment in which people live. The theme for this year’s event is “Better data   read more »


Census 2001: Stages in the life cycle of South Africans

Description: This report contains descriptions of the people counted in South Africa during Census 2001, grouped according to the various stages in the life cycle: infants (aged 0–4), children (5–13), youth (14–34), adults (35–64) and the elderly (aged 65 and above). The analysis therefore presents census data from a different perspective than in earlier census   read more »


African statistics have come of age

African statistics have come of age

Africa Renewal: Some experts say there is a major problem with how statistics are collected in Africa. What is the problem? Pali Lehohla: There is a major challenge on the continent with statistics. But in interpreting the problem, there are two major trends. There is one based less on facts and more on hype. This one gets very popular and is widely publicized. There   read more »


How much do South Africans spend on ICT?

How much do South Africans spend on ICT?

South African households spent R91,6 billion on ICT products in 2012, contributing 4,6% of total household expenditure. This is one of the findings from the Information and Communication Technology satellite account for South Africa report, which provides an overview of the economic role of the ICT sector in South Africa, in terms of household expenditure,   read more »


Address by Pali Lehohla South Africa Statistician General and Chair of African Statistical Development in Africa

Address by Pali Lehohla South Africa Statistician General and Chair of African Statistical Development in Africa

Excellencies Prime Minister of Uganda Minister of State Minister of State Directors General of Statistics Directors General of CRVS CEO of UBOS and UCR African Statistics Elders Chairs of Statistical Councils and Boards Chairs of Statistics Associations Directors and CEOs of Statistics Schools Diplomatic cops My brother Dr Charles Lufumpa of AfDB My brother Dr   read more »


Manufacturing continues to disappoint as the South African economy grows by 1,4% in the third quarter

Manufacturing continues to disappoint as the South African economy grows by 1,4% in the third quarter

The manufacturing industry recorded the third consecutive quarter-on-quarter contraction in 2014, shrinking by 3,4% in the third quarter of 2014. In the second quarter manufacturing posted a growth rate of -4,0% and in the first quarter -6,4%.  The other industry that recorded a negative growth rate in the third quarter was electricity, gas and water,   read more »


The South African workforce shifts towards skilled jobs, but patterns still differ between race groups

The South African workforce shifts towards skilled jobs, but patterns still differ between race groups

There has been a shift in the last twenty years from low-skilled to semi-skilled and skilled work within the South African workforce. This was one of the results presented by the Statistician-General Pali Lehohla on the 15th September at a media event on youth unemployment. Comparisons of data from the 1994 October Household Survey and   read more »


South Africa hosts the 4th ISIbalo Young African Statisticians Conference (IYASC)

South Africa hosts the 4th ISIbalo Young African Statisticians Conference (IYASC)

Statistics South Africa will be hosting the 4th ISIbalo Young African Statisticians Conference from 31 July – 02 August 2014 in Gauteng. This biennial conference brings together young statisticians from all over Africa to present papers and be part of a statistical discourse. The 4th IYASC is themed “Young African Statisticians Staking Their Claim in   read more »


Media Advisory: South Africa’s Statistics Symposium – Towards strengthening the South African National Statistics System

  23 July 2014                                                                                       Contact: Lesedi Dibakwane 0828057088 lesedid@statssa.gov.za South Africa’s Statistics Symposium – Towards strengthening the South African National Statistics System  Statistics South Africa and the Statistics Council will host a three day Statistics Symposium on strengthening the South African National Statistics System. The Symposium will be opened by the Minister in the Presidency,   read more »


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Thaba Chweu

Thaba Chweu Local Municipality is one of the four municipalities of the Ehlanzeni District Municipality of Mpumalanga. The municipality is located on the far north-eastern part of the district. It shares its northern boundaries with Limpopo. The municipality is on the Lowveld escarpment of Mpumalanga, with an average elevation of 1 400 m above sea level and altitudes varying from 600 to 2 100 m.

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Mbombela

Mbombela Local Municipality (Swati: A lot of people together in a small space) is located in the Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga Province. The municipality was formed in 2000 by the merger of Hazyview, Nelspruit and White River Local Councils. The municipality is situated in the north eastern part of South Africa within the Lowveld sub region of the Mpumalanga Province.

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Umjindi

Umjindi Local Municipality is situated in the south-eastern part of Mpumalanga, on the escarpment. The municipal area forms part of the Ehlanzeni District Municipality together with Nkomazi Local Municipality, Thaba Chweu Local Municipality, Mbombela Local Municipality and Bushbuckridge Local Municipality. The only town in the area is Barberton. Neighbouring municipal areas within Mpumalanga are Mbombela, Albert Luthuli and Nkomazi Local Municipalities. The neighboring country bordering the municipality is Swaziland (www.umijindi.gov.za).

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Nkomazi

The Nkomazi Local Municipality is located in the eastern part of the Ehlanzeni District Municipality of the Mpumalanga Province. The municipality is strategically placed between Swaziland (north of Swaziland) and Mozambique (east of Mozambique). It is linked with Swaziland by two provincial roads and with Mozambique by a railway line and the main national road (N4), which forms the Maputo Corridor.
The Nkomazi Municipality is bounded by the Mozambique to the east, Swaziland to the south, Kruger National Park to the north, Umjindi Local Municipality to the south west and Mbombela Local Municipality from the northwest to west. The main urban centres are Louw’s Creek; Kaapmuiden; Malelane, Hectorspruit, Marloth Park, Komatipoort, KaMhlushwa, Tonga and KaMaqhekeza.

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Bushbuckridge

Bushbuckridge Local Municipality is one of the five constituents of Ehlanzeni District Municipality in Mpumalanga, and is bounded by Kruger National Park in the east and Mbombela in the South. It also forms part of the Kruger to Canyon Biosphere. The Municipal area provides a link to Limpopo Province and can therefore be called the gateway to the major tourism attraction points in Mpumalanga and the eastern part of the Limpopo Province. Bushbuckridge Local Municipality consists of 135 settlements and is divided into 34 wards. (www.nra.co.za)

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