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
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
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?
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
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
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%. Â 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
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)
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 »