Prof Lehana
Continue reading Professor Lehana Thabane McMaster University in Canada I personally want to thank Statistics South Africa for a fantastic job with the ISIbalo Capacity Building Programme! I recall the enthusiasm and excitement that the Africa young statisticians had when we started in 2008. The introduction of this programme represents hope for the future of read more »
Mr. Oliver
Continue reading Mr Oliver Chinganya Director: Africa Statistics Centre UN Economic Commission for Africa The ISIbalo Capacity Building Programme is very timely, particularly the efforts to rekindle the African Young Statisticians in line with the work Africa must achieve towards Agenda 2063. In particular, the upcoming 5th ISIbalo African Young Statisticians Conference in Pretoria in read more »
Dr. Miranda
Continue reading Dr. Miranda Mafafo Statistics South Africa When we started the ISIbalo Capacity Building Programme in 2008, our focus on building the capacity and future statistical leadership of Africa was deliberate and unapologetic. It remains so even this year as we launch the ISIbalo website. The work of African statisticians and related professionals has read more »
Prof. Ben
Continue reading Professor Ben Kiryegera African Statistics Elder and Author of “The Emerging Data Revolution in Africa: Strengthening the Statistics, Policy and Decision-Making Chain” As the global community puts into place mechanisms, institutional arrangements and reforms to scale up for the challenges of the Sustainable Development Goals and an accompanying data revolution, evidence from the read more »
Themes
Conference Themes The conference is organized around the following research sub-themes but are not restricted to these: THEME 1: A DEMOGRAPHY OF AFRICA Fertility transition in Africa Children, youth and the transition to adulthood Determinants and consequences of African urbanisation Family planning & reproductive health Demographic projections Adult health, mortality, read more »
Focus of the Conference
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 »
About the 5th ISIbalo Conference of African Young Statisticians
About the 5th ISIbalo Conference of African Young Statisticians Dates and VenueThe 5th ISIbalo Conference of African Young Statisticians will be held in Pretoria from the 13th to the 17th June 2016. As Stats SA moves to its new home, state-of-the-art premises in Salvokop near Freedom Park in Pretoria, the conference will be the first read more »
sg
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 »
South Africa’s CPI reveals how volatile inflation hurts the poorest
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 »
Stats4Soccer
Stats4Soccer In 2007, a Stats SA official and former professional soccer player, Mr Johnny “Black Sunday” Masegela introduced the ISIbalo programme called Stats4Soccer. Ahead of the 57th Session of the ISI in Durban in 2009, Johnny set out to teach learners of mathematics mathematical concepts using the sport of Soccer. While sport read more »