11th AFRICA SYMPOSIA ON STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT (ASSD)  AND  2nd JOINT SESSION OF THE COMMITTEE OF DIRECTORS-GENERAL OF NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICES (CoDG) AND THE STATISTICAL COMMISSION FOR AFRICA (STATCOM-AFRICA)  LIBREVILLE – GABON  23 – 28 November 2015  Sino-Gabonese Friendship Stadium, Akanda, Gabon 11th ASSD internet site: http://www.stat-gabon.com Download full information here

With the announcement of a zero fee increase for higher education institutions next year, the focus is now on where the money will be sourced to finance the expected shortfall. Recent data provide an indication of which universities are most dependent on tuition fees, and as a result might be most vulnerable to a shortfall.   read more »

Stats SA’s Financial statistics of higher education institutions report provides an overview of university finances. Two key facts emerged from the report when it was released recently. Salaries take up half the pie South Africa’s 25 higher education institutions1 spent a total of R55,6 billion in the 2014 financial year, 50% (R27,5 billion) of which   read more »

Draft  CONCEPT NOTE 11TH AFRICA SYMPOSIUM ON STATISTICAL DEVELOPMENT   “Promoting Use of Information and Communication Technology Solutions in Improving Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Africa”   1.       Introduction The year 2015 has unleashed a number of activities aimed at making Africa Agenda 2063 more practical. Among these are the adoption of its first   read more »

Photo: Ministers call to action, Durban, South Africa, 2012 The CRVS agenda started in September 2012 when African Ministers responsible for civil registration gathered for their second conference held in South Africa and called upon all African countries to undertake in-depth assessments of their CRVS systems. The conference further called on the regional CRVS Secretariat,   read more »

Enregistrement et Statistiques des faits d’Etat civil (CRVS) en Afrique – Le parcours en bref Photo: Appel à l’action des Ministres, Durban, Afrique du Sud 2012 Le programme CRVS a commencé en Septembre 2012 lorsque les ministres africains chargés de l’état civil se sont réunis pour leur deuxième conférence tenue en Afrique du Sud et   read more »

Media Release                                                                                                                                                                    07 October 2015 The voice of the ordinary citizens of KZN will be heard through a Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) conducted Citizen Satisfaction Survey (CSS) in KwaZulu-Natal, which will help the Office of the Premier to make informed decisions to improve the lives of the citizen of KZN. The survey is the product of   read more »

Stats SA recently released results of its large sample survey covering the electricity, gas and water supply industry in South Africa, for the year 2013. The report provides information on the size, nature and structure of the industry. Also included in the report is information on employment, trading income, expenditure, profit or loss, inventories, sales   read more »

Stats SA recently released results of its large sample survey covering the post and telecommunications industry in South Africa, for the year 2013. The report provides detailed information on the size, nature and structure of the industry. Also included in the report is information on employment, trading income, expenditure, profit or loss, inventories, sales and   read more »