1.1.       Secrétariat ASSD Mme. Nwabisa Maya Statistics South Africa Pretoria, South Africa Tel: (+27) 12 310 2126,  : (+27) 84 631 0168 E-mail: nwabisam@statssa.gov.za Fax: (+27) 12 310 4878 1.1.       Coordonnateur du pays hôte M. NGUEMA Jean Nestor Direction Générale Adjoint de la Statistique : (+ 241) 07 39 65 83 E-mail: nguemamebane@yahoo.fr

Acting as intermediaries, municipalities buy electricity from Eskom in bulk and then re-sell it to various customers (including homes, businesses and government). According to the utility, 42% of the electricity it generated in 2013/14 was sold to redistributors, such as municipalities1. Almost a third of income earned by municipalities (R21,9 billion) in the quarter ended   read more »

Total turnover in the private sector increased by 1,6% in the quarter ended June 2015 compared with the quarter ended March 2015, according to Stats SA’s latest Quarterly financial statistics report. The electricity, mining, trade, manufacturing and transport sectors reported increases in turnover, while decreases were recorded for construction, community services (excluding government institutions) and   read more »

14 September 2015   Stats SA releases Large Sample Survey reports   The Statistician-General, Mr Pali Lehohla, will release the three following Large Sample Survey reports: 1. Electricity, Gas and Water Supply Industry (2013) – 10h00 The results presented in this publication were derived from the 2013 Electricity, gas and water supply industry large sample   read more »

How are provincial governments using your tax money? Stats SA’s latest Financial Statistics of Provincial Government report describes the spending patterns of provincial government. Where do provinces get their money from? Mostly, from our tax contributions. Financial statements from 124 provincial government departments show that provincial governments sourced R429,9 billion in revenue in 2013/14. R415,7   read more »

Manufacturing production increased by 5,6% year-on-year in July 2015, driven mostly by a 39,6% year-on-year production rise in the automotive industry and a 17,4% year-on-year rise in the metals and machinery industry. It would be tempting to rejoice in response to these pronounced increases, but the figures don’t tell the whole story. These increases do   read more »

The 11th instalment of the ASSD will be held back to back with the African Conference on a Transformative Agenda for Official Statistics as well as  Statistics Commission for Africa and Committee of Directors-General meetings as follows: Theme: “Promoting Use of Information and Communication Technology Solutions in Improving CRVS in Africa” Dates:  23-25 November 2015   read more »

The bucket toilet system remains a persistent phenomenon in seven of the nine provinces, despite measures to eradicate it. Where are bucket toilets still in use? And is South Africa succeeding in reducing its usage? Data from Stats SA’s latest Non-financial census of municipalities provides some insight into these questions. Eastern Cape boasts largest decrease   read more »

More basic services are being extended to municipalities’ constituencies, but fewer of these services are being provided for free.   This is according to the 2014 annual Non-financial census of municipalities report, which provides municipal data on various services (i.e. electricity, water, sewerage and sanitation, and solid waste management), details on indigents, and information on   read more »

The seasonally adjusted real GDP at market prices for the second quarter of 2015 decreased by an annualised rate of 1,3 per cent compared with an increase of 1,3 per cent during the first quarter of 2015. The main contributors to the decrease in economic activity for the second quarter of 2015 were the manufacturing   read more »