Despite growing concern over the current state of the economy, recent data show that fewer companies closed down in 2014 compared to 2013. The good news is that this is a trend that has been happening for some time. According to the latest Statistics of liquidations and insolvencies report, released by Stats SA on Monday   read more »

With the current electricity supply problems gripping the country, some comfort can be drawn from recent financial data that indicates intensive investment in infrastructure by players in the electricity, gas and water supply industry. The recently published Quarterly financial statistics report, which provides a range of financial statistics on industries in the South African economy,   read more »

Announcement of 10th ASSD by ASSD Chairperson: Mr Pali Lehohla (South Africa’s Statistician-General) I am greatly honoured as the Chairperson of the Africa Symposia on Statistical Development (ASSD) to be entrusted with the responsibility of making the clarion call for the statistical community to meet in the Origins of the Nile River– the land of   read more »

An increase in your electricity bill during the current spate of load shedding might put a damper on your holiday spirits, but recent financial data show that municipalities paid 10% more for electricity than they did a year ago. Stats SA’s latest release of the Quarterly financial statistics of municipalities report shows that municipalities spent   read more »

ANNOUNCEMENT (ENGLISH) 10TH ASSD The 10th installment of the ASSD will be held as follows: Theme: “A Decade of Statistical Development: Revolutionising Censuses and Civil Registration and Vital Statistics towards Africa Agenda 2063”. Dates: 13th to 15th  January 2015 Host Country: Government of the Republic of Uganda Host Ministries: Uganda Bureau of Statistics and Uganda   read more »

ANNOUNCEMENT (ENGLISH) 10TH ASSD The 10th installment of the ASSD will be held as follows: Theme: “A Decade of Statistical Development: Revolutionising Censuses and Civil Registration and Vital Statistics towards Africa Agenda 2063”. Dates: 13th to 15th  January 2015 Host Country: Government of the Republic of Uganda Host Ministries: Uganda Bureau of Statistics and Uganda   read more »

With last week’s income tax deadline still fresh in the minds of many South Africans, it is interesting to note that although the total amount of tax collected from individuals has been steadily increasing over the last four years, business tax hasn’t fared as well, with government receiving less tax from businesses in 2012/13 than   read more »

Mathematics Subject Advisors’ Training Statistics South Africa, in collaboration with the National Department of Education, hosted a Mathematics and Mathematical Literacy Subject Advisors’ Content Workshop. It was a week-long workshop held at Diep in die Berg Conference Centre from 21 to 25 April 2008. The main purpose of the workshop was to equip the subject   read more »

Message from the Statistician-General It gives me great pleasure to present to you a campaign that in so many ways for us represents the small but significant role we too can play in the democracy of South Africa, given the lessons of transition in South Africa and its system of official statistics. The maths4stats campaign   read more »

What is the maths4stats project? The maths4stats project is one of Statistics South Africa’s series of activities initiated to encourage the development of mathematics education, which is an important bedrock for statistics. It represents an effort to restore numeracy and statistical literacy in South African schools. What went wrong? For South Africa, the urgency to   read more »