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Housebreaking is the number one crime in SA
There were about 1,3 million incidences of housebreaking affecting 5,8% of households in South Africa. The most likely victims of housebreaking were male-headed households, households in metros, Indian/Asian households followed by white households, very low and very high-income households, and households in Northern Cape, Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal. Approximately 48% of affected households reported incidences to read more »
Statistician-General to release the Victims of Crime 2018/19 report
MEDIA ADVISORYÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 26 September 2019 Statistician-General to release the Victims of Crime 2018/19 report The Statistician-General of South Africa, Mr Risenga Maluleke, will release the Victims of Crime 2018/19 read more »
Stats Biz – September 2019
South Africa’s 123 provincial government departments spent just over R17 600 per second in the 2017/18 fiscal year. That represents a total of R557 billion over a period of 365 days. The bulk of the money flowed into provincial governments’ two main areas of responsibility: education and health. Explore provincial government spending, as well as other read more »
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SA formal sector jobs decline in second quarter of 2019
The June 2019 Quarterly Employment Survey, released by Statistics South Africa, showed that an estimated 10Â 172Â 000 people were employed in the formal non-agricultural sector of the South African economy, which is down by 2Â 000 from the 10Â 174Â 000 recorded in the previous quarter. Full-time employment decreased by 26Â 000 to 9Â 103Â 000, and part-time employment increased by 24Â 000 read more »
![Provincial government spending: Education and health](https://www.statssa.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/prov3-64x64.jpg)
Provincial government spending: Education and health
South Africa’s 123 provincial government departments spent just over R17 600 per second in the 2017/18 fiscal year. That represents a total of R557 billion over a period of 365 days. The bulk of the money flowed into provincial governments’ two main areas of responsibility: education and health. Education took up the lion’s share. For every R100 read more »
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An update to municipal spending and revenue (June 2019)
South Africa’s 257 municipalities spent a total of R101,3 billion in the second quarter of 2019 (April to June). This is the first time that quarterly municipal spending has breached the R100 billion mark. The R101,3 billion is R15,3 billion more than what was spent in the first quarter (January to March), representing an increase of 18%. This read more »
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CPI inflation edges up in August
Annual consumer inflation quickened in August, reaching 4,3% year-on-year from the 4,0% recorded in July. This was associated with higher inflation in food and non-alcoholic beverages, housing, transport and recreation. Annual food inflation reached its highest level in 18 months, registering 3,8% in August. The pickup in food inflation was mainly driven by upward pressure read more »
Statistics South Africa ignites plan to count the entire population during Census 2021
Media release For immediate release                                                                                                           16 September 2019                         Statistics South Africa ignites plan to count the entire population during Census 2021 Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) will conduct the Census 2021 Mini Test from 9 read more »
Mbalo Brief – September 2019
Citizens around the world celebrated International Literacy Day on 8 September 2019. This day, which was established by the United Nations (UN) in 1966, has been celebrated annually with the key aim to highlight improvements in literacy and numeracy rates while also providing a chance to reflect on the world’s literacy challenges. The UN has dubbed read more »
REGISTRATION ON STATS SA RECRUITMENT DATABASE REOPENS
Media Announcement                                                                                               06 September 2019 REGISTRATION ON STATS SA RECRUITMENT DATABASE REOPENS Stats SA has reopened registration for contract employment on the recruitment database for prospective candidates. The recruitment database was reopened due to low registration in read more »