Statistician-General to release the Victims of Crime Survey 2017/18
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 08 October 2018 Statistician-General to release the Victims of Crime Survey 2017/18 The Statistician-General of South Africa, Mr Risenga Maluleke, will release the annual results of the Victims of Crime Survey (VOCS) 2017/18 at a media briefing to be held on Thursday, 11 October 2018. The VOCS report provides information read more »
Stats SA set to conduct Census of Commercial Agriculture 2017 (CoCA)
Media Release                                                                                                                 8 October 2018 Stats SA set to conduct Census of Commercial Agriculture 2017 (CoCA)  South Africa’s Statistician-General and head of Statistics South Africa read more »
Census of Commercial Agriculture 2017 Briefing on State-of-Readiness
MEDIA ADVISORY 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 read more »
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An update to municipal spending and revenue (June 2018)
South Africa’s 257 municipalities spent a total of R88,6 billion in the quarter ended June 2018, 18% more than the R75,1 billion spent during the quarter ended March 2018. Municipal revenue was down, however, falling by 6% over the same period, from R87,6 billion (March quarter) to R82,6 billion (June quarter). Stats SA’s latest Quarterly financial statistics of municipalities read more »
Stats Biz – September 2018
It might sound like an anecdote from a reminiscing grandparent, that there was a time you could completely fill your petrol tank (45 litres) with just R270. Those good old days weren’t that long ago, actually. The price of inland 95-octane petrol fell to a low of R6,01 in January 2009 on the back of read more »
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Fuel inflation remains in double-digit territory as prices rise
It might sound like an anecdote from a reminiscing grandparent, that there was a time you could completely fill your petrol tank (45 litres) with just R270. Those good old days weren’t that long ago, actually. The price of inland 95-octane petrol fell to a low of R6,01 in January 2009 on the back of tumbling read more »
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Only 10% of waste recycled in South Africa
Did you know that 90% of an estimated 59 million tonnes of general waste produced in South Africa in 2011 ended up in landfills, while only 10% was recycled?1 The rapid growth in solid waste and the fact that there is a shortage of suitable land to dispose of waste means that South Africa is read more »
GDP in the second quarter of 2018 contracted by 0,7%
Press statement              Embargo: Tuesday 4 September 2018, 11:30 GDP in the second quarter of 2018 contracted by 0,7% Gross domestic product (measured by production) South Africa’s gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 0,7% in the second quarter of 2018.1 The agriculture, read more »
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The economy shrinks by 0,7% in Q2: 2018
The South African economy slipped into recession during the second quarter of 2018, shrinking by 0,7% quarter-on-quarter (seasonally adjusted and annualised). This followed a revised 2,6% contraction in the first quarter of 2018. The widely recognised indicator of recession is two (or more) consecutive quarters of negative growth (real GDP quarter-on-quarter). South Africa experienced its read more »
Stats Biz – August 2018
Stats Biz – August 2018 Eskom and Transnet were the two biggest public-sector spenders on fixed assets (or capital expenditure) such as plant, machinery, new construction works and transport equipment. Eskom was responsible for 28% of total capital expenditure while Transnet was in second spot at 9%. Explore capital expenditure, and other stories, in this read more »