Statistics South Africa to release Gross domestic product (GDP) Q2 2018
Media advisory 31 August 2018 Statistics South Africa to release Gross domestic product (GDP) Q2 read more »
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#WomensMonth: Exploring the mayoral glass ceiling
Three of South Africa’s eight metropolitan municipalities were headed by female mayors in 2017. Executive Mayors Zandile Gumede (eThekwini), Olly Mlamleli (Mangaung) and Patricia de Lille (Cape Town) collectively presided over a population of 8,7 million people, comprising 15% of South Africa’s total population.1 It’s not only these high-profile cities that have a woman in read more »
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Recorded live births, 2017
MEDIA RELEASE 27 August 2018 Recorded live births, 2017 The Recorded live births, 2017 report released by Statistics South Africa today shows that a total of read more »
What’s in a name?
The most popular name given to babies in 2017 is Enzokuhle. The name, which shares the top spot for both males and females, loosely translates to, “to do good”. According to the Recorded Live Births, 2017 report released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), a person’s forename and surname are fundamental human rights enshrined in read more »
Statistician-General to release report on Recorded live births, 2017
MEDIA ADVISORY 23 August 2018 Statistician-General to release report on Recorded live read more »
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Plugging the skills gap one leak at a time
Recent news reports of sewage spills in the Vaal Dam have again raised concerns over South Africa’s water resources. In order to reduce the costs of maintaining the country’s water network, government has embarked on a programme to train unemployed youth with skills to patch up ageing infrastructure. An important tool to fight joblessness is read more »
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Capital expenditure by the public sector for 2017
Media Release 20 August 2018 Capital expenditure by the public sector for 2017 The total capital expenditure by public sector institutions decreased by 4% (R12 billion), from R283 billion in 2016 to R271 billion in 2017. Although at a declining rate, public corporations recorded the highest public-sector capex for 2017 at R135 billion as read more »
Stats SA to make more detailed CPI data available
More detailed data from the consumer price index (CPI) will be made available on the Stats SA website from this month onwards, starting with the July 2018 CPI release that will be published on 22 August 2018. New time series will be available in Excel and ASCII formats at a further level of detail than read more »
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Public-sector capital expenditure shrinks for the first time since 2010
A pull-back in spending on plant, machinery, new construction works and transport equipment saw capital expenditure in the public sector fall by 4,3% in 2017, according to Stats SA’s latest Capital expenditure by the public sector report. Capital expenditure is money that an institution spends to buy, maintain or upgrade fixed assets, such as buildings, read more »