14. (1) Despite any other law— (a) no Minister may authorise an organ of state to undertake a new statistical collection or substantially vary or discontinue any statistical collection; and (b) no organ of state may undertake a new statistical collection or substantially vary or discontinue any statistical collection— except with the approval of the   read more »

7. (1) The Statistician-General— (a) administers this Act; (b) is the accounting officer for Statistics South Africa; (c) after receiving advice from the Council, makes recommendations to the Minister on the policies and priorities of Statistics South Africa; (d) directs Statistics South Africa in accordance with the duties and powers imposed or conferred on him   read more »

1. In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise— (i) ‘‘business’’ means any individual, juristic person or partnership carrying on a commercial activity; (iv) (ii) ‘‘Cabinet’’ means the Cabinet in the national sphere of government, referred to in section 91 of the Constitution; (viii) (iii) ‘‘Constitution’’ means the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa,   read more »

Vision Improving lives through data ecosystems Mission Transform the production, coordination and use of statistics through optimization, partnerships and innovation

  Bid Number Description Stats SA 004/23 Appointment of a service provider to provide software system with maintenance and support for the loading of bulk prepaid airtime for all networks to Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) for a period of thirty-six months. Stats SA 003/21 Appointment of a service provider to facilitate processing of salaries   read more »

Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) monitors the quality of the information available on this website and updates the information regularly. However, neither Stats SA nor the Stats SA Website Department (StatsOnline) guarantees, or accepts legal liability whatsoever arising from or connected to, the accuracy, reliability, currency or completeness of any material contained on this website   read more »

DESCRIPTION REQUIRED AT BID NO. DUE AT 11:00 APPOINTMENT OF SERVICE PROVIDER TO PROVIDE A SOFTWARE SYSTEM WITH MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT FOR THE LOADING OF BULK PREPAID AIRTIME FOR ALL NETWORKS TO STATISTICS SA FOR A PERIOD OF THIRTY-SIX (36) MONTHS. COMPULSORY INFORMATION SESSION DATE: 08 FEBRUARY 2024 TIME: 10:00 AM VENUE: ONLINE (MICROSOFT TEAMS)   read more »

SIC Coder v5 The Standard Industrial Classification Coding System. Click here for the SIC Coder v5. Standard industrial classification of all economic activities (SIC) Browse or download zip (238KB) SIC Coder v7 × Error Note: Code 2829 for “Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery”! An error was detected on page 31 of the Standard Industrial Classification   read more »

Standard development cycle For Stats SA to maintain it’s legislative obligation and to ensure good quality products, it is crucial that the products and their underlying data adhere to relevant standards. To address this, a process of Standards Development within the Standards division has been initiated. This process provides guiding principles on how standards should   read more »

Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) seeks the broadest possible dissemination of the statistical data it collects, and the services it offers. The core function of Statistics South Africa is the collection, processing and dissemination of timely, accurate and reliable data. Statistics South Africa’s Tariff Policy pdf (2153 KB)