After a bumper month in March, Stats SA’s publication schedule was quieter in April. The statistical agency published 20 releases, many of which provide an update on the state of the economy. Consumer inflation remains above 5% Annual consumer inflation declined to 5,3% in March after climbing for the first two months of the   read more »

Press Release                                                                                                                     11 April 2024 SEZ Income Surges to R18, 9 Billion in 2023 Gqeberha, 11 April – The Coega Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Gqeberha is showing consistent growth in both income and capital expenditure, and employs more women and youth, according to the latest Statistics South Africa survey. Investors made R18,9 billion   read more »

Stats SA had a packed publication schedule in March. The statistical agency published 37 releases in the month, including several annual and quarterly reports. Notable releases: Tourism, water and municipal services The headwinds from the COVID-19 pandemic hit all industries hard, including the tourism sector. Although tourism is slowly returning to an even keel, it   read more »

A water resource account is a balance sheet for a geographical area, providing data on water inflows, water outflows and changes in water storage. Detailed experimental accounts, published for the period 2015 to 2021, provide modelled estimates of water flows for three catchment areas. Explore the evaporation ratio, as well as other stories, in this   read more »

Households and businesses are adopting alternative sources of energy as load shedding bites. What may not be well known is that many municipalities are in the game too, providing off-grid energy sources to the poorest households. The Free Basic Alternative Energy (FBAE) policy1 instructs municipalities to supply alternative sources of energy to poor households that   read more »

The administrative data on civil marriages indicates a notable downward trend in marriage registrations. As outlined in the Marriages and Divorces report for 2022, published by Statistics South Africa, there has been a significant decline of 29,5% in the number of civil marriages recorded between 2013 and 2022. Even when considering the impact of COVID-19   read more »

A water resource account is a balance sheet for a particular geographical area, providing data on water inflows, water outflows and changes in water storage. Water resource accounts in South Africa are physical accounts at the catchment scale, quantifying changes in stocks, flows and water consumption within a defined spatial and temporal domain. Statistics South   read more »

27 March 2024 Statistics South Africa in consultation with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) compiled the first ever Migration profile report for South Africa Following in the footsteps of more than 100 countries around the world that have developed their own Migration Profiles, Stats SA in consultation with the IOM has compiled the first   read more »

2024 commemorates three decades since the inception of democracy in South Africa. Since 1994, South Africa has ushered in notable reforms across multiple sectors, with education being one of the key areas of focus. These reforms aimed to address historical inequalities and improve access to quality education for all citizens. Substantial investments have been made   read more »

Labour migration, the movement of individuals across the borders for employment purposes, is a fundamental aspect of the global economy and has profound social, economic, and political implications. According to the report, Migration profile report for South Africa: A country profile 2023 released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), most migrants entering South Africa originate   read more »