![What municipalities say about service delivery: the supply-side approach](https://www.statssa.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/nfc_slider-64x64.jpg)
What municipalities say about service delivery: the supply-side approach
If you are interested in the extent of service delivery in South Africa, it might be good to know that it can be measured from two different fronts. In most instances, the extent of service delivery is measured from the demand side. Surveys such as the Population Census, Community Survey (CS) and General Household Survey read more »
Media Invite: Non-financial Census of Municipalities
6 June 2016 Statistician-General releases the results of the non-financial census of municipalities for 2015 The Statistician-General of South Africa, Dr Pali Lehohla, will release the Non-financial census of municipalities for the year ended June 2015 (NFCM) statistical release at a media briefing to be held on Tuesday, 07 June 2016. The NFCM measures selected read more »
ISIbalo Outreach Activities
ISIbalo OUTREACH ACTIVITIES The ISIbalo Capacity Building Programme is based on a value system and ethos that places a high priority on social outreach and support to the communities we work in. Currently, we have a number of initiatives we work in. These include: 1. International Mandela Day Globally, the 18th of July is marked read more »
GHS Series Volume VII: Housing from a human settlement perspective
Media Release                                                                                                                                                                 20 April 2016 GHS Series Volume VII: Housing from a human settlement perspective In-depth analysis of General Household Survey (2002-2014) and Census (1996-2011) data The number of households living in formal dwellings across the country has increased from 76% in 2002 to 80% 2014 which signifies that the read more »
![Vulnerable Groups Series I: The Social Profile of Youth, 2009–2014](https://www.statssa.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/youthDeath2013Picture2-64x64.png)
Vulnerable Groups Series I: The Social Profile of Youth, 2009–2014
Media Release 18 April 2016 Vulnerable Groups Series I: The Social Profile of Youth, 2009–2014  According to the Vulnerable Groups Series I: the social profile of youth, 2009-2014 the number of young people living below the poverty line decreased across all provinces; with Free State, Limpopo, and Northern Cape leading the pack with declines read more »
Media Invite: Vulnerable groups series I web
Media Invite 14 April 2016 Â Statistician-General to release report on the social profile of youth in South Africa This year marks four decades since the youth of South Africa precipitated an irreversible movement to seize freedom and flush out apartheid from the face of South Africa in 1976. It is against this backdrop that read more »
GENDER SERIES VOLUME II: Education, 2004-2014
Media Release GENDER SERIES VOLUME II: Education, 2004-2014 The purpose of this report was to assess the country’s progress towards achieving improved access to and quality of education through a gender lens. The general analyses in the report covered trends over a 10 year period (2004 and 2014). The period of data analysis largely depended read more »
Media Release: Private sector companies record turnover increases
Media Release                                                                                       17 November 2015 Private sector companies record turnover increases The total turnover for private sector enterprises1 operating in the South African economy increased by 10,9% to R7 766 625 million (R7,8 trillion) in 2014, from R7 001 362 million (R7,0 trillion) in 2013. For the reference period, turnover increased in read more »
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Tuition fees: which universities are likely to feel the pinch?
With the announcement of a zero fee increase for higher education institutions next year, the focus is now on where the money will be sourced to finance the expected shortfall. Recent data provide an indication of which universities are most dependent on tuition fees, and as a result might be most vulnerable to a shortfall. read more »
![How municipalities help to keep the lights on](https://www.statssa.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/QFSMJune2015Map-64x64.png)
How municipalities help to keep the lights on
Acting as intermediaries, municipalities buy electricity from Eskom in bulk and then re-sell it to various customers (including homes, businesses and government). According to the utility, 42% of the electricity it generated in 2013/14 was sold to redistributors, such as municipalities1. Almost a third of income earned by municipalities (R21,9 billion) in the quarter ended read more »