Media advisory: Victims of Crime Survey 2015/16
MEDIA ADVISORY                                                                                                                   26 May 2017 Statistician-General releases report on “Exploring the extent of and circumstances surrounding housebreaking/burglary read more »
Media invite: General Household Survey, 2016
Media Invite                                                                                                                                   26 May 2017  Statistician-General releases the results of the General Household Survey, 2016                                                                                The Statistician-General read more »
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Three facts about the ICT sector
It might be surprising to learn that the ICT sector is larger than the agriculture industry. This is one of the findings from Stats SA’s latest Information and communication technology satellite account for South Africa report. The document covers ICT’s contribution to the gross domestic product (GDP), its role in imports and exports, and its read more »
Media invite: Minister Jeff Radebe briefs media on Stats SA’s budget for 2017/18 financial year
MEDIA ADVISORY                                                                                       15 May 2017  Minister Jeff Radebe briefs media on Stats SA’s budget for 2017/18 financial year             Minister in the Presidency responsible for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation and Chairperson of the National Planning Commission, the Honourable Jeff Radebe, will brief the media on Thursday, 18 May on how Statistics South Africa read more »
Mbalo Brief- May 2017
Temperatures across the country have begun to drop; this tells us that winter is here. As a result, many households and companies are starting to use electrical appliances to keep the cold away. This usually results in higher electricity bills. One of the ways in which consumers can cut high electricity costs is through house read more »
Media release: South Africa Demographic and Health Survey
MEDIA RELEASE                                                                                            15 May 2017 South Africa Demographic and Health Survey 2016 Key Indicators Report                         The results of the South Africa Demographic and Health Survey, 2016 as presented in the Key Indicators Report released today show that the total fertility rate (TFR) for the 3 years preceding the survey was 2,6 children per woman. The read more »
Postponement of QLFS Q1:2017 report
The Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) Q1:2017 scheduled to be released on Tuesday, 9 May 2017 has been postponed to the 1st June 2017. The processing of data has taken longer than anticipated. Statistics South Africa would like to apologise for the inconveniences caused. Issued by Statistics South Africa For media enquiries Ms Lesedi Dibakwane read more »
Stats Biz – April 2017
Stats SA recently released updated GDP figures for the nine provinces. Gauteng is still the largest provincial economy in the country, followed by KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape. Mining is the most dominant industry in Limpopo, Northern Cape, North West and Mpumalanga, despite contributing only 8% to national economic production. Explore the makeup of your provincial read more »
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Your job, your economy, your province
Kathu has a story to tell. Located in the rural expanse of the Northern Cape, this small town owes its existence almost entirely to iron ore. The streets, the businesses that line them, and the eleven thousand people that call Kathu home, all draw their economic lifeblood from Sishen, one of the largest open-pit mines read more »
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Employment in the formal non-agricultural business sector increased in the Fourth quarter
Employment increased by 18Â 000 or 0,2% quarter-on-quarter, from 9Â 672 000 in September 2016 to 9 690 000 in December 2016. This was largely due to increases in the following industries: trade (68Â 000 or 3,3%), business services (33 000 or 1,6%) and manufacturing (13Â 000 or 1,1%). The electricity industry remained unchanged. However there were decreases in read more »