Media advisory: The Social profile of older persons report and the 2015 census of the South African mining industry report
Media advisory                                                                                        27 March 2017  Statistician-General to release the results of the Census of Mining and a report on the Social profile of older persons  The Statistician-General of South Africa, Dr Pali Lehohla, will release two key datasets at a media briefing to be held on Wednesday, 29 March 2017 read more »
Media release: Domestic tourism survey 2015
                                                                                                                                                        16 March 2017 Media Release Domestic tourism survey 2015 Domestic tourism declined between 2013 and 2015 with the total number of day trips decreasing from 54,4 million in 2013 to 48 million in 2014 and 44 million in 2015. Overnight trips decreased from 50,8 million in 2013 to 47,3 million in 2014 and 45,4 read more »
Media advisory: Statistician-General to release Domestic Tourism Survey results
Media advisory                                                                                                                                                            10 March 2017  Statistician-General to release Domestic Tourism Survey results  The Statistician-General of South Africa, Dr Pali Lehohla, will release the Domestic Tourism Survey, 2015 (DTS) results at a media briefing to be held on Thursday, 16 March 2017 in Pretoria. The DTS is a large-scale household survey read more »
GDP in the fourth quarter of 2016 contracted by 0,3%
Press statement                                          Embargo: Tuesday 7 March 2017, 11:30 GDP in the fourth quarter of 2016 read more »
The economy shrinks in the fourth quarter of 2016
A fall in mining and manufacturing production in the final quarter of 2016 pulled South African economic growth into negative territory, according to preliminary figures of gross domestic product (GDP) released by Stats SA. South Africa’s economy contracted by 0,3% quarter-on-quarter (seasonally adjusted and annualised). The mining industry’s 11,5%1 drop in production was the main read more »
Media advisory: Statistician-General to release Gross domestic product (GDP), Q4 2016
Media advisory                                                                                                                                                                  03 March 2017  Statistician-General to release Gross domestic product (GDP), Q4 2016  The Statistician-General of South Africa, Dr Pali Lehohla, will release the Gross domestic product (GDP) estimates for the fourth quarter of 2016 at a media briefing to be held on Tuesday, 7 March 2017 in Pretoria. read more »
How non-profit institutions survive
Some striking charts show how non-profit institutions (NPIs) in South Africa keep themselves afloat. Stats SA’s latest Statistics of the non-profit sector for South Africa report, released earlier this week, provides a range of data on the non-profit sector, including data on where NPIs source their income. The images below show how the major sources read more »
Media release: Mortality and causes of death, 2015
MEDIA RELEASE                                                                                          28 February 2017 Non-communicable diseases remain unabated – older ages 65 and above driving the burden of disease A total of 460 236 deaths were recorded in South Africa in 2015, indicating a decline of 3,0% in deaths processed between 2015 and 2014 (474 659), this is according to the Mortality and causes read more »
Stats Biz – February 2017
South Africa’s rivers would encircle the earth 4 times if placed end-to-end! In honour of World Wetlands Day on 2 February, Statistics South Africa explores a set of indicators on river health to give you four fascinating facts about our water resources. Explore the extent of river health, as well as other stories, in this read more »
Media advisory: Mortality and causes of death in South Africa
Media advisory                                                                                            24 February 2017 Statistician-General to release report on Mortality and causes of death in South Africa The Statistician-General of South Africa, Dr Pali Lehohla, will publish the Mortality and causes of death in South Africa, 2015 statistical release at a media briefing to be held on Tuesday, 28 February 2017 at Stats read more »