Recorded live births, 2016
Media Release                                                                                                      28 September 2017 The Recorded live births, 2016 report released by Statistics South Africa today shows that a total of 969 415 births were registered in South Africa in 2016. This indicated a decline of 10,6% from the 1 084 511 birth registrations for 2015. Of the 969 415 births read more »
The roads are less travelled
Before you plan your next family holiday, you may want to have a look at the latest Domestic Tourism Survey released by Statistics South Africa recently. While the survey shows a decline in the total number of day trips and overnight trips taken within South Africa since 2013, it also reveals how economic stagnation and read more »
Beer more popular than vegetables
Beer more popular than vegetables Nqa, Impilo, Pholo e ntle, gesondheid, Awe, Cheers! Many of us enjoy a pint, but have you ever really thought much about the industry and what you spend on your beer? In celebration of International Beer Day, we take a closer look at how much households spend on beer and read more »
Electricity: big business for municipalities
The recent power blackout in Msunduzi municipality again highlights the importance of electricity supply. Large parts of Pietermaritzburg were plunged into darkness for about a week when saboteurs, suspected to be striking workers, disrupted the city’s power grid2. It might be common knowledge that municipalities are involved in power distribution in South Africa, but many read more »
Municipalities: where are the bucket toilets?
At the end of last year, mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay Athol Trollip made a commitment that the city would eradicate bucket toilets in informal settlements by the end of 20171. It’s not surprising that the pledge was made: the municipality has the highest number of bucket toilets in the country, according to data released read more »
Quarterly Labour Force Survey – QLFS Q1:2017
MEDIA RELEASEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1 June 2017 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Quarterly Labour Force Survey – QLFS Q1:2017 The growth in employment by 144Â 000, was offset by the growth in the number of job-seekers by 433Â 000 read more »
Non-financial census of municipalities, 2016
Media Release                                                                                                                       31 May 2017 Non-financial census of municipalities, 2016  The results of the latest Non-financial census of municipalities (NFCM) released read more »
General Household Survey, 2016
Media Release                                                                                                                      31 May 2017  General Household Survey, 2016  According to the results of the General Household Survey, 2016 released by Statistics South Africa 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 »
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 »