Media Invite: Capital expenditure statistics of Public sector institutions
Media Invite 22 July 2016 Statistician-General releases capital expenditure statistics of public sector institutions The Statistician-General of South Africa, Dr Pali Lehohla, will release the Capital expenditure by the public sector institutions for 2014/15 financial year. This report will provide financial statistics on the amounts spent by public sector institutions (including government departments, read more »
Counting the institutionalised population in South Africa
The institutionalised population represents a unique population subset in the country, although it makes up a relatively small proportion of the total population (about 776Â 495 in 1996 and 1Â 763Â 582 in 2011). Persons in institutions constitute a special group, most of whom are there for a specific purpose or life circumstances. Statistics South Africa is read more »
Mbalo Brief – July 2016
The Statistician-General, Pali Lehohla and Minister Jeff Radebe, Minister in the Presidency: Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, released the results of the Community Survey (CS) 2016 on 30 June 2016. The survey reflects the progress that the country has made 20 years since Census 1996 in terms of educational attainment, service delivery, poverty reduction and access read more »
A ten-year snapshot of business profitability in South Africa
How well have South African businesses performed? This can be a complicated question that can be tackled with a range of indicators. From the wealth of financial data available from the recently published Quarterly Financial Statistics (QFS), Stats SA takes a look at one such indicator: the profit margin ratio. A limitation of financial read more »
Media Release: Eastern Cape Community Survey 2016 results
Eastern Cape’s population increased from 6,6 million people in 2011 to 7 million in 2016, making it the third most populous province in the country, behind Gauteng (13,4 million) and KwaZulu-Natal (11,1 million).  The number of households in the province has also increased to 1,8 million in 2016, from 1,7 million in 2011. The read more »
Stats Biz – June 2016
Where are homes the most expensive to build? The answer might surprise you. Recent data published by Stats SA provides provincial breakdowns of construction costs, per square metre, for free-standing homes, flats, townhouses, office space and shopping space. Explore building prices, as well as other economic stories, in this edition of Stats Biz. read more »
Media Invite: CS 2016 Provincial Launch
CS 2016 PROVINCIAL LAUNCH The Western Cape Provincial launch of Community Survey 2016 will take place on Friday, 08 July 2016 @ 10am at the Provincial Legislature (4 Dorp Street, 7th Floor, Conference facility, Cape Town CBD). The event will be hosted by Statistics SA in conjunction with the Western Cape Provincial Government-Department of the read more »
Media Release: Free State Community Survey 2016 results
Free State Community Survey 2016 results The total population recorded for Free State in 2016 was 2,8 million, an increase from the population of 2,7 million in 2011, making it the second smallest province in the country in terms of population size, after the Northern Cape. 58,3% of the population in the province are read more »
Media Release: Limpopo Community Survey 2016 results
Limpopo Community Survey 2016 results Limpopo’s population by 400 000, from 5,4 million people in 2011 to 5,8 million in 2016, making it the fifth largest province in the country in terms of population size. It trails behind Gauteng (13,4 million), KwaZulu-Natal (11,1 million), Eastern Cape (7 million), and Western Cape (6,3 million).  The read more »
Media Invite: Community Survey 2016 results hand over to Premier of Free State
MEDIA ADVISORY The Statistician-General of South Africa, Dr Pali Lehohla, will hand over Free State provincial results of this year’s mini-census, Community Survey 2016, to the Premier of Free State, the Honourable Ace Magashule on Wednesday, 6 July 2016 at 18H00. The Community Survey 2016 results for Free State provide statistics for all municipalities within read more »