85% of victims of kidnappings are women, children: Stats SA
New figures from Stats SA show 85% of the victims of kidnappings are women and children.
Statistician-General blames legislation for 15-year-olds being included in Labour Force Survey
Statistician-General Risenga Maluleke has blamed the country’s legislation for 15-year-olds being
SA’s unemployment stats a national disgrace: Economist
Economist Duma Gqubule has described the country’s current unemployment rate as a national disgrace
Analysts expect unemployment to remain high ahead of Stats SA’s Quarterly Labour Force Survey announcement
Analysts say they expect job numbers to remain depressed in the third quarter of this year. Their
Public Service Accountability Monitor laments budget cuts for institutions like SARS and Stats SA
The Public Service Accountability Monitor’s Zuki Kota says the resourcing of institutions like the
SA in need of rapid economic growth to eradicate unemployment: Wits Business School
Statistics South Africa will release its second-quarter labour force survey on Tuesday. The data
July CPI declines to 4.6%
The Consumer Price Inflation (CPI) rate for July has declined to 4.6% year-on-year from 4.9% in
Retail trade sales decrease by 2.5%: Stats SA
Figures by Statistics South Africa shows that retail trade sales decreased by 2.5% year-on-year in
Likely contraction in SA tourism: Economist
Chief Economist at Econometrix, Laura Campbell, has warned of a likely contraction in tourist
Bemawu takes fight back to court as SABC carries on with retrenchment process
Trade union Bemawu has instructed its lawyers to reinstate an urgent application to try and compel
2.2 million jobs lost in SA in second quarter
Statistics South Africa has released the much anticipated job numbers for the second quarter of 2020
South Africa’s first trial digital census to begin in selected areas
Trial runs for the country’s first digital census begin on Monday in selected areas.
2019 quarter 4 unemployment rate remained unchanged at 29.1%
Figures released by Statistics South Africa indicate that the unemployment rate remained unchanged
More job losses expected as Stats SA set to release employment statistics
South Africans can expect to see a continued loss of jobs when Statistics South Africa releases the
Stats SA survey reveals education gap between race groups
Stats SA Chief Director Isabelle Schmidt says there’s a gap between different population groups in
Mining production decreases by 1.1%
The mining sector continues to take strain. Statistics SA data shows mining production decreased by
6.1 million people without jobs in SA- Stats SA
South Africa’s unemployment remains one of the highest in the world despite some improvement in the
Stats SA donates ICT equipment to PE schools
Two schools in Port Elizabeth have become the beneficiaries of state of the art technology donated
SA youth most vulnerable in labour market
South Africa’s youth however bears the brunt of ailing unemployment figures and continues to remain
Statistics SA kicks off its commercial agriculture census
Statistics South Africa began its countrywide 2018 census for commercial agriculture on Monday.