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Eskom is govt's biggest spender at over R75bn - report
Eskom’s capital expenditure for 2017 was R75.5 billion which is three times more than the second biggest spender, Transnet, at R25 billion.
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Almost 90% of SA households don't have internet at home - GHS
The Western Cape has by far the highest number of people with internet access at home, followed by Gauteng.
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SA population rises to 56.5 million - Stats SA
In its 2017 mid-year population estimates, the agency said the growth rate of elderly people, those aged 60 years or more, showed the highest rate of increase at 3%.
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Learners rely heavily on school feeding programme - survey
Nearly 8 out of every 10 pupils attending a government school rely on a school feeding programme.
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Stronger rand, inflation rate could lead to interest rate cuts - analyst
Stats SA revealed inflation has slowed to 6.3% in February compared to the same time last year, which is down from January’s 6.6%.
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Almost 1 million tourists visited SA over festive season
Overall, 4.5 million travellers passed through South Africa’s ports of entry in December.
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[LISTEN] Why do South Africans feel unsafe?
A large number of South African households feel unsafe and are wary of using public spaces or allow their children to play in their neighbourhood.
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Lehohla: Black graduates still battle to find jobs
The Statistician-General says the higher unemployment rate among black graduates is not because they are the biggest population group in the country.
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Stats SA: CPI rose to 6.6% in November
The CPI figure is outside the South African Reserve Bank’s target band of 3% and 6%.
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Analysts: Govt must reassess jobs growth situation
Stats SA has announced that the unemployment rate has increased by 0.5 of a percentage point to 27.1%.
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Stats SA announces slight rise in unemployment figures
The official unemployment rate increased by 0.5 of a percentage point quarter-to-quarter and 1.6 percentage points year-on-year.
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Stats SA: Birth rate declines in SA
According to research, there’s been a steady decline in the number of births.
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Pravin Gordhan: SA unemployment rate a national emergency
A quarterly survey indicates an unemployment rate of 37,5% for people between the ages of 15 and 34.
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Manufacturing sector producing steady returns despite poor economy
Although it bounced back from the 2009 recession, the sector's growth has slowed down to 0.1% in 2014.
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Stats SA: Textiles industry sees major job loss
Employment has dropped in the manufacturing sector with 246,000 jobs lost between 2005 & 2014.
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Construction industry booming despite slow growth
Performance data for the manufacturing and construction sectors were released today.
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‘Drought played a huge role in shrinking employment numbers’
Stats SA figures show the number of employment has shrunk by 0.2 percent.
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15,000 jobs lost in formal sector in first quarter of 2016
Statistics show employment decreased across all sectors, with the exceptions of community services.
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'Whites cannot carry this country'
Statistician-General Pali Lehohla wants to see an increase in the number of black graduates.
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SA’s population increases to 55.7 million since 2011
The data was collected from 1.3 million households across all South African communities.
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Radebe: Govt doing everything in its power to turn economy around
Stats SA released its GDP results, showing a contraction of 1.2 percent in the first quarter.
