-
Non-communicable diseases SA’s leading causes of death
Statistician-General Pali Lehohla released mortality rates on Tuesday, which also indicate a steady decline deaths reported during 2015.
-
Lehohla: Mortality figures show shift from young to older groups
Earlier on Tuesday, Statistician-General Pali Lehohla released the findings of the causes of death in SA in 2015.
-
Almost 1 million tourists visited SA over festive season
Overall, 4.5 million travellers passed through South Africa’s ports of entry in December.
-
[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.
-
[NEWS JUST IN] SA's CPI slows to 6.6% year-on-year in January
Economists polled by Reuters had forecast a 6.7% year-on-year inflation print.
-
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.
-
What are South African perceptions about crime?
The Victims of Crime Survey released on Tuesday provides information on crime trends and household perceptions on safety and law enforcement.
-
SA records slight drop in unemployment
Statistician-General Pali Lehohla says the growth in employment in the last quarter of 2016 was mainly driven by the services sector.
-
Stats SA announces changes to consumer price index basket
Statistician-General Pali Lehohla says the overall weighting has been adjusted from 396 to 412 to ensure the accuracy of the index to inflation.
-
Inflation hits highest level in 9 months
Stats SA released November's CPI figure of 6.6%, which is a 0.3% increase since October.
-
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%.
-
Stats SA: Economy grew at 0.2% in third quarter
The largest positive contributor to growth was mining and quarrying, which rose by 5.1%.
-
Economists expect SARB to leave interest rates unchanged
The South African Reserve Bank has left interest rates unchanged at 7% since March this year.
-
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%.
-
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.
-
Stats SA: Birth rate declines in SA
According to research, there’s been a steady decline in the number of births.
-
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.
-
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.
-
Stats SA: Textiles industry sees major job loss
Employment has dropped in the manufacturing sector with 246,000 jobs lost between 2005 & 2014.
-
Construction industry booming despite slow growth
Performance data for the manufacturing and construction sectors were released today.
-
‘Drought played a huge role in shrinking employment numbers’
Stats SA figures show the number of employment has shrunk by 0.2 percent.
