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Statistician-General releases the results of the Non-financial census of municipalities for 2016

The Statistician-General of South Africa, Dr Pali Lehohla, will release the Non-financial census of municipalities, 2016 (NFCM) statistical release at a media briefing to be held on Wednesday, 31 May 2017. The NFCM measures selected aspects of service delivery, including water, electricity, solid waste management, sewerage and sanitation, amongst others.

This statistical release also presents data on the number of households using the bucket toilet system and those receiving free basic services (such as electricity, water, etc.). It also features statistics on indigents and employment in municipalities across South Africa.

The media briefing will be held as follows:

Date    :    Wednesday, 31 May 2017

Time   :    12:00-13:00

Venue:  Tshedimosetso House, Cnr Francis Baard & Festival streets, Hatfield, Pretoria.

(NB! There will be a video link to Imbizo Media Centre, 120 Plein Street, Parliament, Cape Town.)

RSVP:

Madimetja Mashishi Tel: 012 337 6456 Cell: 073 821 5994 Email: MadimetjaMa@statssa.gov.za

Felicia Sithole Tel: (012) 339 2401Cell: 076 430 0693Email: felicias@statssa.gov.za

For media enquiries contact:

Lesedi Dibakwane

Tel: 012 310 8578

Cell: 082 805 7088

Email: LesediD@statssa.gov.za

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Statistician-General releases the results of the General Household Survey, 2016

The Statistician-General of South Africa, Dr Pali Lehohla, will release the results of the General Household Survey, 2016 (GHS) on Wednesday, 31 May, 2017. The report will outline the key findings on development in South Africa over the past fifteen years since the first GHS was conducted in 2002.

The GHS aims to assess the levels of development in the country as well as the extent of service delivery and the quality of services in a number of key service sectors, including health, disability, social security, housing, energy, access to and use of water and sanitation, environment, refuse removal, telecommunications, transport, household income, access to food, and agriculture.

The report will be released in conjunction with two comprehensive publications on development indicators for provinces and for metropolitan areas.

The report will be released as follows:

Date: Wednesday, 31 May 2017

Time: 12:00 -13:00

Venue: GCIS Media Room, Tshedimosetso House 1035 Frances Baard Street, Hatfield, Pretoria

NB: There will be a video link to Imbizo Media Centre, 120 Plein Street, Parliament, Cape Town

RSVP:

Madimetja Mashishi, Tel: 012 337 6456, Cell: 073 821 5994 E-mail: MadimetjaMa@statssa.gov.za

Felicia Sithole,   Tel: 012 339 2401, Cell: 076 430 0693, Email: FeliciaS@statssa.gov.za

For media enquiries contact:

Ms Lesedi Dibakwane

Tel: (012) 310 8578Cell:

082 805 7088

lesedid@statssa.gov.za

Quarterly Financial Statistics of Municipalities December 2016

According to the latest Quarterly financial statistics of municipalities released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) today, purchases of water by South African municipalities decreased by 1,8% between the quarters ended September 2016 and December 2016. Electricity purchases by municipalities over the same period decreased by 21,7%. Sales of water and electricity by municipalities decreased by 0,3% and 19,3%, respectively, over the same period.

Employee-costs, including items such as salaries and benefits, increased by 9,2% between the quarters ended September 2016 and December 2016.

Revenue

For the quarter ended December 2016, the largest contributor to municipal total revenue was grants and subsidies received (30,8%), followed by sales of electricity (27,7%), property rates collected (15,6%), other income ((10,1%), which includes fines, licenses and permits, public contributions and donations etc.), sales of water (9,5%), refuse removal (2,9%) and sewerage and sanitation (3,5%).

Operating expenditure

For the quarter ended December 2016, the largest contributor to municipal total operating expenditure was employee related costs (28,4%), followed by purchases of electricity (20,6%),  other expenditure (18,1%) which consists of amongst others, collection costs, loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment etc., general expenses (8,4%), purchases of water (5,3%), depreciation and amortisation (5,6%) ,contracted services (5,3%), bad debts(4,3%)  and repairs and maintenance ( 3,9%).

Seasonally adjusted estimates for sales and purchases of water and electricity

This publication introduces seasonally adjusted estimates for municipalities’ sales and purchases of water and electricity (for each quarter from September 2007). The quarterly growth rates in the purchases and sales of water and electricity, seasonally adjusted, shows that from the September quarter of 2016 to the December quarter of 2016, purchases of water decreased by 5,8% and sales of water decreased by 4,6%, while purchases of electricity increased by 2,0% and sales of electricity decreased by 1,6%

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Note to editors:

1. The full statistical release is available on the Statistics South Africa website: www.statssa.gov.za
2. The unit data for all 257 municipalities (as demarcated in August 2016) is also available on the Statistics South Africa website (these are unadjusted estimates). Seasonally adjusted estimates for municipalities is currently only available at the national level (and not for each of the 257 respondents).

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For technical enquiries:

Mr Joe de Beer

Deputy Director-General: Economic Statistics

Tel: (012) 310 8024

Cell: 082 888 2600

Email: JoeDB@statssa.gov.za

Ms Elizabeth Makhafola

Acting Chief Director: Government Financial Statistics

Tel: (012) 310 8977

Cell: 082 888 9062

Email: ElizabethMa@statssa.gov.za

Ms Hellen Maribe

Acting Director: Local Government Institutions

Tel: (012) 310 2931

Cell: 082 9062144

Email: HellenM@statssa.gov.za

For media enquiries contact:

Lesedi Dibakwane

Director: Public and Media Relations

Tel: 012 310 8578

Cell: 082 805 7088

Email: LesediD@statssa.gov.za

Here are four interesting facts from the National River Ecosystem Accounts for South Africa, published in October 2015 by the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), in partnership with Stats SA, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) and other partners¹.

Fact 1: Placed end-to-end, South Africa’s rivers would encircle the earth 4 times

That’s a total length of 163 533 km, calculated from the river network data layer maintained by the DWS. Main rivers make up 47% of this total length while tributaries (smaller rivers) constitute the remaining 53%.

The density of South Africa’s river network, as well as the volume of water carried, increases as we move across the country from the arid west to the wetter east. Nine Water Management Areas were established to allow the effective management of rivers and water resources that differ across the country.

Fact 2: 89% of our rivers are foothill streams

A striking difference between South African and European rivers is traffic. Many European rivers are major shipping routes, used to ferry both freight and passengers throughout the region.

The South African river network, on the other hand, is not suited to accommodate large-scale transport. An important factor to consider is that lowland rivers – large, meandering waterways – make up only 9% of South Africa’s total river length. The remaining 91% consists of mountain streams (4%), upper foothill streams (45%) and lower foothill streams (41%)².

Not only are large rivers useful for transport, but they are also a rich agriculture resource prone to overuse. With only 9 km of every 100 km of South Africa’s river network consisting of lowland rivers, care should be taken to protect this scarce resource.

Fact 3: The health of South Africa’s rivers has worsened

Our rivers were worse off in 2011 than they were in 1999, according to the Ecological Condition Index (ECI), introduced for the first time as a pilot index in this document. The index provides an indication of overall ecological health on a scale from 0 to 100, where 100 is the reference condition prior to human modification, and 0 is where natural ecosystem function has become totally lost.

The DWS conducted a large assessment of the condition of rivers in 1999, with a follow-up assessment in 2011. Data from these two surveys resulted in a host of indicators on various aspects such as river flow, river bank habitat and water quality. The ECI is an attempt to aggregate all these indicators into a single figure.

River health declined overall, with the ECI falling from 83 in 1999 to 72 in 2011. The graph below shows that lowland rivers have borne the brunt of the decline, exhibiting the largest drop in the ecological index compared with other river types.

Fact 4: Limpopo experienced the largest fall in river health

All of South Africa’s nine Water Management Areas experienced a drop in river health between 1999 and 2011, as shown in the map below.

The Limpopo Water Management area experienced the most dramatic fall, with its ECI dropping by 21 points, from 83 in 1999 to 62 in 2011. The document suggests that increased pressure from mining activities and agriculture in that region, as well as poor waste water management, contributed to the decline.

The fall in river health highlights the significance of what is referred to as the water-food-energy security nexus. The three elements of water, food and energy are intimately linked. Not only is water a vital resource for industries that drive the energy sector, such as mining, but it is also essential for the agriculture sector that produces food. Yet the expansion of agriculture and mining, which are often harmful to rivers, presents us with trade-offs that need to be carefully weighed when deciding on development priorities.

Our rivers, as well as our wetlands, are the lifeblood that drives the water-food-energy nexus. Feeding our dams with precious water, our river ecosystems carry life into our fields, homes and factories.

If we fail to look after our rivers and wetlands, they will no longer be able to look after us.

¹ The National River Ecosystem Accounts for South Africa was compiled as part of South Africa’s involvement in the United Nations’ Experimental Ecosystem Accounting project, which aims to develop a new global standard for systematically tracking the health of ecosystems. South Africa is one of seven pilot countries taking part.

Download the complete discussion document here.

² No data = 1%

Mpumalanga Community Survey 2016 results

The total population recorded for Mpumalanga in 2016 was 4,4 million, an increase from the population of 4,1 million in 2011, making it the fourth smallest province in the country in terms of population size, after the North West. 49,3% of the population in the province are male and 50,7% are female. The number of households increased from 1 075 488 in 2011 to 1 238 861 in 2016. Average household size in the province decreased from 3,8 in 2011 to 3,5 in 2016.  Ehlanzeni (483 903) has the highest number of households.

Migration

The majority of the population (3,7 million) currently residing in the Mpumalanga were born in  the province. About 169 172 Mpumalanga residents were born in Gauteng and 116 132 from Mpumalanga were born outside of South Africa.  Those that were born in Limpopo (155 000) migrated to Mpumalanga.

Housing

Over four-fifths (84,7%) of the population reside in formal dwellings and 10,9% in informal dwellings. Mpumalanga recorded a (19,5%) proportion of households who reported that their main dwelling was a RDP/government subsidised dwelling as compared to other provinces. Over three-fifths (62,5%) of the households in the Mpumalanga reported that their dwellings were owned and fully paid off.

Access to basic services

29% of households in the Mpumalanga had access to piped water inside the dwelling. A further 44,4% had access to piped water inside the yard and 5,4% had access to piped water from an access point outside the yard.  77,3% of households in the province reported that they had access to safe drinking water. The province recorded a high percentage of households that had access to electricity for cooking 79,8%, an increase from 69,3% recorded in 2011.

Poverty headcount and hunger

The poverty headcount in Mpumalanga achieved a slight decrease from 7,9% in 2011 and 7,8% in 2016. 273 886 of households in Mpumalanga reported that they had ran out of money in the last 12 months before the survey was conducted. 14,8 % of  households in Mpumalanga missed a meal over the same period.

Ends.

Note to the editors:

The Community Survey is a large-scale household sample survey conducted to bridge the information gap between two censuses. It is one of the few available data sources that provide statistics at municipal level, and it is aimed at enhancing planning, monitoring and evaluation at this level of government. The survey provides data on, among others, population, health, migration, education and access to basic services. The 2016 survey was conducted between March and April 2016 and collected data from 1,3 million households across all South African communities.

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For technical enquiries contact:
Ms Kefiloe Masiteng

Deputy Director-General: Population & Social Statistics

Tel: (012) 310 4663

Email: KefiloeM@statssa.gov.za

For media enquiries contact:
Ms Lesedi Dibakwane

Director: Media Relations

Tel: (012) 310 8578

Cell: 082 805 7088

Email: LesediD@statssa.gov.za

 MEDIA ADVISORY

The Statistician-General of South Africa, Dr Pali Lehohla, will hand over Mpumalanga provincial results of this year’s mini-census, Community Survey 2016 to the Premier of Mpumalanga province, the Honourable David Mabuza.

The Community Survey 2016 results for Mpumalanga provide statistics for all municipalities within the province on, among others, poverty levels, population, health, migration, education, the quality of life and access to basic services in the province.

Date   :         Wednesday, 10 August 2016

Venue :         Government Complex, EXCO Boardroom

Building No 2, Second Floor, Nelspruit

Time   :         10:00

Kindly RSVP to Ms Nosipho Mokoena nosiphomo@statssa.gov.za or Ms Thembi Nkosi thembin@statssa.gov.za – 013 762 0000.

Media enquiries:

Lesedi Dibakwane

Tel: 012 310 8578

Cell: 082 805 7088

Email: lesedid@statssa.gov.za

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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 district municipality with the largest share of households in the province is Buffalo City (368 520), followed by OR Tambo (313 889), Nelson Mandela Bay (247 759), Amathole (222 415), Alfred Nzo (195 979), Chris Hani (191 356), Sarah Baartman (138 182) and Joe Gqabi (95 294).

Migration

Of the 7 million people currently residing in Eastern Cape, a majority (6,7 million or 95,4%) were born in the province. About 322 177 of Eastern Cape residents were born elsewhere in the country and outside South Africa. Of those born outside the province, a large number was born in Western Cape (101 400), followed by those who were born in Gauteng (72 921), outside South Africa (57 222), and KwaZulu-Natal (45 089). Between 2011 and 2016, Eastern Cape experienced a net-migration of -489 686, which was a result of 939 765 people emigrating from the province and 450 078 moving to the province from elsewhere.

Housing

Nearly two-thirds (65,1% or 1,2 million) of Eastern Cape households stay in formal dwellings, whereas a little more than a quarter reside in traditional dwellings (26,6% or 471 699) and less than a tenth (7,4% or 130 885) live in informal dwellings. More than half (59,5%) of the dwellings in Eastern Cape are owned and fully paid-off. About 12,7% of households in the province indicated that they are renting their main dwelling, and about a tenth (10,2%) of households own their main dwelling but are still to pay off their home loans. Less than a tenth (9,2%) of the of the households stay rent-free in homes they do not own.

Access to basic services

Three quarters of households in the Eastern Cape (75% or 1,3 million) have access to piped water.  The proportion of households with access to electricity has increased from 36,2% in 1996 to 85,4% in 2016. In 2011, 75% of Eastern Cape households had access to electricity. The number of households with access to a flush/chemical toilet increased from 776 222 in 2011 to 928 332 in 2016.

Poverty headcount and hunger

The poverty headcount in Eastern Cape has decreased from 14,4% in 2011 to 12,7% in 2016. Decreases in the poverty headcount were observed in all district municipalities between 2011 and 2016, except in Chris Hani, where it increased from 15,6% in 2011 to 16,4% in 2016. The lowest poverty headcounts were recorded in Nelson Mandela Bay (3,0%), Sarah Baartman (4,5%) and Buffalo City (7,3%).

464 838 of households in Eastern Cape reported that they had ran out of money to buy food in the 12 months before the survey. Nearly a fifth (17,6% or 311 263) of households in Eastern Cape missed a meal over the same period.

Ends.

Note to the editors:

The Community Survey is a large-scale household sample survey conducted to bridge the information gap between two censuses. It is one of the few available data sources that provide statistics at municipal level, and it is aimed at enhancing planning, monitoring and evaluation at this level of government. The survey provides data on, among others, population, health, migration, education and access to basic services. The 2016 survey was conducted between March and April 2016 and collected data from 1,3 million households across all South African communities.

Issued by Statistics South Africa

For technical enquiries contact:
Ms Kefiloe Masiteng

Deputy Director-General: Population & Social Statistics

Tel: (012) 310 4663

Email: KefiloeM@statssa.gov.za

For media enquiries contact:
Ms Lesedi Dibakwane

Director: Media Relations

Tel: (012) 310 8578

Cell: 082 805 7088

Email: LesediD@statssa.gov.za

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 male and 41,7% are female. The number of households increased from 823 316 in 2011 to 946 639 in 2016. Average household size in the province decreased from 3,3 in 2011 to 3,0 in 2016.  Mangaung (255 938) and Thabo Mofutsanyane (246 171) have the highest number of households.

Migration

The majority of the population (2,6 million) currently residing in the Free State were born in  the province. About 65 000 Free State residents were born in Gauteng, just over 50 000 from the Eastern Cape and 53 665 were born outside of South Africa.  Those that were born in Limpopo mostly migrated to Gauteng and Mpumalanga.

Housing

Over four-fifths (83,6%) of the population reside in formal dwellings and 12,8% in informal dwellings. The Free State recorded the highest proportion (30,6%) of households who reported that their main dwelling was a RDP/government subsidised dwelling as compared to other provinces. Over three-fifths (61,4%) of the households in the Free State reported that their dwellings were owned and fully paid off.

Access to basic services

37,8% of households in the Free State had access to piped  water inside the dwelling. A further 33,5% had access to piped water inside the yard and 23,7% had access to piped water from an access point outside the yard.  84,5% of households in the province reported that they had access to safe drinking water. The province recorded the highest percentage of households that had access to electricity for cooking – 90,8%, an increase from 84,5% recorded in 2011.

Poverty headcount and hunger

The poverty headcount in Free State remains unchanged, 5,5% in 2011 and 2016. 220 863 of households in the Free State reported that they had ran out of money in the last 12 months before the survey was conducted. 15,7 % of  households in the Free State missed a meal over the same period.

Ends.

Note to the editors:

The Community Survey is a large-scale household sample survey conducted to bridge the information gap between two censuses. It is one of the few available data sources that provide statistics at municipal level, and it is aimed at enhancing planning, monitoring and evaluation at this level of government. The survey provides data on, among others, population, health, migration, education and access to basic services. The 2016 survey was conducted between March and April 2016 and collected data from 1,3 million households across all South African communities.

Issued by Statistics South Africa

For technical enquiries contact:
Ms Kefiloe Masiteng

Deputy Director-General: Population & Social Statistics

Tel: (012) 310 4663

Email: KefiloeM@statssa.gov.za

For media enquiries contact:
Ms Lesedi Dibakwane

Director: Media Relations

Tel: (012) 310 8578

Cell: 082 805 7088

Email: LesediD@statssa.gov.za

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 number of households in the province has also increased to 1,6 million in 2016, from 1,4 million in 2011. The district municipality with the largest share of households in the province is Vhembe (382 346), followed by Capricorn (378 272), Mopani (338 385), Greater Sekhukhune (290 489), and Waterberg (211 452).

Migration

Of the 5,8 million people currently residing in Limpopo, a majority 5,4 million (93,1%) were born in in the province. About 400 000 of Limpopo residents were born elsewhere in the country and outside South Africa. Of those born outside the province, a large number was born outside South Africa (133 811), followed by those who were born in Gauteng (105 994), Mpumalanga (78 596), and North West (27 508). Between 2011 and 2016, Limpopo experienced a net-migration of -1,2 million, which was a result of 1,6 million people emigrating from the province and 389 151 moving to the province from elsewhere.

Housing

Limpopo has the highest proportion of households living in formal dwellings (88,9% or 1,4 million) and the lowest number of informal dwellings (4,8% or 77 371) in the country. About 5,1% (81 747) of households in the province are living in traditional dwellings. Limpopo also has the highest proportion of “owned and fully paid-off” homes in the country with 65,4%. About 7,5% of households in the province own their main dwellings, however they are still paying back their home loans. More than a tenth (11,4%) of the of the households stay rent-free in homes they do not own, whereas 9,8% rent their main homes.

Access to basic services

The proportion of Limpopo households with access to piped water has decreased to 80% (1 million) in 2016, from 83,6% (1,2 million) in 2011. However, the proportion of households with access to electricity has increased from 39,2% in 1996 to 93% in 2016. In 2011, 87,3% of Limpopo households had access to electricity. The number of households with access to a flush/chemical toilet increased from 322 112 in 2011 to 402 442 in 2016.

Poverty headcount and hunger

The poverty headcount in Limpopo has increased from 10,1% in 2011 to 11,5% in 2016. Increases in the poverty headcount were observed in all district municipalities between 2011 and 2016, except in Vhembe – decreasing from 13% in 2011 to 12,8% in 2016. The lowest poverty headcounts, albeit having increased in comparison with 2011, were recorded in Capricorn (8,5%) and Waterberg (9%).

288 963 of households in Limpopo reported that they had ran out of money in the 12 months before the survey was conducted. A little more than a tenth (12,9% or 205 432) of households in Limpopo missed a meal over the same period.

Ends.

Note to the editors:

The Community Survey is a large-scale household sample survey conducted to bridge the information gap between two censuses. It is one of the few available data sources that provide statistics at municipal level, and it is aimed at enhancing planning, monitoring and evaluation at this level of government. The survey provides data on, among others, population, health, migration, education and access to basic services. The 2016 survey was conducted between March and April 2016 and collected data from 1,3 million households across all South African communities.

Issued by Statistics South Africa

For technical enquiries contact:
Ms Kefiloe Masiteng

Deputy Director-General: Population & Social Statistics

Tel: (012) 310 4663

Email: KefiloeM@statssa.gov.za

For media enquiries contact:
Ms Lesedi Dibakwane

Director: Media Relations

Tel: (012) 310 8578

Cell: 082 805 7088

Email: LesediD@statssa.gov.za