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Alert: Scam using advert for Nigeria’s Population and Housing Census 2023

Alert: Scam using advert for Nigeria’s Population and Housing Census 2023

Stats SA’s population census was conducted in 2022. The attached ad is for the Census currently being conducted by the Nigerian National Bureau of Statistics. If you are in South Africa, please do not respond if you receive this ad, as it is being used by scammers.


Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) will formally handover a Coega SEZ Census Report 2022/23 to Coega Development Corporation on Friday 21 April 2023 in Gqeberha.

MEDIA ADVISORY                                                                                                                                            20 April 2023 Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) will formally handover a Coega SEZ Census Report   read more »


Inflation rises for a second consecutive month as food prices bite

Inflation rises for a second consecutive month as food prices bite

Headline consumer inflation edged higher to 7,1% in March from 7,0% in February and 6,9% in January. The monthly change in the consumer price index (CPI) was 1,0% in March, the most significant monthly rise since July 2022 when it was 1,5%. Food & non-alcoholic beverages and transport were the main drivers behind the annual   read more »


Safeguarding every drop: Profiling South Africa’s Strategic Water Source Areas

Safeguarding every drop: Profiling South Africa’s Strategic Water Source Areas

Water outages across the country have focussed attention on water as a vital resource. South Africa is a semi-arid country, with only a few natural source areas for water. These areas, referred to as Strategic Water Source Areas (SWSAs), provide much of the water that flows from our taps. SWSAs can be thought of as   read more »


Cancer report – A look at the latest findings

Cancer report – A look at the latest findings

In 2018, females accounted for 51,3% of cancers diagnosed in South Africa while males accounted for 48,6%. The median age at diagnosis of cancer was 59 years for females and 64 years for males. However, the median age at death due to cancer was 62 for females and 64 for males, suggesting that cancer in   read more »


SA formal non-agricultural sector jobs rise in fourth quarter of 2022

SA formal non-agricultural sector jobs rise in fourth quarter of 2022

According to the Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES, Q4:2022) survey released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), total employment in the formal non-agricultural sector increased by 48 000 in the fourth quarter of 2022, bringing the level of employment to almost 10 million. The survey showed that 94 000 jobs were lost between December 2021 and December   read more »


Inflation rises for the first time since October

Inflation rises for the first time since October

Annual consumer inflation rose for the first time in four months, edging to 7,0% in February from 6,9% in January. Food and non-alcoholic beverages and transport were the main contributors to the inflation rate in February. The consumer price index (CPI) rose by 0,7% between January and February, representing the largest monthly increase since July   read more »


Mbalo brief – March 2023

Language is the primary tool for expression and communication. It is through language that we define our identity, express our history and culture, learn, defend our human rights and participate in all aspects of society to name a few. Every nation should ensure that languages are preserved and protected. In South Africa, South African Sign   read more »


The South African tourism sector struggled in 2020

The South African tourism sector struggled in 2020

Even though 2020 seems like a lifetime ago, the true extent of the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact is still being pieced together. The recent Tourism Satellite Account (TSA) for South Africa report1 sheds light on how the pandemic affected the tourism sector over the period January 2020 to December 2020, most notably in terms of production,   read more »


INVITATION TO INFORMATION SESSION REGARDING SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT REQUEST FOR QUOTATION (RFQ)

Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) is planning on conducting four (4) information sessions to all service providers regarding RFQ challenges. Each session will accommodate only 150 service providers. All service providers are requested to RSVP to this email bidoffice@statssa.gov.za on the following dates: First session: 03 April 2023 at 11:00, RSVP by 29 March 2023   read more »