Information Note
Organisation and coordination The meeting is jointly organised by the African Union Commission (AUC), the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), the African Development Bank (AfDB), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the Government of the Republic of Botswana as host, Statistics South Africa as the ASSD Secretariat and other statistical partners. The main read more »
ASSD in Brief
The Africa Symposia on Statistical Development in Brief The Africa Symposium on Statistical Development is a forum created to address a concern by African statisticians in a gathering in Yaounde, Cameroon in the year 2005.Taking place against a background of poor performance of African countries in undertaking population census previously and a report that painted read more »
Africa Symposia on Statistical Development
The Africa Symposium on Statistical Development is a forum created to address a concern by African statisticians in a gathering in Yaounde, Cameroon in the year 2005.Taking place against a background of poor performance of African countries in undertaking population census previously and a report that painted an unimpressive picture of the continent’s state of read more »
Mbalo Brief – November 2013
The 25th of November marks the beginning of the annual 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children. This is an international campaign aimed at generating an increased level of awareness relating to the incidence of violence against women and children, how it manifests itself within society and the negative impact on read more »
Mbalo Brief – October 2013
“While many people look forward to a fulfilling old age, more than one in five adults aged 60 and over experience mental or neurological disorders, such as dementia and depression.” These were the words of United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the occasion of the World Mental Health Day, 10 October 2013. Mental health conditions read more »
Financial statistics of provincial government
The Financial statistics of provincial government release reports that compensation of employees increased by R23 798 million from R193 669 million in 2010/2011 to R217 467 million in 2011/2012. This increase was mainly due to increased compensation payments by the KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng and Eastern Cape provincial governments. Figure 1: Compensation of employees by province: 2011-2012 (Rm, at current prices) read more »
Stats SA survey shows improved access to services but decline in perceived quality
22 August 2013 Stats SA’s General Household Survey (GHS) released today shows improvements in key service delivery sectors, as well as a decline in the perceived quality of these services. The GHS 2012 report, conducted between July and September 2012, shows an increase in the number of households who had access to piped water, sanitation read more »
Awarded bids
Department Bid number Description Service Provider Amount BBBEE Status Level Points Statistics South Africa Stats SA 002/23 Appointment of an Employee Health & Wellness service provider to provide counselling and related Employee Health & Wellness services to Stats SA employee and immediate family members for a period of thirty-six (36) read more »
Advertised bids
DESCRIPTION REQUIRED AT BID NO. DUE AT 11:00 APPOINTMENT OF SERVICE PROVIDER TO PROVIDE A SOFTWARE SYSTEM WITH MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT FOR THE LOADING OF BULK PREPAID AIRTIME FOR ALL NETWORKS TO STATISTICS SA FOR A PERIOD OF THIRTY-SIX (36) MONTHS. COMPULSORY INFORMATION SESSION DATE: 08 FEBRUARY 2024 TIME: 10:00 AM VENUE: ONLINE (MICROSOFT TEAMS) read more »
Mortality and Causes of Death, 2010
South Africans are faced with a double-edged problem: high number of deaths due to communicable diseases and rising deaths due to non-communicable diseases. The 2010 annual statistical release on Mortality and Causes of Death published by Statistics South Africa on 11 April 2013 presents key findings on the number of deaths that occurred in South read more »