{"id":10627,"date":"2017-10-20T11:10:16","date_gmt":"2017-10-20T09:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.statssa.gov.za\/?p=10627"},"modified":"2017-10-20T11:10:16","modified_gmt":"2017-10-20T09:10:16","slug":"new-statistician-general-and-head-of-statistics-south-africa-is-appointed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.statssa.gov.za\/?p=10627","title":{"rendered":"New Statistician-General and Head of Statistics South Africa is appointed"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0Media Statement\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a020 October 2017 <\/strong><\/p>\n

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New Statistician-General and Head of Statistics South Africa is appointed<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Minister in the Presidency, Mr Jeff Radebe, today announced the appointment of the new Statistician-General and Head of Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), Mr Risenga Maluleke. His appointment will take effect from the 1st<\/sup> of November 2017 when Dr Pali Lehohla\u2019s tenure expires at the end of October. Maluleke has served within Stats SA for twenty years, having joined Stats SA as a manager at Limpopo provincial office in 1997. He is currently a Deputy Director-General (DDG) for Statistical Collections and Outreach. His portfolio is responsible for Provincial Offices (responsible data collection for censuses and sample surveys), International Statistical Development as well as Communications, Marketing and Stakeholder Relations.<\/p>\n

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The Statistics Act 6 of 1999 prescribes under Section 6 that the President appoints an appropriately qualified person as the Statistician-General who is also the head of Stats SA. Section 2 on the purpose of the Act says the purpose \u201cis to advance the planning, production, analysis, documentation, storage, dissemination and use of official and other statistics.\u201d\u00a0 \u00a0The Act makes provision for \u201cthe Statistician-General as head of Statistics South Africa and Section 7 outlines the duties of such a person amongst which are the collection, compilation and analysis of official statistics<\/a> in accordance with the purpose of official statistics and the statistical principles, conducting a population census and coordination among producers of statistics. Further, the Statistician-General is to \u201cestablish a Statistics Council and provide for its functions; to repeal certain legislation; and to provide for connected matters\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Maluleke\u2019s extensive experience in the organisation is backed by his qualifications: BSc (Mathematical Statistics) \u2013 University of Limpopo, MPhil (Urban and Regional Science) \u2013 Stellenbosch University. He has also completed Senior Executive Programmes with Wits and Harvard Business Schools.<\/p>\n

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On learning of the appointment of his successor, his outgoing predecessor Dr Lehohla had this to say \u201cIn Risenga Maluleke I had a trusted\u00a0 and enduring partner with whom over a quarter of a century we engaged in the most daring of leadership missions to construct what has become the most iconic institution of the state.\u00a0 Whilst matters of appointment of a Statistician-General are prescribed in law and are not for an outgoing Statistician-General, I am distinctly pleased by the choice the leadership has made.\u00a0 I can now safely disclose what I said to Dr Benny Mokaba twenty one years ago after the panel interviewed and decided to appoint Risenga Maluleke in October 1996 to the Statistics Office in Limpopo.\u00a0 I called Benny and said to him \u201ctoday we have appointed a new head for the Central Statistics Service in the making.\u201d\u00a0 In Risenga we have a well-grounded leader with balance, instilling fairness and justice in all his dealings, he has enduring strength, he imbues humility, he is a servant leader, a village boy who with agility adapts to metropoles of the world, and who is ready to take on any adversity with a singularly determined mind for finding solutions.\u00a0 My success in leading and building this mighty organisation would not have been possible if Risenga was not leading with me in the most treacherous of waters.\u00a0 My relay is done I am passing the baton to a well-tested professional and leader.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Stats SA wishes to thank Dr Pali Lehohla for his dedicated leadership over the years, his immense contribution to Stats SA, the statistics fraternity in the region and the world over. Congratulations and well wishes to Mr Risenga Maluleke on his appointment as Statistician-General and Head of Stats SA.<\/p>\n

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For media enquiries contact: <\/strong><\/p>\n

Lesedi Dibakwane<\/p>\n

Director: Public and Media Relations<\/p>\n

Tel: 012 310 8578<\/p>\n

Cell: 082 805 7088<\/p>\n

Email: lesedid@statssa.gov.za<\/p>\n

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Issued by Statistics South Africa<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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