Working together for the poor

Census will help South Africa meet Millennium Development goals.

The head of the nation's count

Meet the man who has been tasked with counting everyone in the country.

Getting everyone on board

Statistics SA and the M&G teamed up to host a business breakfast as part of the campaign to get all shareholders involved in Census 2011.

Talking census

The M&G, in association with Stats SA is hosting a series of Business Breakfasts ahead of the 2011 census.

Trevor's R50bn price tag

Market reaction showed the value of the finance minister's stock, writes Maya Fisher-French.

DA wants answers on PPI overhaul

Statistics South Africa should appear before the finance portfolio committee to explain alleged unreliability in the Producer Price Index (PPI), said the Democratic Alliance (DA) on Tuesday. "Reliable official data is essential to policy-making," said DA finance spokesperson Kobus Marais.

Caution on survey is standard practice, says stats council

The Statistics Council has not questioned the scientific basis of last year's Community Survey, council head Howard Gabriels said on Tuesday. He said the fact that it had recommended that Stats South Africa issue a cautionary notice on the reliability of some of the data was standard scientific practice.

Council denies questioning scientific basis for survey

The statistics council has not questioned the scientific basis of last year's Community Survey, council head Howard Gabriels said on Tuesday. And the fact that it had recommended that Statistics South Africa issues a caution on the reliability of some of the data was standard scientific practice, he said.

DA calls for statistician general to be sacked

The opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Tuesday called on Minister of Finance Trevor Manuel to sack the statistician general, Pali Lehohla. Revelations in morning newspapers that a crucial survey by Statistics South Africa contains serious errors has resulted in a serious crisis of confidence in this institution, according to the party.

Survey: Life improving for South Africans

Life is improving steadily -- at least in the area of housing and basic service delivery -- for the 48-million people living in South Africa, according to Statistics South Africa. The organisation on Wednesday released the first results of its 2007 Community Survey, based on responses from about 255 000 households.

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