The last census estimated that there were 52-million people in SA. Recent reports cited claims by an academic that 20-million people weren’t counted.
After counting 97% of all of South Africa’s households, census agents are set to begin "mopping up" ahead of the number-crunching, says Stats SA.
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/ 22 October 2011
People who refuse to take part in the national census could be sent to prison or could face a fine of R10 000, says Stats SA.
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/ 13 October 2011
A census official was arrested for allegedly soliciting bribes from youths looking for work in Roodepoort, Gauteng police said on Wednesday.
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/ 10 October 2011
South Africans wary of letting census workers into their homes should relax, says Stats SA, as all field agents have all been thoroughly vetted.
The mass-scale logistics of a national census can
overwhelm the outcome and the benefits derived
from the statistical information gathered.
The <i>M&G</i>, in association with Stats SA is hosting a series of Business Breakfasts ahead of the 2011 census.
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/ 14 October 2010
This week, Statistics South Africa kicked off the countdown to Census 2011, which will take place on October 9 and 10 next year.
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/ 14 October 2010
The census questionnaire for the 2011 South African census has already been drawn up and is currently being beta tested.