We need a new programme that truly aims to bring about real economic transformation
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South Africa’s gross domestic product has rebounded with 2.5% growth for the second quarter of the year.
A deeper analysis of South Africa’s joblessness reveals a scarier picture of large sections of the population suffering, especially for the youth
The South African Reserve Bank’s surprise decision to cut interest rates by 0.25% offers some reprieve for financially strained South Africans.
It is successive ANC governments that have allowed a culture of waste, corruption and nepotism to fester under their watch.
Last year, 587 000 people started looking for jobs and about 239 000 of them were employed.
Stats SA on Tuesday released the annual non-financial census of municipalities, a survey that reflects selected aspects of service delivery.
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About 15.7-million work, 5.7-million don’t, but the numbers depend on the definition of employment.
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) claimed that 60% of SA workers earn R5 000 a month or less. Is the ANC alliance partner right?
Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene says SA’s high rate of joblessness could be solved with better skills training at tertiary institutions.
While South African life expectancy dropped between 1990 and 2013, the are signs of hope again.
South Africa’s latest mining and manufacturing data are the highlights of an otherwise light domestic economic calendar this week.
With only 3.2% of black youth attending university and trade schools closed, SA cannot generate the high-level skills needed to get the economy going.
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Overall unemployment has increased to 25.2% in the first quarter of this year, according to a Stats SA report.
There are fewer people living in poverty in SA, according to trends in poverty and inequality between 2006 and 2011, says the statistician general.
Statistics South Africa says mortality figures show Capetonians have a longer life span that Tshwane residents.
South Africa lost 28 000 nonagricultural jobs in the second quarter of the year despite economic growth.
With a cost of around R3-billion, one of the questions raised is whether the census was a success.
How and when South Africa works has been measured.
The critical nature of education is reflected in the numerous debates and high media profile around the current situation and potential futures.
The counting of the country’s people goes beyond government planning to understanding who we are, where we are and where we are going.
A former senior StatsSA official has broken cover to reveal deep internal divisions in the audit process for Census 2011.
Do the world’s central banks plan to restart the printing presses? The question has preoccupied markets for months. This week may yield some clues.
Certain economic sectors are facing severe shortages but others are oversupplied, writes <b>Lisa Steyn</b>.
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/ 2 December 2011
The death rate in South Africa, particularly among young adults, is on the decrease, according to Statistics South Africa.
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/ 29 November 2011
South Africa’s economy slightly expanded to a growth rate of 1.4% in the third quarter of 2011, Statistics South African said on Tuesday.
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/ 24 November 2011
Results of a survey by Stats SA suggest more South Africans believe crime is on the decrease than those who think it’s getting worse — but only just.
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/ 21 November 2011
Investors are uncertain whether the eurozone can solve its debt crisis. Will bond markets signal optimism or deepening scepticism in the week ahead?
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/ 14 November 2011
All eyes are due to be on Italy and Greece’s new technocratic leaders this week as eurozone investors closely monitor their initial moves.
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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/ 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.
Census will help South Africa meet Millennium Development goals.