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A target of universal broadband access in South Africa by 2020 has been set
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY

A tale of two internet connections

South Africa’s latest General Household Survey shows healthy growth in internet connectivity, but the full story is less encouraging.

  • Arthur Goldstruck
3 min read
HIV

Household survey: HIV prevalence increases

Antiretroviral treatment has given HIV-infected people a longer life, thus increasing the proportion of people living with HIV.

  • Mia Malan
3 min read
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY

State survey said to be ‘unreliable’

Concerns have been raised about the reliability of an R600-million state-funded Statistics South Africa survey endorsed by President Thabo Mbeki. The Statistics Council of South…

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read
ANDREW KENNY

Cosatu opposes electricity price hike

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) on Friday condemned the National Electricity Regulator for giving permission to Eskom to increase electricity prices by 14,2%.…

  • Staff Reporter
3 min read