Statistics

A debate on xenophobia in South Africa highlights the debunking of a bogus statistic claiming international migrants commit 60% of crimes. Experts reveal that migrant crime rates…

The police arrested three people and killed four others suspected of cash-in-transit heists

This week a spotlight is shone on a potential interest rate hike, inflation statistics and retail trade sales

It’s not sustainable for every employed person to support three others, analysts say

In the three-month period 6 163 murders occurred, a 20.7% increase from the same period last year, and 9 556 rapes were reported, a rise of 7.1%. The number of sexual offences…

The portfolio committee on public service and administration says it will call for additional funding so Stats SA can render its services effectively

More people have died in South Africa from Covid-19 than have been murdered. This hasn’t stopped a misinformation pandemic from trying to misrepresent that reality

Of paramount importance is the enjoyment of reading, a responsibility that not only rests on the shoulders of educators, but also of parents

The death toll from South Sudan’s civil war is nearly eight times higher than previously thought

Dlamini-Zuma says it is important to ensure the work of StatsSA remains relevant, and that policymakers and implementers use the data

Readers write in about maths and science, and dignity and ubuntu.

Victims are wary of going to the police as they often compound the trauma, research has found.

Super Rugby stats provide an eye-opener but, then again, they are a poor predictor of the future.

South Africa has one of the fastest-growing diabetes epidemics in the world. But HIV and Aids are reported more truthfully nowadays.

Statistics offer us a glimpse into the space between reality and history, and, as is well known, those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it.