About 23-million South Africans, or 37.9% of the population, are living below the lower-bound poverty line, according to the ...

South Africans with post-matric qualifications are increasingly falling into poverty, a shift that reflects changing economic ...

Budget constraints limit Stats SA data By Nicola Mawson, Contributing journalistJohannesburg, 28 Apr 2026A lack of funding is holding back StatsSA from providing richer datasets. (Graphic: Nicola ...

Maybe in other places, sure, but not in South Africa, because the latest data from Stats SA reveals that marriages are on the ...

SA tourism surges past 3 million travellers in March as holidaymakers drive growth South Africa’s tourism sector continues to gather momentum, with more than three million travellers moving through ...

A new and improved GDP is here. 26 Augustl 2021. Stats SA has finalised a comprehensive overhaul of its national accounts.

Seasonally adjusted mining production rose 2.3% in February 2026, following 3.7% growth in January and -2.1% December.

Statistics South Africa says many children under 17 live in poverty and lack food, water, proper housing and good schooling. The child support grant is only R580, which is much less than the new R855 ...

Anyone seeking a concise account of the South African government’s failures in tackling poverty and inequality need look no ...

As graduation season returns and many celebrate this milestone with family and friends, past graduates face a crisis of unemployment, as highlighted in the recent Stats SA report showing that the ...

When it comes to gender, there is a slightly higher share of men who consider themselves poor compared with women. Data from Statistics South Africa reveal a complex picture in which rising ...

South Africa’s Statistician-General and head of Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), Risenga Maluleke, has urged commercial farmers to participate in an agricultural census starting next week. About ...