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Customer inflation basket updated by Stats SA

The consumer inflation basket has been redesigned by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), which has added 71 items, eliminated 53, and rearranged 29. While things like ground coffee and satellite TV decoders were discontinued, new inclusions include gas cylinders, school uniforms, streaming services, and basmati rice. Patrick Kelly, chief director for price statistics said the updated product weights show rising food and telecom expenditures. Kelly claimed that the revised basket, […]

29 January 2025

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South African household spending reached R3-trillion in 2022/’23

Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) has reported that total household consumption expenditure between November 2022 and November 2023 reached R3 trillion. The 2022/2023 income and expenditure survey indicated that the top four spending categories—housing, food, transport, and insurance—accounted for nearly 76% of all household expenditure. According to Stats SA’s Rodney Khumalo, households spent an average of R143,069 in 2023, with male-headed households contributing to over 60% of this total. Furthermore, […]

28 January 2025

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Annual consumer inflation rises slightly to 3% in December

South Africa's annual consumer inflation increased to 3% in December, up slightly from 2.9% in November. The key contributors to this rise were housing and utilities, miscellaneous goods and services, food, and non-alcoholic beverages. Statistics South Africa’s Patrick Kelly noted that the average inflation rate for 2024 was 4.4%, a decrease compared to the 6% recorded in 2023. "In 2024, vehicle inflation saw a notable decline, starting the year […]

22 January 2025

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Stats SA has released its first-ever migration profile, which tracks the movements of labour migration in the SADC region

By Kouthar Sambo Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) has released its first-ever migration profile, which has tracked the movements of labour migration in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. Speaking on VOC's In Conversation show on Wednesday, the Chief Director responsible for demographic and population Statistics Diego Iturralde, said the genesis of this report stems from the processes around the negotiation of the global compact for safe, orderly, and […]

28 March 2024

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Unemployment in South Africa now at 31%, showing signs of recovery

By Ragheema Mclean While unemployment in South remains a major cause for concern, slight areas of improvement were recorded in the third quarter of 2023. According to the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) released by Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) this week, the country's unemployment rate now stands at 31.9%. The number of employed individuals increased by 399,000 to reach 16.7 million employed people in South Africa. This is a notable […]

15 November 2023

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SA unemployment rate records slight decline

Statistics South Africa has released the unemployment rate for the second quarter of 2023, which declined slightly to 32.6% from 32.9% in the first quarter. The number of unemployed people also declined slightly, coming in at 7 921 000. According to an expanded definition of unemployment that includes those discouraged from seeking work, 42.1% of the labour force was without work in the second quarter, compared with 42.4% in the […]

15 August 2023

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Scammers target the presidency and Stats SA

Be warned. Scammers are trying to lure South Africans into a trap under the guise of jobs at Stats SA and fraudulently using the name of President Cyril Ramaphosa. The presidency has warned “there are scam messages purporting to be sanctioned by the president or the presidency”. “The president does NOT request any funds or endorse any payments or contracts between third parties, whether through websites, adverts, social media, emails, […]

22 June 2023

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Saftu, Cosatu say not much to celebrate after unemployment rate in SA decreases by 0.2%

The South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) said although the unemployment figures for Q4 of 2022 show a minor decline, it remains doubtful that the country has entered a trajectory of growth of employment. Stats SA revealed yesterday that the country's official unemployment rate eased marginally to 32.7% in the fourth quarter, a decrease of 0.2% from the previous quarter's 32.9% Saftu’s, Trevor Shaku, said overall the economy has […]

1 March 2023

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More South Africans are feeling unsafe as crime rate increases, says Stats SA

LOCAL Feelings of safety in SA have been declining since 2019/20, data released by Stats SA show. According to the Governance, Public Safety and Justice Survey 2021/22, released by statistician-general Risenga Maluleke on Tuesday, the percentage of adults aged 16 years and older who felt safe walking alone in their neighbourhoods during the day decreased from 84.8% in 2020/21 to 81.3% in 2021/22. “Females felt more unsafe than males walking […]

31 August 2022

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