Number of poor households
Limpopo has the highest proportion of poor households (72%, defined as those with expenditure of less than R800 per month)… Read More
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Number of households, by province
There are 12.6 million households in South Africa. Gauteng has 2.9 million households followed by KwaZulu-Natal with 2.4 million and… Read More
Trade unions
Almost 30% of all workers are members of a trade union. Mining is the most unionised industry, at 79% (Labour… Read More
Pension and retirement benefits
Almost 60% of workers in the formal sector have pension or retirement funds that are contributed to by employers. Less… Read More
Monthly income
In 2004, almost 1.5 million South Africans earned more than R6,000 per month. This segment has grown by 14% p.a…. Read More
Monthly income
In 2004, 2.2 million South Africans earned more than R4,500 per month. This segment has grown by 9% p.a. since… Read More