Going Dutch?
45% of employed women earn R1 000 a month or less. 27% of employed men earn R1 000 or less…. Read More
Fact-a-day archive
A woman’s place is in the workforce
There are 5.3 million employed women in South Africa. Around 3 million work in the formal sector. (Labour Force Survey… Read More
Expanding the gender imbalance
Using the expanded definition of unemployment, 77% of women aged 25 – 60 are economically active. Of those who are… Read More
Not only a home
Over 12% of household heads in South Africa’s townships say they run a business from their home. (TRPM 2004, cited… Read More
Moved house
8% of households in South Africa moved house in the last year. 15% of white households moved in the past… Read More
Household ownership
70% of households say they own their dwellings, 19% rent their dwellings while the balance occupy their dwellings rent free,… Read More