Fact-a-day archive

On average, domestic workers work 42 hours a week. 16% work more than 60 hours a week. (GSH 2005) This… Read More

19% of urban adults say they have at least one domestic worker in their household (FutureFact 2006) This week’s theme:… Read More

7.7 million people in South Africa have shopped at Pick’n’Pay in the last year. Of these 678,000 have read the… Read More

47% of adults (16+) have used a minibus in the past seven days. For buses the figure is 9.5%, and… Read More

20% of those who personally have a car have had it fitted with a vehicle recovery system. (AMPS2006A) This week’s… Read More

Just under 2% of households own a motorbike or scooter. 13% of households own a bicycle. (GHS 2005) This week’s… Read More