Look but don’t touch
At September 2006, there were 3.2 million discouraged work-seekers in South Africa, defined as those who want to work and… Read More
Fact-a-day archive
Not all at the beach
The province with the lowest unemployement rate in 2006 (and in each of the past six years) was the Western… Read More
Doublespeak?
According to AMPS2006A, there are 6.2 million MTN subscribers in South Africa. According to MTN, there are nearly double that… Read More
Who’s a chatterbox?
The average monthly cellphone bill is about R178 for men, almost 46% higher than that of women. (AMPS2006A) This week’s… Read More
More for yourself
The average earnings of a Cell C subscriber is about R3,200 per month, higher than those of MTN and Vodacom… Read More
Connecting (almost two thirds of) people
Almost two thirds of cellphone users use a Nokia handset, with the proportion increasing with the age of the user…. Read More