On tap, in the main
70% of rented dwellings in South Africa have tap water in the dwelling. For the country as a whole, the… Read More
Fact-a-day archive
The fair Cape
Households renting in the Western Cape pay on average approximately R1200 per month on rent – the highest from the… Read More
Home sweet home?
18.8% of South African households rent their dwellings. (Community Survey 2007) This week’s theme: Renters in South Africa
It’s formal
In 2007, formal sector employment accounted for 66.4% of total employment while 16.0% was in the informal sector. (The balance… Read More
More bosses
In 2001, 10.2% of the South African workforce were professionals or managers. In 2007 this proportion increased to 13.1%. (LFS… Read More
Going down
South Africa’s unemployment rate fell to 23% in September 2007, from 25,5% the year before. In September 2002, the figure… Read More