I’ll wear lipstick and rouge
66% of divorced women use lipstick regularly while only 38% of single women do so. (AMPS2008) This week’s theme: Valentine’s… Read More
Fact-a-day archive
Under cover
8.5% of those who say they shop for women’s inner clothing items are men (AMPS2008) This week’s theme: Valentine’s day… Read More
Putting the horse before the carriage
43% of single men disagree with the statement ‘A couple should live together before they get married’. For single women… Read More
Interested?
39% of people who took out a loan said they were not told what interest rate they would have to… Read More
Creative destruction…
The use of pre-paid cellphones jumped from 48% in 2006 to 64% in 2008, while the use of Telkom phones… Read More
Hand to mouth
10% of adults in South Africa borrow money to buy food. This accounts for 30% of people who borrow. (Finscope… Read More