Fact-a-day archive

The informal sector accounts for 17% of employment, at 2.14 million workers. (LFS 2010 Q1) This week’s theme: Workers in… Read More

9% of domestic workers have a matric or higher education. (AMPS2009B RA) This week’s theme: Workers in SA

There are 1.8 million people employed by government (local, provincial and national). A further 223,000 work for a government controlled… Read More

1.3 million public sector workers affiliated to COSATU and the ILC will go on strike tomorrow, Tuesday 10th August. The… Read More

39% of victims of violent crime (South African adults) did not report the incident(s) to the police, while this was… Read More

The 56 dedicated World Cup courts have so far cost the justice department R5 million (a budget of R45m was… Read More