Fact-a-day archive

In 2001 there were around 248,000 households headed by individuals under the age of 20, representing 2.1% of households. In… Read More

83% of South African households use electricity as their main source of lighting, up from 70% in 2001 and 58%… Read More

There are around 556,000 South African children under the age of 15 whose parents are both no longer living. This… Read More

The total population of South Africa in mid-2010 is 49.99 million (up from 44.8 million in 2001 and 40.6 million… Read More

In 2001, 18% of South Africans aged 20 and above had no schooling. In 2009, this decreased to 7%. (Census… Read More

15% of South African adults have a retail store card. The province with the highest proportion is the Western Cape… Read More