Fact-a-day archive

94% of banked South African adults access their accounts via an ATM, 73% via a branch, 10% via a cellphone… Read More

50% of adults (15+) in the Limpopo province do not have a bank account, compared with 25% in Gauteng and… Read More

88% of working South African adults are banked. For unemployed adults this proportion is 50%. (AMPS2012) This week’s theme: Financial… Read More

The proportion of households owning cell phones increased from 32% in 2001 to 89% in 2011. The proportion using a… Read More

The proportion of households using electricity for lighting has increased from 70%* in 2001 to 85% in 2011. (bit.ly/QZ6M45, *Revised… Read More

The percentage of people aged 20 years or older that received no formal education has decreased from 19.1% in 1996… Read More