Lie, damned lie or statistic?
More than 20% of South African households have a mortgage bond This week’s theme: Lies, damned lies and statistics
Fact-a-day archive
Lie, damned lie or statistic?
Roughly one half of all households in the Eastern Cape rely on social grants as their main source of income… Read More
Lie, damned lie or statistic?
During Nelson Mandela’s term as president (1994-1999), the average number of days lost to industrial strike action was less than… Read More
Lie, damned lie or statistic?
White households with a household income of R300,000 or more spend roughly the same on their domestic workers as they… Read More
Data pick-me-up
Sometimes our personal favourites receive the lowest ratings. For example, this one for Valentine’s Day: ‘I was one of the… Read More
Well executed?
The most commented Fact-a-Day on Eighty20’s blog (other than April Fools) is the following: In 2011 China executed more than… Read More