Food for thought
In April 2018, the cost of the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) thrifty basket amounted to R751 for… Read More
Fact-a-day archive
Sweet tooth
In 2017, South Africa’s average annual consumption of chocolate was 0.9 kg per person. Switzerland was the highest consumer of… Read More
Life expectancy
In South Africa, the average life expectancy for women is highest in the Western Cape at 72 and lowest in… Read More
So average
According to researchers from Imperial College in London, South Africa has the 76th shortest average height for women in the… Read More
Less is more
A survey of 1 989 UK office workers in 2016 indicated that during an eight-hour work day, the average employee… Read More
Wage growth
According to Stats SA, average monthly earnings paid to employees in the formal non-agricultural sector decreased from R20 060 in… Read More