Statistics South Africa

Statistics South Africa
Agency overview
Preceding agencies	Central Statistical Service; Statistics Branch (Bophuthatswana); Central Statistical Service (Ciskei); Central Statistics Office (Transkei); Statistics Division (Venda);
Jurisdiction	Government of South Africa
Headquarters	Isibalo House, 1 Koch Street Salvokop, Pretoria, Gauteng; 25°44′43″S 28°11′27″E / 25.74528°S 28.19083°E
Employees	2 614 (2009/10)
Annual budget	R1 973.4 million (2010/11)
Minister responsible	Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa, Minister in the Presidency for the National Planning Commission;
Agency executive	Risenga Maluleke, Statistician-General;
Key document	Statistics Act, 1999;
Website	www.statssa.gov.za

Statistics South Africa (frequently shortened to Stats SA) is the national statistical service of South Africa with the goal of producing timely, accurate and official statistics, in order to advance economic growth, development and democracy. To this end, Statistics South Africa produces official demographic, economic and social censuses and surveys. To date Statistics South Africa has produced three censuses, in 1996, 2001 as well as the results of the 2011 Census. Stats SA was previously known as the "Central Statistical Service", shortly after the end of apartheid and also it absorbed the statistical services of the former Transkei, Bophuthatswana, Venda and Ciskei.

Surveys conducted[]

Criticism[]

Statistics South Africa has been criticised for not producing accurate figures on immigration^[2] and inflation.^[3]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Vote 12: Statistics South Africa" (PDF). Estimates of National Expenditure 2010. Pretoria: National Treasury. 17 February 2010. ISBN 978-0-621-39079-7. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
^ Slabbert, Antoinette. "SA het baie meer mense as geraam" [SA has many more people than estimated]. Sake24 (in Afrikaans). Retrieved 7 March 2011.
^ Interest rates may drop after stats blunder IOL article

External links[]

Statistics Act, no. 6 of 1999 from polity.org.za

[budget-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Vote 12: Statistics South Africa" (PDF). Estimates of National Expenditure 2010. Pretoria: National Treasury. 17 February 2010. ISBN 978-0-621-39079-7. Retrieved 6 February 2011.

[2] Slabbert, Antoinette. "SA het baie meer mense as geraam" [SA has many more people than estimated]. Sake24 (in Afrikaans). Retrieved 7 March 2011.

[3] Interest rates may drop after stats blunder IOL article

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Agency overview

Preceding agencies	Central Statistical Service Statistics Branch (Bophuthatswana) Central Statistical Service (Ciskei) Central Statistics Office (Transkei) Statistics Division (Venda)
Jurisdiction	Government of South Africa
Headquarters	Isibalo House, 1 Koch Street Salvokop, Pretoria, Gauteng 25°44′43″S 28°11′27″E / 25.74528°S 28.19083°E / -25.74528; 28.19083
Employees	2 614 (2009/10)^[1]
Annual budget	R1 973.4 million (2010/11)^[1]
Minister responsible	Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa, Minister in the Presidency for the National Planning Commission
Agency executive	Risenga Maluleke, Statistician-General
Key document	Statistics Act, 1999
Website	www.statssa.gov.za