Since January 2014, overall prices for telecommunication equipment have fallen by 36%, StatsSA said.
Young people under the age of 15 make up 30% of population, while senior citizens aged 60 and above make up 8.1%.
South Africa’s youth unemployment rate stands at a staggering 38.6%.
StatsSA released its General Household Survey 016 today.
StatsSA’s Demographic and Health Survey reveals that South Africans are cutting down on their smoking.
White males spend the most on the cost to communicate, but it’s black females who feel the greatest financial pinch.
The Department of Home Affairs has begun the mountainous task of digitsing over 280 million public records dating back to the 1920s.
Universities which get most of their funding from tuition fees would be the hardest hit, should #FeesMustFall succeed and fees are scrapped.
Overall, 85% of South African households connected to the mains electricity supply.
Almost 5% more South Africans gained access to the internet over a year, according to StatsSA.
StatsSA released its latest figures on unemployment rates in South Africa.
Government bean counters go super modern with new look site.
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