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	De Bruyn Park, 170 Andries St., 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	Trevor Manuel, Minister in the Presidency for the National Planning Commission
Agency executive	Pali Lehohla, 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 were released. Stats SA was previously known as the "Central Statistical Service"; shortly after the end of apartheid it absorbed the statistical services of the former Transkei, Bophuthatswana, Venda and Ciskei.

Surveys conducted

1999 Survey of Activities of Young People, or the SAYP.
South African National Census of 2001
2007 Community Survey
South African National Census of 2011

Criticism

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

References

1 2 "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

Departments of the South African Government

The Presidency

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Separate agencies	CAA CSIR FPB FIC FSB GCIS GEPF HSRC Independent Communications Authority Independent Police Investigative Directorate Media Development and Diversity Agency National Archives and Records Service National Planning Commission NPA NICOC NRF PALAMA PIC Public Service Commission SALRC SAMSA SAN Parks SANRAL SARS Stats SA ZADNA

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