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Limited resources at Stats SA lead to deterioration of data quality and planning – SDSA reacts to mid-year population estimates
“Although Statistics South Africa continues to do exemplary work, limited resources constrain their work,” says Burgert Gildenhuys, director of Spatial Data Services Africa (SDSA). Stats
Financial reports won’t save local government crisis, warns town and regional planners.
It is unclear whether South Africa has the will or guts to confront issues contributing to the deteriorating finances of local government in the country.
Financial reports won’t save local government crisis, warns town and regional planners
All the major media and even some political parties in the country published the dire findings of Ratings Afrika’s latest Municipal Financial Sustainability Index covering
No shortage of spatial planning data
Data is an integral part of all planning and decision making. All planning starts with building a picture of what is and then assessing and
Combined index (6/6)
The Functional Area index combines the previous four indices. It considers all the above aspects and connects them to form a final index. Each of
Economic index (5/6)
The index assesses people’s ability to reach areas of employment or specific commercial and industrial activities. An intense concentration of activities is evident within the