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“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 SA released their Mid-Year Population Estimates (MPYE) for 2022 this week. According to the national statistical service of South Africa, the MPYE offers key indices and estimates regarding births, deaths …

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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. There are solutions, but they will come at a political price.   All the major media and even some political parties in the country published the dire findings of Ratings Afrika’s …

Financial reports won’t save local government crisis, warns town and regional planners. Read More »

Though it is still shocking to hear 64 of South Africa’s municipalities are considered dysfunctional – only 5% of the country’s municipalities are financially stable – it is not news to anyone working in town and regional planning or the municipal environment. President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered a virtual address to the 6th national conference of …

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The Census 2022 is even more important than the presidential State of the Nation speech. This is because the Census, in fact, reflects the nation’s actual state. Census 2022 kicks off on Census Night – 2 February 2022 – when Stats SA will start counting the transient population at various sites across the country. Census …

Census 2022 – The actual State of the Nation Read More »