50% of domestic workers have no high school education. (GSH 2005)

This week’s theme: Domestic workers in South Africa

The average monthly salary of a domestic worker in Gauteng is R879. In the Western Cape it is R919. (GHS 2005)

This week’s theme: Domestic workers in South Africa

On average, domestic workers work 42 hours a week. 16% work more than 60 hours a week. (GSH 2005)

This week’s theme: Domestic workers in South Africa

19% of urban adults say they have at least one domestic worker in their household (FutureFact 2006)

This week’s theme: Domestic workers in South Africa

7.7 million people in South Africa have shopped at Pick’n'Pay in the last year. Of these 678,000 have read the Argus newspaper or its supplements. Of these, 34,000 are cyclists. This year, there are about 35,000 participants in the Cape Argus Pick ‘n Pay Cycle Tour. (AMPS2006A, www.cycletour.co.za)

This week’s theme: Transport in South Africa

47% of adults (16+) have used a minibus in the past seven days. For buses the figure is 9.5%, and for trains less than 3%.(AMPS2006A)

This week’s theme: Transport in South Africa

20% of those who personally have a car have had it fitted with a vehicle recovery system. (AMPS2006A)

This week’s theme: Transport in South Africa

Just under 2% of households own a motorbike or scooter. 13% of households own a bicycle. (GHS 2005)

This week’s theme: Transport in South Africa

24% of households in South Africa own a car. Car ownership is highest in the Western Cape where 43% of households own a car. A further 10% of households in that province have access to a car although they do not own one. (GHS 2005)

This week’s theme: Transport in South Africa

Minister Trevor Manual allocated R8.4 billion for the construction and upgrading of stadiums for the World Cup in 2010. In the last year 5.8 million South African adults attended a game soccer. (AMPS2006A, Budget 2007)

This week’s theme: The South African Budget, 2007