The Northern Cape is the only province in South Africa where the Edcon Group is not the largest clothing retailer, measured by numbers of customers. (AMPS2006A)

This week’s theme: Clothing retailers in South Africa

1 in every 4 South African adults is an Edcon Group customer, more than Pepkor and Foschini combined. (AMPS2006A)

This week’s theme: Clothing retailers in South Africa

Nearly half of Pepkor’s customers are unbanked. (AMPS2006A)

This week’s theme: Clothing retailers in South Africa

Almost a third of the Edcon Group’s customers’ home language is neither English, Afrikaans, Xhosa, nor Zulu. (AMPS2006R)

This week’s theme: Clothing retailers in South Africa

16 million South African adults have purchased clothes or shoes in the last 3 months (AMPS2006A)

This week’s theme: Clothing retailers in South Africa

21% of women in South Africa who have a retail/store card with a credit facility don’t earn any income; for men the figure is 5%. (AMPS2006A)

This week’s theme: Women in South Africa

The HIV prevalence rate for South African women aged 15-49 is 20.4%. For men in the same age band, the proportion is 17.4% (StatsSA Mid-year population estimates, 2007)

This week’s theme: Women in South Africa

Gauteng and the North West are the only two provinces in South Africa where men outnumber women. (StatsSA Mid-year population estimates, 2007)

This week’s theme: Women in South Africa

There are 16.7 million women in South Africa aged 15 or more. For the population of women (females 15+) as a whole 13% are aged 60 or more. For whites the percentage is over 25%. (StatsSA Mid-year population estimates, 2007)

This week’s theme: Women in South Africa

39% of South African adults read books regularly. 42% watch videos or DVDs. (AMPS2006A)

This week’s theme: Entertainment in South Africa