6% of households are willing to pay for refuse collection services. 68% of adults say they would recycle if it was easier to do so. (GHS 2007, FutureFact 2008)

This week’s theme: Our environment

Three of South Africa’s power stations (in Witbank, Volksrust and Ellisras) are among the 20 worst polluting stations in the world. (CARMA – Carbon Monitoring for Action)

This week’s theme: Our environment

92% of people in Limpopo Province believe that they can reduce the impact of climate change by changing their habits. 52% of those in the Western Cape think so. (FutureFact 2008)

This week’s theme: Our environment

Worldwide, livestock burps are responsible for 18% of greenhouse gas emissions measured in CO2 equivalent – more than produced from all forms of transport combined. (Livestock’s Long Shadow, Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, Rome, 2006)

This week’s theme: Our environment

17% of those living in the Eastern Cape say their drinking water is not safe to ingest. For the Western Cape the figure is less than 2%. (GHS 2007)

This week’s theme: Our environment

35,000 girls aged 13 to 18 do not attend school because they are pregnant (GHS 2007)

This week’s theme: Back to school

Of those aged 13 to 18 not attending school, one third cite ‘no money for fees’ as the reason. 15% cited ‘education is useless or uninteresting’ (22% of boys and 9% of girls) (GHS 2007)

This week’s theme: Back to school

13% of South Africa’s teenagers aged 16-18 admit to smoking (AMPS2008A)

This week’s theme: Back to school

21% of teenagers aged 15-19 do not attend school. (Community Survey 2007)

This week’s theme: Back to school

The South African Treasury will grant R9.5 billion over the next three years to special needs education and development. (South Africa dedicates R9.5bn to special needs education, SA The Good News, 12/12/2008)

This week’s theme: Back to school