In the 1994 Western Cape provincial elections, the DP achieved 6.6% of the vote. In 2009 it (now called the DA) won the province with 51.5%. The ANC’s share remained largely unchanged at 33% and 32% respectively. (News24.com)

This week’s theme: Election results

The inauguration of Jacob Zuma as president of South Africa will cost tax payers R75 million. This excludes security costs for the event. (www.iol.co.za)

This week’s theme: Election results

81% of South African adults voted in the 1994 national elections. For the 2009 elections the figure is roughly 59%. (StatsSA, IEC)

This week’s theme: Election results

There are over 470,000 South African households which have children living on the streets. (GHS 2007)

This week’s theme: South Africa’s children

61% of urban South Africans with children said that their children’s standard of living will be higher than theirs. In the Free State this figure is 29%, and over 90% in Mpumalanga and Limpopo. (FutureFact 2008)

This week’s theme: South Africa’s children

66% of South Africans in the Western Cape aged 5-24 attend an educational institution, the lowest of all the provinces. The highest attendance, at 82%, is in Limpopo. (Community Survey 2007)

This week’s theme: South Africa’s children

60% of South African men believe that ‘women should bear the main responsibility for bringing up children.’ 57% of women do too. (AMPS2008B)

This week’s theme: South Africa’s children

74% of urban South Africans agree with the statement ‘A lot of police are criminals themselves’. (Future Fact 2008)

This week’s theme: The law in SA

Kwazulu Natal has the highest rate of unreported violent crime, 57% of victims of violent crime did not report the incident(s) to the police. (AMPS2008B)

This week’s theme: The law in SA

65% of urban South Africans living in Gauteng agree with the statement ‘When someone breaks into your house you have the right to shoot to kill’. For those in the Western Cape, this is 35%. (Future Fact 2008)

This week’s theme: The law in SA