One third of black urban South African adults agree that providers of essential services like teachers, nurses and police should be allowed to strike. For white people, the proportion is one quarter (FutureFact 2009)

This week’s theme: Public servants

There are roughly 553,000 teachers in South Africa. 19% of them have no tertiary education (AMPS2009B)

This week’s theme: Public servants

70% of South African households source their drinking water from a tap in the dwelling or on site (piped). The province with the lowest proportion is Limpopo, at 43%. (GHS 2009)

This week’s theme: Drinking in SA

18.2 million South African adults drink instant coffee daily. The most popular brand is Ricoffy, consumed daily by 9 million adults. (AMPS2009B)

This week’s theme: Drinking in SA

1.5 million South African’s consumed sorghum beer in a carton in the past 7 days. The most popular brands are iJuba and King Korn. (AMPS2009B)

This week’s theme: Drinking in SA

19% of households in the Eastern Cape say their drinking water is not safe to drink. The province with the lowest proportion is Gauteng, at 1.5%. (GHS 2009)

This week’s theme: Drinking in SA

Carling Black Label is South Africa’s most popular beer, with 1.8 million drinkers in the past week. Castle Lager is next with 1.7 million drinkers. (AMPS2009B)

This week’s theme: Drinking in SA

The Weekend Argus (Saturday/Sunday Edition) is the weekly newspaper with the highest average age readership, at 44 years old. Soccer Laduma has the lowest average age, at 30. (AMPS2009B RA)

This week’s theme: Newspapers in SA

14.3% of South African adults read the Daily Sun, more than triple the next most read daily newspaper, the Sowetan (4.6% of adults). (AMPS2009B RA)

This week’s theme: Newspapers in SA

In April 2010, The status of South Africa’s press changed from ‘Free’ to ‘Partly Free’, in a 2010 report by Freedom House. A committee, consisting NBC News, the New York Times and the Washington Post have urged President Zuma not to restrict the media any further. (http://bit.ly/cVuY7A, http://bit.ly/cVhw2K)

This week’s theme: Newspapers in SA