Eighty20 http://www.eighty20.co.za/blog Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Sub-titles? http://www.eighty20.co.za/blog/2010/03/sub-titles/ http://www.eighty20.co.za/blog/2010/03/sub-titles/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.eighty20.co.za/blog/2010/03/sub-titles/ In a study of 464 teenagers at a former Model C school in Gauteng, researchers found that the amount of television-watching was unrelated to the amount of reading done. (SA Journal of Education 2009, Vol 29:271-287)

This week’s theme: TV in SA

]]> http://www.eighty20.co.za/blog/2010/03/sub-titles/feed/ 0 Daily input http://www.eighty20.co.za/blog/2010/03/daily-input/ http://www.eighty20.co.za/blog/2010/03/daily-input/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.eighty20.co.za/blog/2010/03/daily-input/ 71% of South African households own a TV. 78% own a radio, and 66% own books. (GHS 2008)

This week’s theme: TV in SA

]]> http://www.eighty20.co.za/blog/2010/03/daily-input/feed/ 8 Battle of the sexes http://www.eighty20.co.za/blog/2010/03/battle-of-the-sexes/ http://www.eighty20.co.za/blog/2010/03/battle-of-the-sexes/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.eighty20.co.za/blog/2010/03/battle-of-the-sexes/ 2.7 million adults have watched Discovery, National Geographic or the History Channel on DSTV in the past week. 62% of them are men. (AMPS2009A)

This week’s theme: TV in SA

]]> http://www.eighty20.co.za/blog/2010/03/battle-of-the-sexes/feed/ 3 Free to air http://www.eighty20.co.za/blog/2010/03/free-to-air/ http://www.eighty20.co.za/blog/2010/03/free-to-air/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.eighty20.co.za/blog/2010/03/free-to-air/ Zimbabwe’s first TV station began broadcasting in 1960. South Africa had to wait till 1976. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zimbabwe_Broadcasting_Corporation)

This week’s theme: TV in SA

]]> http://www.eighty20.co.za/blog/2010/03/free-to-air/feed/ 1 Free at last http://www.eighty20.co.za/blog/2010/03/free-at-last/ http://www.eighty20.co.za/blog/2010/03/free-at-last/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.eighty20.co.za/blog/2010/03/free-at-last/ 17.9 million South Africans voted in the 2009 National and Provincial elections. In the 2007/8 tax year, there were 5.2 million registered individual tax payers. (SA Development Indicators 2009, SARS)

This week’s theme: Disparate stats

]]> http://www.eighty20.co.za/blog/2010/03/free-at-last/feed/ 3 Bullet train http://www.eighty20.co.za/blog/2010/03/bullet-train/ http://www.eighty20.co.za/blog/2010/03/bullet-train/#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.eighty20.co.za/blog/2010/03/bullet-train/ South Africa’s first rapid railway, the Gautrain, comes at a cost of R25 billion. South Africa’s military expenditure for 2010/11 is expected to be R31 billion. (www.treasury.gov.za, www.gautrain.co.za)

This week’s theme: Disparate stats

]]> http://www.eighty20.co.za/blog/2010/03/bullet-train/feed/ 4 Cost of living? http://www.eighty20.co.za/blog/2010/03/cost-of-living/ http://www.eighty20.co.za/blog/2010/03/cost-of-living/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.eighty20.co.za/blog/2010/03/cost-of-living/ According to the most recent Worldwide Cost of Living survey, Johannesburg is the most affordable city in the world for foreigners (out of 143 cities measured). 86% of adults living in Johannesburg find the statement ‘Crime has made me very anxious about personal safety’ true or very true. (http://www.mercer.com/costofliving, AMPS2009A)

This week’s theme: Disparate stats

]]> http://www.eighty20.co.za/blog/2010/03/cost-of-living/feed/ 1 Bricks for brains http://www.eighty20.co.za/blog/2010/03/bricks-for-brains/ http://www.eighty20.co.za/blog/2010/03/bricks-for-brains/#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.eighty20.co.za/blog/2010/03/bricks-for-brains/ Since 1994, the South African government has constructed more than 2.4 million houses and given them away to needy households. The World Economic Forum’s report Global Information Technology Report 2008-2009, ranked South Africa 132nd of 134 nations for ‘Quality of math and science education.’ (www.housing.gov.za, www.weforum.org)

This week’s theme: Disparate stats

]]> http://www.eighty20.co.za/blog/2010/03/bricks-for-brains/feed/ 8 Read all about it http://www.eighty20.co.za/blog/2010/03/read-all-about-it/ http://www.eighty20.co.za/blog/2010/03/read-all-about-it/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.eighty20.co.za/blog/2010/03/read-all-about-it/ The cost of building and upgrading South Africa’s ten World Cup Stadiums cost approximately R13.6 billion. Providing 19,808 government schools with a functioning library would cost R7.9 billion. (We Can’t Afford Not To, www.equaleducation.org.za)

This week’s theme: Disparate stats

]]> http://www.eighty20.co.za/blog/2010/03/read-all-about-it/feed/ 4 Crunch! http://www.eighty20.co.za/blog/2010/02/crunch/ http://www.eighty20.co.za/blog/2010/02/crunch/#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.eighty20.co.za/blog/2010/02/crunch/ In 2009 25% of urban adults said it was difficult to get credit compared with 18% in 2008. (FutureFact 2009)

This week’s theme: Futurefact 2009

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