Fact-a-day archive

There are 508,000 women in South Africa with a university degree. 38,500 of them are housewives. (AMPS2008A) This week’s theme:… Read More

The average first year tuition fee for a BCom degree at the University of the Witwatersrand is between R21,110 and… Read More

632,000 people in South Africa currently attend a university or Technikon. 268,000 do so on a part time basis. (LFS… Read More

5% of adults (16+) have an endowment policy. Of those who don’t, 45% say the statement ‘These days there is… Read More

31% of South Africans aged 65 or more have funeral insurance. (AMPS2007B) This week’s theme: Access to financial services

In 2000, 17.4% of South Africans were a members of a medical aid scheme. In 2007, this proportion had reduced… Read More