Fact-A-Day Archive

Of the 4.9 million workers with permanent and full time employment in the private sector, 31% have no retirement benefits… Read More

The white middle class has remained fairly stagnant over the last eight years, with its adult population only growing from… Read More

Nearly half (47%) of the black middle class have a post-matric qualification, only 17% don’t have a matric. (Unilever Institute’s… Read More

In 2004 only 9% of the black middle class had DSTV subscriptions, by 2012 this had risen to 64%. (Unilever… Read More

In 2004, only 64% of the black middle class owned a cellphone, in 2012 it was 95%. (Unilever Institute’s 4… Read More

In 2004 only 752,000 BMC owned cars, by 2012 this had risen to 1.9 million.(Unilever Institute’s 4 Million and Rising,… Read More