Fact-a-day archive

There are around 10.5 million people employed in the private sector; 56% are entitled to paid sick leave, 41% are… Read More

There are 6.86 million people in South Africa that are either unemployed or discouraged job seekers. Over half of them… Read More

Workers in the private sector work on average 46 hours per week. This is 6 hours more per week than… Read More

In the third quarter of 2013 there were 4.6 million unemployed people in South Africa, 40% of them have been… Read More

Fertility in South Africa has declined from an average of 2.71 children per woman in 2002 to 2.34 children in… Read More

Around one million births occurred in South Africa in 2011; approximately 14% of babies born in that year were to… Read More