Assets and Incomes

The chapter presents data on household earnings and wealth in South Africa.

This includes:

  • Home and vehicle ownership
  • Wages and salaries
  • Expenditure and consumption
  • Savings and credit
  • Levels of poverty and quality of life

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Business and Infrastructure

The chapter presents data on South Africa's business environment and public infrastructure

This includes: 

  • Registered and listed companies 
  • Entrepreneurship and business confidence 
  • Mining attractiveness and economic freedom
  • Electricity and water 
  • Passenger transport and freight 

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Communications

The chapter presents data on the means of communication and access to information of households and individuals in South Africa.

This includes:

  • Radio listeners and television viewers
  • Print media circulation and reach
  • Online media snippets
  • Postal, fixed-line and cellular phone services
  • Internet access and activity

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Crime and security

The chapter provides a comprehensive overview of crime data, social (in)stability, and the justice system in South Africa.

This includes:

  • Annual and quarterly crime trends
  • Corruption and fraud
  • Social unrest and the cost of violence
  • Policing and private security
  • Correctional services and national defence

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Demographics

The chapter provides a comprehensive overview of South Africa's inhabitants.

This includes:

  • The population profile
  • Urbanisation and migration trends
  • Provincial and municipal data
  • Births, mortality, and life expectancy
  • Household structures and living arrangements

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Economy

This chapter provides a comprehensive overview of the economic profile of South Africa.

This including:

  • Leading economic indicators
  • The structure of the economy
  • Inflation and interest rates
  • Saving and debt
  • Trade and investment

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Education

The chapter provides a comprehensive overview of the education system in South Africa

This includes:

  • South Africa's qualification profile
  • Public education financing and resources
  • School and post-school attendance
  • School and post-school outcomes
  • Employment prospects by education level

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Employment

The chapter presents data on South Africa's labour market.

This includes

  • Characteristics of the employed and unemployed
  • Participation and absorption into the job market
  • Employment by industry and occupation
  • Employment equity
  • Labour non-participation and underutilisation

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Health

The chapter provides a comprehensive overview of the health system in South Africa.

This includes:

  • Public healthcare spending
  • Medical aid coverage
  • Medical personnel
  • Healthcare infrastructure
  • Health indicators

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Industrial Relations

The chapter provides a comprehensive overview of labour relations in South Africa.

This includes:

  • The structure of employment
  • Employer and employee organisations
  • Employee welfare
  • Bargaining and statutory councils
  • Strikes and work stoppages

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Living Conditions

The chapter provides a comprehensive overview of living standards in South Africa.

This includes:

  • Housing types and terms of occupation
  • Household water and sanitation indicators
  • Domestic energy sources
  • Household refuse removal
  • Access to free basic services

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Politics and governance

The chapter provides a comprehensive overview of South Africa’s political landscape.

This includes:

  • Registered political parties
  • Parliamentary, provincial and local government representation
  • Municipal employment and public audit outcomes
  • Voter demographics and participation
  • Governance indicators

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Public Finance

The chapter presents data on state revenue and expenditure.

This includes:

  • National revenue
  • Individual and corporate taxpayers
  • The budget
  • Public debt
  • Provincial and municipal finance

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Social Security

The chapter presents data on South Africa's welfare system

This includes:

  • Social grants and welfare beneficiaries
  • Corporate funding of social security
  • Non-profit organisations
  • Pensions

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