Statistics South Africa

Statistics South Africa
Agency overview
Preceding agencies	Central Statistical Service; Statistics Branch (Bophuthatswana); Central Statistical Service (Ciskei); Central Statistics Office (Transkei); Statistics Division (Venda);
Jurisdiction	Government of South Africa
Headquarters	Isibalo House, 1 Koch Street Salvokop,Pretoria,Gauteng; 25°45′38″S28°11′16″E/ 25.76056°S 28.18778°E
Employees	2 614(2009/10)
Annual budget	R1 973.3 million(2010/11)
Minister responsible	Mondli Gungubele,Minister in the Presidency for theNational Planning Commission;
Agency executive	Risenga Maluleke,Statistician-General;
Key document	Statistics Act, 1999;
Website	www.statssa.gov.za

Statistics South Africa(frequently shortened toStats SA) is the nationalstatisticalservice ofSouth Africawith the goal of producing timely, accurate and official statistics, in order to advanceeconomic growth,developmentanddemocracy.To this end, Statistics South Africa produces official demographic, economic and socialcensusesandsurveys.To date Statistics South Africa has produced three censuses, in1996,2001,2011and2022.Stats SA was previously known as the "Central Statistical Service", shortly after the end of apartheid and also it absorbed the statistical services of the formerTranskei,Bophuthatswana,VendaandCiskei.

Surveys conducted

References

^^a ^b"Vote 12: Statistics South Africa"(PDF).Estimates of National Expenditure 2010.Pretoria: National Treasury. 17 February 2010.ISBN 978-0-621-39079-7.Retrieved6 February2011.

External links

Statistics Act, no. 6 of 1999frompolity.org.za

[budget-1] "Vote 12: Statistics South Africa"(PDF).Estimates of National Expenditure 2010.Pretoria: National Treasury. 17 February 2010.ISBN 978-0-621-39079-7.Retrieved6 February2011.

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