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SA’s population at 51.7 million

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30 Oct 2012

Pretoria - South Africa's population has swelled from 40.5 million in 1996 to 51.7 million in 2011, results of Census 2011 have shown.
In the previous Census conducted in 2001, South Africa's population stood at 44.8 million.

Census results on service delivery surprising

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30 Oct 2012

Pretoria - In a country where much is made of the lack of service delivery, a surprising element of the Census 2011 results is the story it tells about service delivery in the past decade.

Census undercount of 14.6% a concern

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30 Oct 2012

Pretoria - Although lower than the previous census, the undercount in Census 2011 at 14.6% is of concern.

S Africans access to basic services improves

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30 Oct 2012

Pretoria - South Africans' access to piped water, proper sanitation and electricity has improved over the past 15 years.

More South Africans attending educational institutions

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30 Oct 2012

Pretoria - In the past 15 years, there has been a general increase in the percentage of individuals from the age five up to 15 attending educational institutions, the Census 2011 results has indicated.

Census accurate, can be used for policy formulation

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30 Oct 2012

Pretoria - The results of the 2011 Census, which were released on Tuesday - 12 months of the survey was conducted - are accurate and can be used in policy formulation, the Statistics Council has said.

Road safety campaign to improve learner safety

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30 Oct 2012

Johannesburg - Education authorities in Gauteng have revived a road safety awareness campaign for learners in schools situated in areas that are at high risk for car accidents.

SOEs commit over R131m to social initiatives

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30 Oct 2012

Cape Town - State-owned enterprises committed over R131 million in 2011/12 to help fund social and community programmes, with the bulk of funding coming from Eskom and Transnet, the Minister of Public Enterprises Malusi Gigaba has revealed.

Stats SA's Lehohla to hand over Census 2011 results

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30 Oct 2012

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma is due to receive the Census 2011 results from Statistician General Pali Lehohla later this morning.

Mining lekgotla to pave way for development

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30 Oct 2012

Middelburg - A mining lekgotla will be held in Mpumalanga on Thursday and Friday to find ways to get mining companies to help develop the communities within which they operate.

Almost 500 rhinos poached this year

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30 Oct 2012

Pretoria - The number of rhinos that have been lost to poaching since the beginning of this year has risen to 488, the Department of Environmental Affairs says.

President Zuma to visit Botswana

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30 Oct 2012

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma will undertake a two-day state visit to the neighbouring Republic of Botswana on Wednesday.

Gauteng Health develops plan to improve its finances

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30 Oct 2012

Pretoria - The Gauteng Department of Health says it has developed a detailed action plan to address the Auditor General's findings in its 2011-2012 annual report.

SA water infrastructure needs investment

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30 Oct 2012

Pretoria - Investment in South Africa's water resources needs to double in the next 10 years if the country is to meet the growing demand, Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa said on Monday.

Maritime careers expo underway in Durban

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30 Oct 2012

Pretoria - The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA), the Department of Labour and the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Economic Development and Tourism is hosting the South Africa Maritime Industry Careers Expo and Jobs Summit in Durban at the Moses Mabhida Stadium this week.

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