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1 Book 1 Annual Report2015/16 STATISTICS A CONDUIT OF TRUSTSTATISTICS SOUTH AFRICASTATS SA Statistics South Africa Private Bag X44 Pretoria 0001 Koch Street, Salvokop Pretoria 0002 User information services: (012) 310 8600 Fax: (012) 310 8500 Main switchboard: (012) 310 8911 Fax: (012) 310 7381 Website: Email: Annual Report 2015/16 Book 1 Statistics South Africa, 2016 Pali Lehohla, Statistician-General Annual report 2015/2016 (Book 1) / Statistics South Africa Published by Statistics South Africa, Private Bag X44, Pretoria 0001 Statistics South Africa, 2016 Users may apply or process this data , provided Statistics South Africa ( STATS SA) is acknowledged as the original source of the data ; that it is specified that the application and/or analysis is the result of the user s independent processing of the data ; and that neither the basic data nor any reprocessed version or application thereof may be sold or offered for sale in any form whatsoever without prior permission from STATS SA.

2 Annual Report 2015/2016 (Book 1) / Statistics South Africa. Pretoria: Statistics South Africa, 2016 253pp. ISBN 978-0-621-44614-2 RP RP150/2016 i. Annual reports Statistics South Africa ii. Series (LCSH 16) A complete set of STATS SA publications is available at STATS SA Library and the following libraries: National Library of South Africa, Pretoria Division National Library of South Africa, Cape Town Division Library of Parliament, Cape Town Bloemfontein Public Library Natal Society Library, Pietermaritzburg Johannesburg Public Library Eastern Cape Library Services, King William s Town Central Regional Library, Polokwane Central Reference Library, Nelspruit Central Reference Collection, Kimberley Central Reference Library, Mmabatho This report is available on the STATS SA website: Copies are obtainable from: Printing and Distribution, Statistics South Africa Tel: (012) 310 8093 Email: Tel: (012) 310 8619 (free publications) Email: Contents Section 1: General information 3 Section 2: Performance information 29 Section 3: Governance 101 Section 4: Human resource information 111 Section 5.

3 Financial information 145 List of abbreviations and acronyms 245 Submission of the report to the executive authority Minister JT Radebe It is my pleasure to submit the 2015/16 Annual Report of Statistics South Africa for the period 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2016, in compliance with section 7(2)(c) of the Statistics Act, 1999 (Act No. 6 of 1999), section 40(1)(d)(i) of the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act No. 1 of 1999), and in accordance with section 18 of the Treasury Regulations. PJ Lehohla Statistician-General General informationSection 1Mr JT Radebe (MP)Minister in the Presidency: Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation 5 1. Foreword by the Minister Honourable Members of Parliament, fellow South Africans and the world, I present to you the report of Statistics South Africa for the reporting period 2015/2016. As a conduit of trust, statistics enjoins peoples and nations, businesses and governments.

4 It is the basis for South Africa's narrative that emerged from the past year and helps us understand the difficult immediacy of our times, but also projects into the future on our journey. The report provides an insight into the substantive run-of-the-mill series that Statistics South Africa churns out every working day to those who are knee-deep in the task of policymaking and implementation across the broad spectrum of private sector, government and the NGO community. The report informs us about the high-quality reports about where South Africans live, work and play, and their living conditions, including poverty, crime, education and employment. Importantly, Statistics South Africa targeted eight priority projects that would dramatically change the practice of statistics into the far future. In the area of technology, STATS SA has boldly taken steps to transform itself in how it collects data . Through the Citizen Satisfaction Survey (CSS) conducted in KwaZulu-Natal, STATS SA used tablet technology and waved bye-bye to paper, pencil and pen.

5 With the successful implementation of the CSS, STATS SA was emboldened and delivered the Community Survey in June this year. Earlier in June, STATS SA took over the expenditure side of the Gross Domestic Product from the South African Reserve Bank. Conscious of the fact that South Africa seeks to implement the National Development Plan (NDP), STATS SA has responded to this shift by introducing statistical tools and data that will inform a planned system in addition to producing statistics that support business cycles. STATS SA deserves better and in this regard, the new home for this institution is now ready for occupation. Located at Freedom Park, STATS SA shall deepen our democracy by continuing to produce high-quality statistics from this new and state-of-the-art home. The building also represents the fastest public private partnership (PPP) that hitherto has been delivered. STATS SA is well governed. Despite undertaking these three major projects, STATS SA continues to receive clean audits, delivering evidence that government can run and deliver on big projects.

6 Mr JT Radebe (MP) Minister in the Presidency: Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Mr MB MphahleleChairperson: Statistics Council 7 2. Foreword by the Chairperson of the Statistics Council The world is experiencing a steep increase in the demand for statistics that is driven by global initiatives for the improvement of its citizens. The demand for poverty reduction strategy papers by the Bretton Woods Institution from clients and prospective client countries, the 2015 United Nations Millennium Development Goals and the 2030 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals contributed to the global increase in the demand for statistics. On the continent, initiatives such as the Abuja Treaty for the Development of an African Economic Community, the Regional Integration Strategies, and the Africa Agenda 2063 also served to contribute to the escalation in the demand for statistics on the continent. It is evident that evidence-based decision-making and monitoring and evaluation have graduated into a mantra of the global development agenda.

7 The 2004 Marrakech Action Plan for Statistics and the 2011 Busan Action Plan for Statistics constituted some of the global initiatives at responding to the demand for statistics and the need for the improvement of development statistics. The African Charter on Statistics and the Strategy for the Harmonisation of Statistics in Africa (SHaSA) are the recent initiatives, respectively, constituting the framework for the African Statistical System and the African Strategy for the Development of Statistics. The 2030 Sustainable Development Goals finds itself within an era of a global data revolution. The United Nations General Secretary directed that the world acquire new data literacy in order to be equipped with the tools, methodologies, capacities and information necessary to shine a light on the challenges of responding to the new agenda. Enhanced national and international statistical capacities, rigorous indicators, reliable and timely datasets, new and non-traditional data sources and broader and systematic disaggregation to reveal inequities will all be fundamental for implementing it.

8 Statistics has been elevated to a high position in the global development agenda. The official statistics community needs to be ready to confront the challenges. In the development of responses to these demands for statistics, Statistics South Africa has consistently and over the years been on the forefront, and its contribution at global, continental, regional and local levels has been outstanding. The organisation is no doubt an important global brand in the area of official statistics. Trust in the statistical products it produces continues to grow. Locally, efficiencies in survey processes have been enhanced by the utilisation of technology, and products aimed at enhancing the effectiveness of the efforts at the implementation of the National Development Plan are being developed. The processes of legislative reform for the strengthening of the South African Statistical System is progressing adequately. The project for development and publication of a complete set of National Accounts has progressed very well and the publication of a complete set of National Accounts is expected in the new financial year.

9 One of the major risks faced by the organisation is the ability to sustain its brand status. One of the mitigating factors against this risk is to ensure the existence of sound leadership succession. Council has been paying close attention to this matter and continues to offer advice in that regard. A lot has been achieved in the past year at global, continental and local levels, and a lot still needs to be achieved in the next years to come as challenges and opportunities continue to prevail. On behalf of the Council, I wish to thank the Statistician-General and his team in Statistics South Africa for their cooperation. Special thanks goes to the Minister for his guidance and leadership. Mr MB Mphahlele Chairperson: Statistics Council Mr PJ LehohlaStatistician-General and Head of Statistics of South Africa 9 3. Accounting Officer s review Statistics is a conduit of trust, and those carrying the burden of the creation, installation, delivery and management or, in short, the leadership of the statistics system, should imbue trustworthiness.

10 This is the highest value STATS SA commits to. In submitting this report, I would be remiss if I fail to reflect on the journey the organisation has undertaken. In the twenty-two years of South Africa's democratic rule, and the fifteen and a half years of my being at the helm of this institution, we have witnessed in no small measure the leaps and bounds by which Statistics South Africa has grown. In particular, the last five years witnessed STATS SA's evolving character as one poised for excellence. The reporting year provides a glimpse of what South Africa, Africa and the world can expect from STATS SA. Over and above the usual run-of-the-mill production processes that we have delivered to high levels of quality, the leadership of the organisation recognised the crucial need for leading change in all aspects of the organisation. To do so, we identified eight innovative projects that would catapult STATS SA to the front and ahead of peers. We changed our delivery model and committed to faster, high-quality, bigger and low-cost structure in our survey department.