It's done every 10 years - and Census 2021 kicks off with a digital pilot 27 May 2021 10:14 AM Share This: Stats SA's Director of Field Operations in the W Cape Dr Mahier Hattas explains how the digital pilot and where to register. In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic and related shifts Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) is working on new technology to conduct the the-yearly national census. They will be conducting a Pilot Census in selected areas across the country to prepare for the upcoming census later this year, and they are looking for applicants to take part. It will conduct a trial to the first-ever digital census to be conducted in the country.