Census reveals a tale of resilience
As power cuts intensified over the past ten years, more South African households dumped electricity for their cooking needs in favour of gas-fired stoves.
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As power cuts intensified over the past ten years, more South African households dumped electricity for their cooking needs in favour of gas-fired stoves.
South African households with landline phones pale in comparison to those with cellphone access, with 92% of the population owning a cellphone, according to Census 2022 statistics.
Big data is not the answer to all the challenges that faced Census 2022, but it may be a key enabler for gathering reliable national data in the future.
Although there has been an increase in households that have access to toilets that flush, there is still a large number of households that still don't have access to a main toilet facility.
Eyewitness News looks at some of the key findings from Census 2022.