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The consumer price index (CPI) is the official measure of inflation in South Africa. This dataset is updated annually.
Last updated: 21 January 2026
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This is the percentage of South Africa's electricity generated from different fuel types, eg, coal, nuclear, wind, solar, hydro and other fossil fuels, per month. It is a subset of Ember's monthly electricity data, which starts from January 2018.
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This dataset contains 3,230 schools on the Sanitation Appropriate For Education (SAFE) initiative. The SAFE initiative was launched by the Department of Basic Education in 2018 to fast-track the eradication of basic pit toilets from South Africa's public schools and identified 3,372 schools. This dataset, which was compiled from two separate lists shared by the department of basic education in parliament, is currently 142 schools short of the full 3,372. Working on completing the full list is ongoing.
Last updated: 24 July 2026
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Basic pit toilets are illegal in South African schools and should have been eradicated by 31 November 2016. This datasets shows a provincial breakdown of the number of schools with basic pit toilets only. The data is sourced from the Education Facility Management System (EFMS) and its predecessor, the National Education Infrastructure Management System (NEIMS). The EFMS stopped reporting schools with only pit toilets in 2024.
Last updated: 31 July 2025
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The total number of rhinos poached by year in South Africa each year in South African National Parks (SANParks) reserves (eg, Kruger National Park) as well as in other reserves in the nine provinces. This data starts from 2016. It is usually updated twice a year.
Last updated: 11 February 2026
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The official unemployment rate, which is the percentage of South Africa's labour force aged 15-64 who are unemployed, broken down by five age categories. This dataset is updated quarterly. For more information on how the unemployment rate is calculated see the Quarterly Labour Force Survey, Stats SA.
Last updated: 11 August 2026
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This dataset estimates rooftop PV solar capacity in South Africa since July 2022, with data provided for each of the country's nine provinces. The information is sourced from the Eskom National Transmission Company's weekly status reports and is updated monthly.
Last updated: 19 August 2026
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Solar panel imports from China to South Africa (measured in megawatts), based on data from Ember, which sources it from the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China. Data is available from 2017.
Last updated: 23 July 2026
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The number of tourists arriving in South Africa each month by air, sea and land
Last updated: 29 July 2026
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There are three national poverty lines calculated by Statistics South Africa: the food poverty line, the lower-bound poverty line and the upper-bound poverty line. The food poverty line is the amount it costs to buy the minimum required energy intake for one person for a month. It is also known as the extreme poverty line. The lower-bound poverty line and upper-bound poverty lines include non-food items. See StatsSA for more information.
Last updated: 8 July 2026
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South Africa's annual gold production in 1,000kg, from 1988 to 2023. Data was provided by the South African Department of Mineral Resources and Energy.
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The number of registered taxpayers in South Africa with income over the taxable threshold and the number with income of R750,000 and above as well as the number of grant beneficiaries by financial year since 2017/18. The data is sourced from tables in the National Treasury's annual Budget Review documents.
Last updated: 26 February 2026
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Amount of revenue collected by the South African government from personal income tax, corporate income tax, and value-added tax (VAT) since 2006/07. The data is from the National Treasury main budget estimate of national revenue: Tables 2 & 3 of budget review statistical annex (Excel T3).
Last updated: 26 February 2026
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The total capacity in MW per year of independent electricity generation projects registered in South Africa. It includes Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) projects rand other private projects registered with the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa). It was created to compare the total registered capacity of REIPPPP projects with other Nersa-registered projects. The data comes from the Independent Power Producers Office and Nersa. Note: Not all registered projects are operational.
Last updated: 14 May 2026
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Data is from the World Bank Development Indicators site. The entries for 2024 and 2025 are projections from the IMF.
Last updated: 10 March 2026
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The volume of general freight, iron ore and coal transported on Transnet's rail network in millions of tonnes. Transnet is a South African state-owned company that manages the country's railway, ports, and pipelines.
Last updated: 16 September 2025
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Kilometres of new transmission lines installed each year by South African power utility Eskom. These numbers are published in the technical statistics of Eskom's integrated results report annually. Note: the date refers to Eskom's financial year which is starts on 1 April and ends on 31 March.
Last updated: 1 October 2025
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Weekly Energy Availability Factor (EAF) percentage across Eskom power stations, representing the proportion of available generation capacity. Excludes electricity generated by independent power producers (IPPs), renewable energy sources, and imported power. Based on data published weekly by the National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA).
Last updated: 19 August 2026
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MWh of renewable electricity distributed by South Africa's national grid, reported by Eskom, via the National Transmission Company. Sources include concentrated solar power (CSP), photovoltaic and wind. Data sourced from Weekly System Status Reports.
Last updated: 19 August 2026
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This data shows the monthly cost of a 44-item food basket as calculated by the Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity non-profit organisation and the monthly minimum wage for the period December 2019 to December 2024. For information on the 44 items in the food basket, please go to PMBEJD's website. The minimum wage is calculated using the hourly rate for a person who works 8 hours a day for 20 days a month.
Last updated: 27 August 2025
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Quarterly official unemployment rate in South Africa, representing the proportion of the labour force (aged 15 to 64) that is unemployed. Segmented across eight metropolitan municipalities. Based on Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) data published by Stats SA.
Last updated: 11 August 2026
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The unemployment rate in each of South Africa's nine provinces.
Last updated: 11 August 2026
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Cumulative capacity in MW of private electricity generation projects registered with the National Energy Regulator of South Africa per province, per year. Private energy projects with a capacity of more than 100MW have to register with Nersa for a generation licence. Smaller projects between 100kW and 100MW must register if they intend to be connected to the electricity grid. Projects include renewable and non-renewable as well as battery storage. The data starts from February 2018. It is updated monthly.
Last updated: 23 July 2026
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Number of fatalities per year in the gold mining sector as well as the mining sector as a whole in South Africa from 1984 to 2023. The data from 1995 to 2023 is provided by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy and the Mine Health and Safety Inspectorate. Fatality data from 1984 to 1993 is from the Commission of Inquiry into Safety and Health in the Mining Industry (1995).
Last updated: 9 February 2026
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The number of people employed on average per year in the South African mining sector. Data also available for gold, platinum, coal, chrome and manganese mining. This data is from Mineral Statistics compiled by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy.
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The number of tourists arriving in South Africa per year by air, sea and land
Last updated: 27 January 2026
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The number of passenger journeys per financial year on Cape Town's MyCiti buses. MyCiti is public transport service run by the City of Cape Town. The city's financial year begins on 1 July.
Last updated: 29 May 2026
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The consumer price index (CPI) is the official measure of inflation in South Africa. This dataset is updated monthly.
Last updated: 19 August 2026
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The basic fuel price per month for a litre of 95 octane inland, including various taxes levied. Data starts 2006.
Last updated: 3 August 2026
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The number of vessels arriving at South Africa's eight ports since January 2018. The amount of cargo in tonnes and the TEU (20-foot equivalent unit) is a measure of volume in units of 20-foot-long containers. One TEU equals one 20-foot-long container.
Last updated: 14 July 2026
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Solar panel imports from China to South Africa (measured in megawatts), based on data from Ember, which sources it from the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China. Data is available from 2017.
Last updated: 23 July 2026
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The monthly and cumulative total megawatts of private wind power projects registered with the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) since 2018. These projects range in size from less than 1MW to more than 100MW.
Last updated: 23 July 2026
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The average annual percentage of electricity available for use, or the energy availability factor (EAF), of Eskom's power stations. It does not include electricity from independent power producers, renewables and imported power. It is sourced from the National Transmission Company of South Africa and updated yearly.
Last updated: 13 April 2026
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Chinese solar panel exports to Africa and South Africa in megawatts (MW) and gigawatts (GW). Data is from the global energy think tank Ember, which sources the data from General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China. The data is updated annually.
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The average number of people employed per year in South Africa's gold mining sector. The data is provided by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy.
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This dataset contains the number of murders reported to the South African Police Service (SAPS), broken down by province and year. The data is drawn from SAPS administrative records. Note that figures reflect reported murders only and may not capture unreported cases. There may also be revisions to earlier periods as SAPS updates its records.
Last updated: 23 February 2026
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Monthly seasonally adjusted passenger rail journeys, measured in passenger trips. Based on Land Transport Survey data published monthly by Stats SA.
Last updated: 5 August 2026
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Monthly seasonally adjusted freight payload moved by road and rail, measured in metric tonnes. Based on Land Transport Survey data published monthly by Stats SA.
Last updated: 5 August 2026
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Greenhouse gas emissions released by South Africa’s electricity utility Eskom between 2000 and 2022. Emissions include carbon dioxide (CO₂), methane (CH₄) nitrous oxide (N₂O) and total carbon dioxide equivalent (CO₂e). Data is from South Africa's National Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report 2000 - 2022, published 2025-02-07.
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MWh of electricity generated by Eskom's four gas-turbine power stations, which include the open-cycle gas turbines (OCGT). These burn mainly diesel, are expensive to run and are used to supplement electricity supply when the coal fleet is unable to meet demand. Eskom reports data for its OCGTs, Ankerlig and Gourikwa, separately from the other two, Port Rex and Acacia, which are older modular gas turbines.
Last updated: 10 July 2026
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Sasol’s Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions – indirect emissions generated across its value chain – measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalent (tCO₂e). It includes emissions from Sasol’s energy and chemical operations, including Secunda, Sasolburg, Mining, and Natref, as well as activities in Mozambique, Eurasia, North America, and other parts of Africa.
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South Africa's imports and exports in ZAR with 55 African countries. This dataset combines the statistics in the South African Revenue Service annual cumulative trade spreadsheets for 2010 to 2024.
Last updated: 30 May 2025
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South African import and export statistics in ZAR with 55 countries in North and South America. This dataset combines the statistics in the South African Revenue Service annual cumulative trade spreadsheets for 2010 to 2024.
Last updated: 30 May 2025
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South Africa's carbon tax rate in rands per tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO2e) as well the percentage of tax-free allowances for industrial process and fugitive emissions and combustion emissions and the tax rate after allowances have been deducted.
Last updated: June 2025
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List of countries South Africa imports lithium-ion batteries from and the quartely value of imports in South African rands. The product code on tade map is 850760, lithium-ion accumulators (excl. spent)
Last updated: 18 July 2025
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The number of tourists arriving in South Africa through one of the four major international airports OR Tambo, Cape Town, King Shaka and Lanseria by month.
Last updated: 29 July 2026
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Total generation capacity (MW) of private power projects registered with the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) since 2018. Projects include renewable and non-renewable as well as battery storage.
Last updated: 3 February 2026
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Monthly data on private energy generation projects in megawatts registered with the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa). Projects include renewable and non-renewable as well as battery storage. The data starts from February 2018. It is updated monthly.
Last updated: 14 May 2026
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Annual rand value of total money wagered (turnover) in South Africa across financial years (1 April to 31 March). The dataset is segmented by gambling sector: casinos, betting, bingo, and limited payout machines (LPMs). Based on official statistics published by the National Gambling Board.
Last updated: 23 October 2025
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The Rand to Dollar exchange rate per day, which is a weighted average of the banks' daily rates at approximately 10:30 am. Weights are based on the banks' foreign exchange transactions.
Last updated: 23 July 2026
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The number of people employed in South Africa in the following industries of mining and quarrying; manufacturing; electricity, gas and water supply; construction; wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods, and hotels and restaurants; transport, storage and communication; financial intermediation, insurance, real estate and business services; and community, social and personal services. The data is sourced from a survey conducted by Statistics South Africa. The samples are drawn from private non-agricultural businesses such as factories, firms, offices and stores, as well as from national, provincial and local government entities.
Last updated: 30 June 2026
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The percentage of registered voters who voted in South Africa's national elections, 1999 to 2024 Elections are held every five years.
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Sales numbers of plug-in hybrids, traditional hybrids and plug-in electric vehicles for 2022 to 2026 by financial quarter in South Africa.
Last updated: 1 June 2026
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The number of South African households that own one or more solar electric panels
Last updated: 15 June 2026
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The percentage distribution of the highest level of education attained by South Africans aged 20 years and older from 2002 to 2025.
Last updated: 15 June 2026
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Cumulative financial-year data showing the compensation claims, payouts, and medical examinations for former gold mine workers and their dependents affected by silicosis or work-related tuberculosis contracted between 1965 and 2019. Based on progress reports published by the Tshiamiso Trust, which is a non-profit organisation established in 2020 to compensate current and former underground gold miners.
Last updated: 2 July 2026
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Presence of rooftop solar PV installations across 209 shopping centres and malls in Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni as of 2026. Includes installation status (installed or not installed) and verification method. Compiled by DataDesk using media releases and Google Maps satellite imagery.
Last updated: 23 July 2026
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The number of registered voters, the number that voted (voter turnout) and the percentage that voted (% voter turnout) in South Africa's local government (aka municipal) elections, from 2000 to 2021. This data set includes the national and provincial numbers. Local government elections are held every five years.
Last updated: 15 June 2026
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The number of registered voters in South Africa's national elections from 1999 to 2024
Last updated: 6 July 2026
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The voter turnout (the number of registered voters who voted), the % voter turnout and the number of registered voters in South Africa's national elections, from 1999 to 2024. For the 1994 election only the voter turnout and number of votes is available. The Electoral Commission of South Africa is the source for the 1999-2024 results, but it does not have turnout data for 1994 as it was established only in 1997. It is important to note that the 1994 % voter turnout is an estimate. There was no voters' roll in 1994 (anyone with an ID could vote, an estimated 22,709,152 people) so voter turnout is an estimate against the eligible population. 1994 numbers were sourced from SA History Online.
Last updated: 9 July 2026
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Data on operational datacentres in South Africa. Data includes high capacity hyperscalers as well as interconnection and telecoms centres. Data constructed from industry reports, Datacenter Map and Outlier research.
Last updated: 4 August 2026
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This dataset contains the number of registered voters, the number who voted (voter turnout) and the percentage who voted (%voter turnout) in each of South Africa's local municipalities in five local government elections - 2000, 2006, 2011, 2016 and 2021. Elections are held every five years. Only registered voters can vote.
Last updated: 15 June 2026
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This dataset details municipal ward by-elections following the 2021 local government elections. In addition to tracking changes in ward councillors along with their political affiliations, it documents the reasons behind vacancies, including councillor resignations, expulsions, death from natural causes and murder.
Last updated: 16 July 2026
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This dataset contains the audit outcomes of South Africa's municipalities from the SA Auditor General's annual Local Government Audit Outcomes reports for the financial years starting 2010/2011 to 2024/2025. The finding are, from best to worst: Unqualified with no findings, Unqualified with findings, Qualified, Adverse, Disclaimed. This dataset is updated annually when a new audit report is made public. Data set compiled and maintained by The Outlier. Usage: If you use this dataset please include a link to https://datadesk.co.za/
Last updated: 13 July 2026
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The monthly and cumulative total megawatts of private solar power projects registered with the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) since 2018. These projects range in size from less than 1MW to more than 100MW.
Last updated: 23 July 2026
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A list of food, baby, household and pet items surveyed by Statistics South Africa each month to determine the cost of living for people living in South Africa.
Last updated: 19 August 2026
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Drawing from Lightstone Property market data, this dataset tracks property purchasing trends among young South Africans (aged 35 and under) across three snapshot years: 2005, 2015, and 2025. It compares buying volume across two core demographics: 30 and under and 31–35 years.
Last updated: 28 July 2026
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This dataset tracks the number of incidents of copper cable theft and infrastructure vandalism in the City of Johannesburg by financial year. It contains the total incidents per financial year and calculated daily averages. The data is sourced from City Power's Business Plans, Quarterly Reports and responses to questions asked by The Outlier
Last updated: 28 July 2026
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Drawing from Lightstone Property market data, this dataset tracks property purchasing trends among young South Africans (aged 35 and under) across three snapshot years: 2005, 2015, and 2025. It breaks down buying patterns by gender and ownership structure, comparing single-buyer demographics against joint male-female, female-female, and male-male purchases.
Last updated: 28 July 2026
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Youth voter registration self-reporting rates in South Africa across three survey years (2005, 2010, and 2021). The dataset breaks down registration status (registered, not registered, and undisclosed) across three youth age brackets: 18-19, 20-24, and 25-34. Based on research presented by the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC).
Last updated: 31 July 2026
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Percentage of registered voters who cast a ballot in South African local government elections across four election cycles (2006, 2011, 2016, and 2021), broken down by age demographic. Based on data presented by the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC).
Last updated: 31 July 2026
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Quarterly volume of waste, measured in metric tonnes, disposed of across municipal and private landfill sites in the City of Johannesburg during the 2025/26 financial year. Based on quarterly performance reports published by Pikitup.
Last updated: 5 August 2026
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Average annual salary per employee across 35 South African state-owned enterprises (SOEs) during the 2024/25 financial year. Broken down across six skill bands: top management, senior management, professionally qualified, skilled, semi-skilled, and unskilled. Based on disclosures in official SOE annual reports.
Last updated: 6 August 2026
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This dataset contains 447 public schools that have pit latrines as at 31 July 2025, according to information supplied to parliament by the Department of Basic Education in January 2026. These are schools not covered in the SAFE Initiative programme, according to the DBE. However, 17 schools in this list are on the SAFE Initiative list.
Last updated: 12 August 2026
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The number of public schools that have basic pit toilets broken down by province. Note that some schools may have appropriate sanitation as well as basic pit toilets that have yet to be removed. Basic pit toilets are 'illegal' and should have been replaced with appropriate forms of sanitation by 30 November 2016. This information comes from the Education Facilities Management System (EFMS) and its predecessor the National Education Infrastructure Management System (NEIMS). NEIMS was replaced by EFMS in 2023.
Last updated: 21 March 2026
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This data contains the average number of children who received meals per financial year through the National School Nutrition Programme (NSNP) in public schools in South Africa and the nine provinces. The programme aims to reach children attending public schools located in lower socioeconomic areas (or quintile 1 - 3 schools). Note: the data is patchy and incomplete because there is no one source. The NSNP produced annual reports up to 2013/2014. After that information on the number of children reached per year was not published in one place or consistently. The information from 2014/2015 onwards was extracted from the annual reports of the Department of Basic Education, the provincial education departments and, in the case of 2025/2026, a presentation by the NSNP presented in parliament. Caution: The provincial data extracted for 2015/2016 from the provincial annual reports does not add up to the South African total extracted from the DBE annual report.
Last updated: 14 August 2026
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This dataset contains the number of public schools per financial year where children were fed through the National School Nutrition Programme (NSNP) in South Africa and the nine provinces. The NSNP aims to reach public schools located in lower socioeconomic areas (or quintile 1 - 3 schools). Note: the data is patchy and incomplete because there is no one source. The NSNP produced annual reports up to 2013/2014. After that information on the number of schools reached per year was not published in one place or consistently. The information from 2014/2015 onwards was extracted from the annual reports of the Department of Basic Education, the provincial education departments and, in the case of 2025/2026, a parliamentary presentation by the NSNP in parliament.
Last updated: 14 August 2026
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