Stats SA crippled by low budget and high staff shortages

Statistics SA, which provides vital statistics on economic growth, employment and population, among a host of other key data essential for government planning, has about 720 vacant posts, a vacancy rate of 21.8%. 

Statistician-general Risenga Maluleke warned on Friday during an engagement with parliament’s planning, monitoring & evaluation committee on Stats SA’s five-year strategic plan that the situation was critical. ..

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