RAFFIQUE BEGG: Census undercount story contained certain inaccuracies

I write to correct some inaccuracies in the page one lead article (https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/business/business/2024-08-25-numbers-dont-add-up/) written by Khulekani Magubane, which appeared in your publication on August 25.

The article contains a blurb that inaccurately states that the statistician-general “now concedes” that Census 2022 delivered a 31% undercount. This phrasing is both misleading and mischievous, as it implies that the statistician-general has only recently acknowledged this figure, which is far from the truth...

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