Gender equality, by the numbers
A new survey on gender equality finds that 49% disagree and 42% agree that the push for gender equality hasn't gone far enough
The internet at 30, by the numbers
There are 5-billion Google searches made every day and 500-million tweets are sent every day
Global surge of measles, by the numbers
The UN International Children’s Emergency Fund (Unicef) has warned of a global surge of measles cases
The median age of continents, by the numbers
By 2100, close to half of the world’s children (aged 0-4) will live in Africa
Who’s richer: Donald Trump or Cyril Ramaphosa?
A few were born rich, some went into politics rich and others grew wealthy in office
The African Free Trade Area, by the numbers
1.2-billion people and a combined GDP of $3.4-trillion will be the market covered by the AfCFTA
Biggest divorce settlements, by the numbers
Amazon boss Jeff Bezos, who is divorcing his wife MacKenzie, is said to be worth $136bn
Share of global population living on under $1.9/day
In SA, 18.9% of the population survive on under $1.9 a day
Mapping corruption around the world, by the numbers
The 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index measures the perceived levels of public sector corruption in 180 countries and territories
Venezuela’s economic crisis, by the numbers
Three million (9%) of the population has fled the country
Extreme poverty vs extreme wealth, by the numbers
The wealth of the world’s billionaires increased by $900bn in the last year, which is $2.5bn a day
SA’s land breakdown, by the numbers
It’s a political minefield, but sorting out the land issue could have long-term benefits for SA’s economy
The future of jobs, by the numbers
A look at the top 10 emerging and declining jobs, according to the Future of Jobs Report 2018
World’s leading coffee exporters
Brazil and Vietnam are the world's leading coffee exporters. In Africa, Ethiopia leads the way
US aid, by the numbers
$36.8bn was the total in US aid last year to just about every country, towards conflict reduction, emergency relief, HIV/Aids prevention, education
Commodities boom, by the numbers
The rapid emergence of the world's renewable energy sector is helping set the stage for what could be a commodities boom
Trump’s Mexican border wall, by the numbers
$4bn a year is what economists calculate the US will lose in the economic output from Mexican migrants if the construction goes ahead
Africa’s children, by the numbers
Africa’s child population is expected to reach 1-billion by 2055 — the largest child population of all continents
Antisocial networks, by the numbers
The five most abusive social media networks are Facebook, Facebook Messenger, Instagram, WhatsApp and Twitter
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