Earth's threatened biodiversity, by the numbers
Nature is being destroyed at a rate of tens to hundreds of times higher than the average over the past 10m years
Malaria cases around the world, by the numbers
200 million or more new cases of malaria are reported every year
Where the world’s wealthiest people are migrating to
The wealth exodus from China continues; Australia and the US see big gains
Fishing industry, by the numbers
Forty million people are directly employed in this multi-billion-dollar industry
SA’s 2019 national elections, by the numbers
Forty eight parties will contest the national elections. 19 more than the 2014 national elections
Fragile states: the world in 2019
Yemen, South Sudan and Somalia are the world’s most fragile states, while Finland and Denmark are among the most sustainable
1MDB trial in Malaysia, by the numbers
$4.5bn was allegedly stolen from 1MDB via a global network of corruption
Illegal migration to the US, by the numbers
76,000 migrants crossed the US border from Mexico without authorisation in February – an 11-year high
PODCAST: When Bob met Nicky – the JSE and its Naspers bind
This week in Taking Care of Business, we sit down with JSE CEO Nicky Newton-King to talk Naspers, the last lost decade and meeting the EFF
India’s general election, by the numbers
900m is the number of eligible voters, the world’s largest ever
Today’s US tech leaders by market capitalisation
Company valuations are constantly changing – in early September 2018, Apple and Amazon reached $1 trillion for a short time
Aviation safety, by the numbers
The number of airline accidents has been on a steady global decline since 1992
World’s cheapest and most expensive cities
Ranking based on 400 prices across 160 products and services
Global average life expectancy, by the numbers
56-million people died in 2017 — compared with 46-million in 1990, as the global population increased and people lived longer on average
World cappuccino prices, by the numbers
It costs R75.77 for a cup of cappuccino in Denmark — the highest in the world
The world’s richest people, by the numbers
SA's richest people are Nicky Oppenheimer ($7.3bn), Johann Rupert ($5.5bn), Patrice Motsepe ($2.4bn) and Koos Bekker ($2.3bn)
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