Automation: How jobs will change
Seventeen percent of SA workplaces say they are not effective at developing leaders to meet the evolving challenges of the 21st century. 58% are only somewhat ...
SA-made vehicles: sales and exports
351,139 new vehicles manufactured in SA were exported in 2018. This is a new record for the industry and is up from 333,845 in 2015
HIV/Aids: state of the epidemic
23.3m of the 37.9m people living with HIV globally were on treatment, more than three times as many as in 2010, according to UNAids
Gold jewellery sales in India, by the numbers
Half of the 840t of gold consumed in India each year is bought during the wedding season (October to December and mid-April to May)
SA’s unemployment in numbers
The Eastern Cape, with an unemployment rate of 35.4%, is the province with the most jobless people
SA’s share of global trade, in numbers
1.5% is the increase in merchandise exports from SA between 2008 and 2018
Internet advertising: still the largest market
Forty-four percent of ad spend was made up of internet ads in 2018. This is set to rise to 47% in 2019 and 52% in 2020
Cape Town rainfall, in numbers
49,418Ml of water flowed into Cape Town’s six main dams in a 24-hour period, mainly on Tuesday, July 23
World hunger, by the numbers
820m people worldwide do not have enough to eat. After decades of decline, malnutrition began to increase in 2015, mainly because of climate change and war
Ebola outbreak, by the numbers
2,578 cases of Ebola have been reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo since an outbreak in August 2018
Hospitality sector, by the numbers
R16.7bn is the revenue that accrued to the local hotel industry in 2018, according to PwC's most recent hospitality outlook
Lopsided income distribution around the world
The lowest-paid 50% of workers receive just 6.4% of the global share of salaries
What a date night costs around the world
Here’s what a night out in China, Poland, Mexico and SA cost 10 years ago versus today
Airline profits in 2019, by the numbers
$6.12 per passenger is the profit that the airline industry is expected to make in 2019, according to the International Air Transport Association
The numbers behind the gold price rise
Gold is regarded as a safe-haven asset. Threats of a US attack on Iran boost the outlook for it
World refugees, by the numbers
70.8m was the number of people fleeing war, persecution and conflict in 2018, according to the UN High Commission for Refugees
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