What happens in an internet minute
187 e-mails are sent and 3.7 million Google search queries occur in an internet minute
Languages most spoken among the world’s 7.6-billion people
After English and French, Chinese is the third most popular language that most people are learning
Latest birth statistics in SA, by the numbers
Twenty seven is the average age of new mothers over the past 20 years
How the world ranks its cities
Cape Town named the top city in Africa, while Dakar in Senegal was voted the worst by The Economist
What did world leaders study?
President Cyril Ramaphosa studied law, UK Prime Minister Theresa May studied geography and Donald Trump holds a degree in economics
The price of a pint of beer in SA vs the world
Which global cities are the most expensive for a pint of beer?
Western Cape citrus exports, by the numbers
In 2017, 47% of Western Cape citrus exports went to Europe
Infrastructure spending, by the numbers
Ninety-five percent of the value of all the new projects are from the private sector
English Premier League’s biggest spenders, by the numbers
£110m is the amount spent on the final day of the transfer window, down from £210 last year
Shock second quarter unemployment rise, by the numbers
One hundred and eight thousand jobs were lost in manufacturing, the biggest sector loser
Smartphone sales by the numbers: Huawei overtakes Apple
Huawei’s gain appears to be Samsung’s loss, while sales of iPhones are flat
Employment equity in 2017, by the numbers
Seventy-one percent of top management in the private sector are white
How Netflix has transformed TV, by the numbers
One-fifth of the world's bandwidth is consumed by users who stream Netflix
Fraud and corruption in the public works department, by the numbers
Two thousand five hundred employees of the department have been found to be conducting business with the state
Naspers CEO’s R1.6bn boon, by the numbers
R17.9m was Van Dijk’s basic salary in 2018 (assuming an exchange rate of R13.45/$)
Key numbers of SA’s hospitality sector
R16.6bn was the revenue from SA hotel room accommodation recorded in 2017 — a 4.6% rise from 2016, according to PwC
SA’s top CEO salaries, by the numbers
R24.9m was the average pay for a local CEO of a top 10 company in 2017, according to PwC
Abundant rainfall has reversed Cape Town’s fortunes. These are all the important numbers
494Ml a day was Cape Town’s water use last week, against the city’s target of 450Ml
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