Presentation to the

Portfolio committee on
Finance

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Statistics South Africa

Annual report 2004/05
 Aims of presentation

1. To highlight progress made in strategic priorities

2. To report on the performance of Stats SA against stated targets
3. To highlight challenges and future plans

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 Contents

1. Recommendations by Portfolio committee

2. Strategic overview
3. Programme performance
4. Financial performance
5. Challenges and future plans

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 Portfolio Committee recommendations

Recommendations made by the Portfolio Committee during 2004

• Address issues of Corporate Governance
• Address causes of tensions between Stats SA and the Council
• Clarify what will replace Census 2006 now that the next Census will be
in 2011
• Identify meaningful measurable outputs

Stats SA’s response

• Unqualified audit report. Stats SA is improving corporate governance.
• New Statistics Council appointed in May 2005. Stats SA and Council are
actively promoting good relations. Stats Act was analysed in light of
Council’s role
• Community Survey to be conducted in 2007
• Quantity and quality measures are reported on in Annual report

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 Strategic overview
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 National priorities

Priority area Relevant statistics

GDP and set of economic surveys,
Grow the Economy
CPI, PPI etc

Create jobs LFS and QES

GHS, Census, Community survey,
Deliver services
Municipal Census

Eradicate poverty GHS, Census, Community survey

Improve health Mortality statistics

Contribution to statistical
Impact Africa and the world
development
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 Vision and Mission

Vision
To be the preferred supplier of quality statistics

Mission
Provide a relevant and accurate body of statistics to
inform users on the dynamics in the economy and
society through the application of internationally
acclaimed practices

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 Stats SA’s strategy
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Vision quality statistics

Information Advocacy Quality of Building

Good
Themes to meet and Products
governance
Human
user needs partnerships & services capacity

Develop the Improve Compliance

accuracy,
Strategic NSS
timeliness Mgt risks
Objectives Improving
& coherence
Plan &
Needs of data Data execute in
users governance governance budget

Corporate Integrate Optimise Mgt info Employer

image registers technology of choice
across Admin
Align to Govt government International processes & Equity in the
priorities acclaimed systems work place
Promote methods
Increase accessibility Leadership Corporate culture
integration
and usage Coverage of & mgt and environment
amongst
frames
Align to international producers Learning organisation
frameworks of statistics Quality mgt BEE

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 Governance framework

Non-Compliance Compliance Value adding

Unreliable Informal Standardised Monitored Optimised

Unpredictable Controls Controls Standardised Integrated

Environment; designed designed controls with internal
Controls not and in place and in place periodic controls with
designed but not and are testing and real time
or in place adequately adequately management monitoring and
documented documented reporting continuous
improvement

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 Review of performance

1. Strategic priorities
2. Economic and Social
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3. Population Statistics
4. Quality and Integration
5. Statistical Support and
Informatics
6. Administration and
Management
 Progress on strategic priorities

Strategic priority Key strategic achievements

Enhancing the quality •Benchmarking and rebasing GDP (Nov 2004)
of statistical •Introducing direct price collection methodology for CPI
information •Developing and testing new collection methodology for Income
and Expenditure Survey
•Researching and developing standards and policy frameworks
for the production, storage and dissemination of all data holdings
•Improving the supply of administrative data
•Establishing 29 regional offices to improve field collections

Developing human •Stats SA’s sponsored tertiary education (Wits, University of

capacity Pennsylvania, EASTC & ISAE)
•On-the-job training and mentoring
•Introducing an internship programme (15 interns)
•Training SMS members on labour relations and PFMA

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 Progress on strategic priorities
Strategic Key strategic achievements
priority
Enhancing statistical •Drawing new samples annually for economic statistics from
integration through improved business register
geography and •Conducting a quality improvement survey to enhance classifications
registers of large businesses
•Updating master sample on which all household surveys are based
•Initiating interdepartmental collaboration to develop and implement
an address system
•Geo-referencing of businesses
Transformation •Reviewing strategy and structure
•Conducting an employment equity audit and compiling EE plan
•Launching an employee assistance programme
•Implementing an HIV/Aids awareness and support programme
Refocusing •Compiling a comprehensive report on causes of death and mortality
statistical information (1997 – 2003)
in line user •Obtaining a more complete measurement of commercial agriculture
requirements •Measuring service provision by municipalities
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 Progress on strategic priorities

Strategic priority Key strategic achievements

National Statistics •Assessing statistical capacity in 8 government departments
System (NSS) •Supplying statistical information for the country report on the
Millennium Development Goals
•Providing technical assistance to the Department of Education
•Signing MoUs with 4 key stakeholders as partners in the NSS
Improving governance •Introducing quarterly review meetings
•Implementing risk management strategy and policy
•Establishing a combined asset register
•Decentralising certain finance and human resource functions to our
provincial offices
•Introducing a business process improvement project to enhance
corporate support processes and ensure alignment to legislative
requirements

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 Economic and Social Statistics

Purpose: To produce economic and social statistics to meet

user requirements

Measurable objective: To inform socio-economic decision-

making by providing accurate, relevant and timely economic
and social statistics

Comprises:
• Industry and Trade Statistics
• Employment and Price Statistics
• Financial Statistics
• Social Statistics

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 Economic and Social Statistics
Output Target
Statistics on primary, Timely and accurate:
secondary and •Monthly series (13) with an
tertiary sectors of the average response rate of
economy over 80%
•Quarterly series (1) with a
response rate of 70%
•Commercial Agriculture
census with a response rate
of 80%
•Large sample surveys (4)
with a response rate of 80%
Statistics on the Timely and accurate:
workforce in formal, Quarterly series with a
non-agricultural response rate of 80%
businesses
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Actual output
•9 monthly series produced with an
average response rate of over 90%
according to release schedule
•Quarterly release with a response
rate of 74%
•Annual statistical release and report
with a response rate of 80%
•4 Statistical releases published with
an average response rate of over
85%
4 quarterly statistical releases
published with a response rate of
82% according to the release
schedule
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 Economic and Social Statistics
Output Target
Statistics on price Timely and accurate:
changes Monthly series (4):
•CPI/CPIX (Headline and
smaller cities and towns)
•CPI (Rural and total
country)
•PPI
•Building contracts
adjustment indices
Statistics on the Timely and accurate:
financial results of •Quarterly series (3)
government and
the private sector
•Annual series (10)
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Actual output
All releases published according to release
schedule
•12 statistical release meeting targeted
response rate
•12 statistical releases meeting targeted
response rate
•12 statistical releases meeting targeted
response rate
•12 statistical releases based on CPI and
PPI data
•12 quarterly releases published according
to the release schedule meeting targeted
response rate
•10 statistical releases published according
to the release schedule with 4 releases
exceeding targeted response rate
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 Economic and Social Statistics

Output Target Actual output

Statistics on the living Timely and accurate:
conditions of the General household •1 statistical release published according to
population survey (annual) release schedule
Statistics on labour Timely and accurate:
market dynamics Labour force survey •2 statistical releases published according
(bi-annual) to the release schedule

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 Population Statistics

Purpose: To provide population statistics and conduct a

population census

Measurable objective: To inform policy and planning

processes on the state of the population by providing relevant,
accurate and timely information on the demographic
characteristics of the country

Comprises:
• Population Census
• Demographic Analysis
• Health and Vital Statistics

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Output
Census 2011
Community Survey
Thematic reports on
demographic issues
Statistics on tourism,
migration, births, deaths,
marriages and divorces
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Population Statistics
Target Actual
Planning and census 2 draft documents on
reviews census strategy and
planning
Operational plan and Draft project charter
supporting documents Draft operational plan
Mid-year estimates Mid-year estimates
published according to
release schedule
Census 2001 analytical 3 draft analytical reports
reports on migration, gender and
population dynamics
1 monthly series All targets met
5 annual reports
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 Quality and Integration

Purpose: To provide expertise on quality and methodology for

official statistics, build capacity for the production and use of
official statistics, compile national accounts and analyse
statistical data

Measurable objective: To provide integrated social, economic

and demographic information that enhances the quality and
usage of national statistics

Comprises:
• Quality and Methodology
• Integrative Analysis
• National Accounts
• Human Capacity Development

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 Quality and Integration

Output Target Actual

Research, development of 2 documents 1 document and 4
compendium of concepts 8 methodological manuals manuals finalised
and definitions and 1 research report 1 report finalised on
methodological support master sample design
Classification and related Train 30 staff members in Trained 78 staff members
standards the use of new
classification software
Reports analysing and 3 reports No reports produced as all
integrating findings resources were deployed
to methodological support
Data about the level of Quarterly GDP estimates All targets met
economic activity within a Annual GDP estimates
coherent system of Natural resource accounts
concepts and definitions

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Output
External training to
municipalities and media
In-house staff training
Statistical training at
tertiary level
Additional training at
tertiary level
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Quality and Integration
Target Actual
150 participants trained 34 people trained
160 staff members trained 175 staff trained (8 on
basic sampling, 136 on IT
and 31 on project mgt)
40 staff members trained 24 staff trained (3 at ISAE,
3 at EASTC, 1 at UPenn
and 17 at Wits)
20 staff members trained 56 bursaries awarded to
staff members
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 Statistical Support and Informatics

Purpose: To promote and provide better access to official statistics

by optimising technology in the production and use of official
statistics

Measurable objective: Improve service delivery and increase

accessibility to statistical products and services through providing
and strengthening system at national, provincial and district levels

Comprises:
• Geography
• Statistical Information Services
• System of Registers
• Information and Communication Technology
• Provincial Offices

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 Statistical Support and Informatics

Output Target Actual

Geographic frame for 90% complete 90% complete
spatial analysis
Dwelling frame 10% allocation of standardised 10% completed (1,3 million
addresses addresses in urban formal
areas and 6 518 in
traditional areas)
Sample frame for the Updated sample frame annually Sample updated in June
collection of economic produced in June
statistics
Consolidate storage SAN commissioned and 90% of plans implemented
and backup backup/recovery plans in place
Accessible Stats SA 2 500 web user sessions per 3 200 web user sessions
statistical information month per month

86 software installations for 102 installations completed

Census products with training
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 Statistical Support and Informatics

Output Target Actual

Fieldwork capacity 90 000 questionnaires 95% response rate
for Stats SA’s data collected for LFS & GHS
collection
Pilot for IES Pilot successfully completed

Roll-out of CPI direct price Rolled-out in Mpumalanga,

collections in Mpumalanga Western Cape and Gauteng

9 000 Census research and 98% response rate

publicity questionnaires
completed
Statistical Training and information 233 workshops successfully
information workshops with users conducted
dissemination

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 Administration and Management

Purpose: To provide corporate support services for the

activities of the department including strategic leadership,
administrative services and the office of the National Statistics
System

Comprises:
Executive management
• SG’s Office, Communication and International Relations
• National Statistics System division
• Programme Office and Management Information Systems

Administration
• Finance and Provisioning Management
• Human Resource Management
• Service Delivery Improvement

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 Administration and Management
Key achievements
Executive management
• Weekly column by SG
• Weekly internal newsletter and monthly management report to
staff
•SADC census analysis programme to improve collaboration with
SADC statistics agencies
• Assessment of statistical capacity of eight govt departments
• A draft certification framework document developed to certify
statistics as official
Administration
• Online project and finance management system developed
• Rolled out HIV/Aids and employee assistance programmes
• Bar-coded asset management system and register implemented
• 188 permanent and over 5 000 contract employees appointed

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 Monthly visitors to Stats Online

100 000
95 969
95 000

90 000 90 094
89 190

85 000 83 931
83 692 83 154
80 000 79 864

75 000 74 848

70 000

65 000 64 486

60 000 60 766
M a y- J un- J ul- A ug- S e p- Oct- N o v- D ec- J a n- F e b-
04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 05 05

Total visits since May 2004 805 994

Visits: Average per month 80 599

Visits: Average per day 2 651 (May’ 04 – Feb ‘05) 3 427 (Feb ‘05)

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 Publications downloaded

42 000 41 970
40 000
38 000
36 000 36 383
34 928
34 000 33 335 32 871
32 385
32 000
30 650
30 000
28 000
27 134
26 000
24 000
22 947
22 000
20 000
Jun- Jul- Aug- Sep- Oct- Nov- Dec- Jan- Feb-
04 04 04 04 04 04 04 05 05

Total downloads since June 2004 292 603

Downloads: Average per month 29 260

Downloads: Average per day 962

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 Service delivery

Our statistics are widely used

•Total visits to Stats Online – over 900 000

•Time series subscribers – 7 400
•Newsletter subscribers – 2 700
•Number of documents and data sets distributed – 700 000
•PX Web – 5 000 downloads
•SuperCross – 164 copies installed and 350 users trained
•Small area statistics – 60 CDs distributed

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 Financial Information

R ’000 2003/04 2004/05

Appropriation 293 884 500 190
Expenditure 280 935 349 117
Difference 12 949 151 073

Note:
Approximately R90 million earmarked for the
community survey was not spent due to a delay in
reaching agreement between Stats SA and the
Council on the survey.

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 Summary:

Challenges and future plans

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 Our challenges

External stakeholders Statistical products

•Meeting stakeholders’ needs •Price Indices
•Aligning to government priorities and •Income & expenditure
international frameworks •Poverty information
•Implementing the NSS •Community Survey
•Labour market
•Informal sector
•Construction
•Service sector

Governance Investment in the future

•Implementing and monitoring •Statistics training
strategies and plans •Management training
•Being compliant
•Managing risks

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 The future

External stakeholders Statistical products

•Monitoring and Evaluation
framework
•Measuring government performance
(economy and society)
•Focusing on users, producers and
suppliers of statistics
•Relevant, accurate and timely statistics
•Improved coverage of economic and
social dynamics
•Application of internationally acclaimed
practices
•Optimise technology

Governance Investment in the future

•Implementing governance structures •Statistical training institute (learning
for NSS organisation)
•Integrative planning and •Representative staff complement
management systems
•Staff satisfaction
•Data governance

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 Evolution of statistics in Stats SA

95/96 00/01 05/06 10/11

Coherent
Fragmented Stabilise &
Transformation national
statistics standardise
statistics
No social Set of social and Stabilised social Improved living
statistics employment stats stats conditions information

First inclusive Second census based Community Census 2011

Census on geographic frame survey

Poor quality Start business Stabilised economic Expanded coverage

Economic register stats of economy
statistics improvement

1 black manager 6 (of 19) black 48 (of 94) black 82 (of 112) black
SMS members SMS members SMS members

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