Capitec’s CEO argues that SA’s jobless rate is as low as 10% and not 32,9% as stated by StatsSA — he’s right, and the numbers are equally as wrong regarding poverty and inequality.
Capitec CEO Gerrit Fourie argues SA’s jobless rate is as low as 10% and not 32,9% as stated by Stats SA – is he right? Dineo Faku of the ST reports that many don’t think so. Stats SA argues their quarterly labour force survey includes the self-employed. Peter Bruce warns that ‘you ignore the gut of Fourie at your peril, with 24 million customers he knows a lot more that Stats SA does’.
Clearly few have read the work of GG Alcock…
Athletics: South African athletes have excelled in track and field events, with
notable figures like Oscar Pistorius and Wayde van Niekerk.

21st Street
Finland: You have two cows. They are more likely than your entire country to commit a crime.
Old Man Winter
These days, the pizza arrives before the police.