The last census estimated that there were 52-million people in SA. Recent reports cited claims by an academic that 20-million people weren’t counted.
After counting 97% of all of South Africa’s households, census agents are set to begin "mopping up" ahead of the number-crunching, says Stats SA.
People who refuse to take part in the national census could be sent to prison or could face a fine of R10 000, says Stats SA.
A census official was arrested for allegedly soliciting bribes from youths looking for work in Roodepoort, Gauteng police said on Wednesday.
South Africans wary of letting census workers into their homes should relax, says Stats SA, as all field agents have all been thoroughly vetted.
The mass-scale logistics of a national census can overwhelm the outcome and the benefits derived from the statistical information gathered.
The <i>M&G</i>, in association with Stats SA is hosting a series of Business Breakfasts ahead of the 2011 census.
This week, Statistics South Africa kicked off the countdown to Census 2011, which will take place on October 9 and 10 next year.
The census questionnaire for the 2011 South African census has already been drawn up and is currently being beta tested.
