South Africa's digital population grew significantly during the last decade. In 2023, almost 44 million people were connected to the internet, up from around 25 million in 2013. Furthermore, the majority of the South African population, specifically 78.7 percent, utilized mobile devices to access...
Yearly increase in South African internet users:0.9% (409 000 users) Globally, there is a 66.2% internet adoption. South Africa sits just ahead of that, with74.7% of the total population of South Africanindividuals using the internet. Year on year, this is an increase of 0.9% (409,000 u...
About 80 percent of South Africa’s population is black African, whose ancestors predated the arrival of English and Dutch settlers in the 17th century. Throughout the 19th century, South African history was dominated by power struggles among the Dutch and British, the discovery of diamonds and...
South Africa’s national election was held on May 29, 2024. It was the toughest one yet for the African National Congress (ANC), the ruling party since 1994, which won only about 40 percent of the vote.
African: 2,850,656 Indian/Asian: 176,120 White:-286,611 Total: 2,740,165 Trends in South Africa’s population from 1960 Age structure There’s a lot of talk of South Africa’s population being dominated by the youth. But as the graphic below shows, we’re less youthful than we have...
Sadie, Jan L. 1950. "The political arithmetic of the South African population", Journal of Racial Affairs 1(4):3-8.Sadie, Jan L. 1950. The political arithmetic of the South African population, Journal of Racial Affairs 1(4):3-8....
CGTN's Jiao Yang spoke with the South African consul general in Shanghai, Phuti Joyce Tsipa, about leveraging the digital shift, tapping into the strengths of the large youth population, and opportunities for women.RELATED STORIES Legal Talk with Hou Na: Interview with NPC ...
With Africa's predominantly young population, the focus now must be on empowering the youth through skills and competence, which will drive the continent's development, he said. Over the years, China-Africa cooperation has propelled Africa's growth by empowering African youth through initiatives suc...
The demographics of South African software developers have changed dramatically over the last 20 years. We're slowly starting to see tech better represent the diverse population of South Africa. But it will still take some time for this to fully happen: When looking at developers’ self-reported...
South Africa’s election will determine how weary the country has become of the ruling African National Congress party, which has been in power since the end of apartheid 30 years ago.