The Statistician-General of South Africa, Dr Pali Lehohla, will release the Poverty Trends in South Africa: An examination of absolute poverty between 2006 and 2015 report at a media briefing to be held in Pretoria on Tuesday, 22 August 2017 at 10:00 (with a live video link to Imbizo Media Centre in Parliament). 

The report will provide statistics on the current levels of poverty in the country, and how these have changed over time (2006-2015).

The Poverty Trends in South Africa report will also provide new Gini coefficient measures and detail the number of persons living under the various rebased poverty lines (i.e. upper-bound poverty line, food poverty line, lower-bound food poverty line).

Poverty estimates are essential for monitoring and tracking progress towards achieving the poverty targets outlined in the National Development Plan (NDP) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The event will be held as follows:
Date: Tuesday, 22 August 2017
Time:  10H00
Venue: Tshedimosetso House, Cnr Francis Baard & Festival streets, Hatfield, Pretoria
(NB! There will be a video link to Imbizo Media Centre, 120 Plein Street, Parliament, Cape Town.)

Dr Lehohla and other Stats SA experts will be available for media interviews.

Madimetja Mashishi
Media Relations Officer
Statistics South Africa
1 Koch Street, Salvokop, Tshwane (Freedom Park Precinct)
Tel: 012 337 6456
Cell: 073 821 5994
E-mail: MadimetjaMa@statssa.gov.za