Open Warrior

We’re always presented with statistics about crime and all the other negative aspects of South African society. Today I picked up some positive statistics in the newspaper which I thought I’d share

Percentage of people living in poverty:
- 1970: 57%
- 2000: 47%
- 2007: 41%

Social Grants:
- 1996: 2.4 million people received social grants amounting to R10bn
- 2007: 11.2 million people received social grants amounting to R80bn

Education:
- 1996: 542 398 university graduates
- 2007: 1 460 000 university graduates

Electricity:
- 1996: 51% of houses have electricity
- 2007: 80% of houses have electricity

Source: Cape Argus, 13 November 2007