Premier Alan Winde welcomes milestone in households counted by StatsSA in Western Cape

• Published date: 27 May 2022
• Publication title: South African Official News

Premier Winde welcomes 80% milestone in households counted by StatsSA in WC; encourages residents to get counted ahead of 31 May deadline

As of 8am today, Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) has reached a milestone of having counted 80% of households in our province. With just 5 days left, I encourage those of you who have not yet been counted to urgently do so.

We have just 5 days left until the end of the census count on 31 May and need to make it count. If you haven't yet been counted, please make sure that you urgently do so, if you have already been counted - please help your neighbours, colleagues and friends who have not yet done so.

Of those counted by StatsSA to date:

72% were counted by field officers;

8% were counted online;

12% of field counting remains in progress;

3% of online counting remains in progress; and

6% are outstanding.

While this milestone is welcomed, we are not yet out of the woods, and we are still lagging well behind the...