For example, seniors make up 5.9% of South Africa’s population and children 28.6%. This compares with Russia’s 15.8% seniors and 17.2% children, and China’s 13.7% seniors and 17.7% children.

PRETORIA, Oct 10 (Reuters) - South Africa's population rose to 62 million people last year from 51.8 million in 2011, according to census data from the statistics agency released on Tuesday.

While Black South Africans have outnumbered Whites in the richest 10% of the population for about 7 years, the gap between South Africa’s richest and poorest hasn’t narrowed as the decline in ...

In South Africa, where unemployment exceeds 32%, deaf individuals face greater challenges. A deaf entrepreneur left her job to launch a program training the deaf in agriculture, offering skills ...

Insights into South African population history from 10,000-year-old human DNA Thirteen ancient human genomes from the Oakhurst rock shelter in South Africa provide new insights into human history ...

The rural South showed the greatest influx in the number of residents, while some regions saw slight drops in population. Counties in the Coastal West, an area that includes the states of ...

Abstract Background The B.1.1.529 (omicron) variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was first identified on November 25, 2021, in Gauteng province, South Africa.