STATS SA has published a report analysing the social profile of vulnerable groups in South Africa, with the objective of establishing whether the living conditions of highly vulnerable groups, targeted by various policies and programmes, have indeed changed over the last 8 years. The report covers the position of children, the youth, the elderly and women. People with disabilities have not been...

SACMEQ reviewed the impact of participation in pre-school programmes on the academic achievements of learners who were in grade 6 in 2007. It found that: 74% of South Africa’s learners enjoyed exposure to pre-school, which is higher than the SACMEQ average of 60%.More than 30% of children in KwaZulu-Natal and the Northern Cape had not had any pre-school exposure.In the predominantly urban...