Panel threatens to resign en masse over cash crunch that jeopardises the credibility of national data
Stats SA needs to calculate the rise and fall of prices of consumer goods, such as these being restocked in a supermarket. Picture: DEAN HUTTON/BLOOMBERG
It is with his endorsement, and that of the panel he oversees, that the official data collection agency Stats SA can produce data that enables the government, international ratings agencies and the private sector to formulate policies and make decisions about the trajectory of the economy. It also helps with decisions such as on the development of new shopping malls or vehicle assembly plants.
were reduced by R141m in 2017/2018, R215m in 2018/2019, and R254m in 2019/2020 over the medium-term expenditure framework, much of which has had to come from staff compensation budgets.Other than the recruitment of statistician-general Risenga Maluleke towards the end of 2017, the agency that reports to the minister in the presidency, Jackson Mthembu, has made no new appointments since 2016, and it has frozen all staff promotions.
But it will not be unreasonable to assume those workers left to take extra responsibility for about 600 people that should be hired will be looking elsewhere to lift the burden off their shoulders.
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