#YouAsked Elections & political parties How many registered political parties are there in South Africa? Source The Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC): Political Parties Statistics Short answer How many registered political parties are there in South Africa? As of 2024, there are 1,743 registered political parties in South Africa. ... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Elections & political parties Can residents over 60 vote before the national South African election on 29 May 2024? Source Daily Maverick – “How not to be duped! And PS, people over 60 don’t automatically get special votes” Short answer Can residents over 60 vote before the national South African election on 29 May 2024? A recent viral message circulating on social media falsely claimed that the IEC has allowed people aged 60 and over to vote before the 29 May elections through a special vote application. The IEC has clarified that this message is false and did not originate from the commission. ... Back Full answer
Education Housing Where does Kenya rank based on human capital the average child can expect to achieve? Source UNDP: Human Development Reports – Kenya Short answer Where does Kenya rank based on human capital the average child can expect to achieve? The World Bank’s Human Capital Index “measures the amount of human capital that a child born today can expect to attain by age 18”. It expresses this as a value between zero and one. An economy in which the average worker achieves both full health and full education potential will score a... Back Full answer
Elections & political parties How many registered political parties are there in Nigeria? Source Independent National Electoral Commission - Political Parties Short answer How many registered political parties are there in Nigeria? There were 18 registered political parties in Nigeria in 2022. ... Back Full answer
Elections & political parties How many registered voters are there in Kenya? Source Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission Media Briefing - Audit Report on the Register of Voters Short answer How many registered voters are there in Kenya? A total of 22.12 million voters were registered in 2022. ... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Housing Governance & service delivery How many ‘housing opportunities’ has the South African government provided since 1994? Source GroundUp: Housing in South Africa: How have we done since 1994? Short answer How many ‘housing opportunities’ has the South African government provided since 1994? Since 1994, the South African government has provided about 5 million "housing opportunities”. This includes both brick and mortar houses and serviced plots, which are plots of land with access to piped water and electricity. This effort has been part of the government's initiative to address the ... Back Full answer
Housing Governance & service delivery How many houses does the government of Kenya supply to citizens annually? Source The Progress of Affordable Housing in Kenya, & Cytonn Weekly #36/2023 Short answer How many houses does the government of Kenya supply to citizens annually? The Affordable Housing Programme (AHP) was launched in 2017 with a target to deliver 500,000 affordable homes to Kenyans in all 47 counties by 2022. However, by the end of the five-year period, the target was far from being met, with an estimated 13,529 units delivered, which is less than 3% of the ... Back Full answer
Housing How many houses did the South African government provide in the last complete five-year term? Source National Department of Human Settlements: Presentation to Portfolio Committee for Human Settlements (22 February 2023) Short answer How many houses did the South African government provide in the last complete five-year term? From 1994 to the end of February 2022, the human settlements sector provided over 3.4 million housing units made up of stand-alone houses and units in multiple storey or multi-unit buildings. According to the human settlements department’s 2019/20 annual report, it provided 76,571 serviced sites a... Back Full answer
Housing Is there any data available on housing affordability in Africa? Source The Centre for Affordable Housing Finance in Africa (CAHF): Housing Finance in Africa Yearbook 2022 Short answer Is there any data available on housing affordability in Africa? Housing affordability is based on three things: household income, the price of the house, and the terms of the finance. Across Africa, a combination of low urban household incomes, high mortgage interest rates and a lack of access to finance, results in very low housing affordability. In 2022, th... Back Full answer