Useful sources about Africa

Green Cape publishes annual market intelligence reports on greening initiatives in South Africa’s Western Cape province. The 2016 report focussed on greening primary agriculture production in the region.

The Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy is a network of 45 researchers from across Africa. It produces independent research-based market and policy analyses of the agro-food, fibre and beverages sectors. The BFAP Baseline Agricultural Outlook report (2018-2027) provides baseline food security and agriculture data.

The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project collects and maps disaggregated data on reported political violence and protests, including dates, actors, types of violence, locations and fatalities.

The Country Reports on Terrorism assesses terrorism and violent extremism across the world, from the perspective of the United States Department of State.

These detailed interactive maps by the Institute for Security Studies reveal statistics on crime and political violence in South Africa according police precinct, local municipality and more. Users can enter a specific address, suburb, city or province and compare annual changes in types of crime and rates of crime, at a glance.

The Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services' annual report details its performance and achievements for the 2017/18 financial year.

The National Income Dynamic Study provides data on how individuals' lives have changed in South Africa since 2008. It is published by the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation. First-time users have to register before downloading the datasets.

The World Bank’s databank provides data on South Africa's gross domestic product from 1960 to 2016. The data is sourced from the World Bank and OECD national accounts.

Export and import trade statistics from the South African Revenue Service. The data is for each quarter and includes the top five countries that trade with South Africa.