Useful sources about Africa

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.

The Progress in International Reading Literacy Study provides comparative data on student learning in reading. It is conducted by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement. It has assessed reading comprehension in over 60 countries since 2001.

The Electoral Commission of South Africa's website provides the most recent number of registered voters, also organised by male and female.

The Electoral Commission of South Africa publishes the results of previous national and municipal elections by province, ward, municipality, voting district and voting station. Users can download the reports in PDF and Excel format.

The South African Cities Network regularly publishes its State of South African Cities Report. The reports provide a basis for more functional urban environments.

Guns, poison and horns: Organised wildlife crime in Southern Africa, a report by the ENACT project, aims to systematically record instances of cross-border organised crime in Africa. The pilot phase focused on wildlife crime and covered 10 countries in the southern African region from 2000 to 2016.