Stats SA gives the nod to database for small business
Meeting brokered by Presidency minister points to positive outcome for informal market
06 July 2025 - 00:00
Stats SA has opened up to the idea of developing a register for small-scale and informal businesses after the statistician-general met the outgoing CEO of Capitec over a disagreement about the unemployment rate. ..
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