Risenga Maluleke (born 1 February 1963) is a South African politician and educator who is the current Statistician-General of South Africa[1][2][3] since 2017 and head of Statistics South Africa.[4][5][6] He previously served as manager for Statistics South Africa in Limpopo Province, head of Department of Economic Development, as well as executive manager in the Office of the Statistician-General.[citation needed]
Risenga Maluleke Statistician-General of South Africa | |
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| Statistician-General of South Africa | |
| Assumed office 6 March 2017 | |
| President | Cyril Ramaphosa |
| Preceded by | Pali Lehohla |
| Manager for Stats SA in Limpopo | |
| In office 1 November 1997 – 1 November 2017 | |
| President | Cyril Ramaphosa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Risenga Maluleke 1 February 1963 |
| Nationality | South African |
| Political party | African National Congress |
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Early life and education
editMaluleke was born on 1 February 1963. He has a bachelor's in mathematical statistics from University of Limpopo. In the early 1990s, he worked with Southern African Development Community and the United Nations Statistics Commission, as well as the Economic Commission for Africa.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ Bateman, Barry. "Risenga Maluleke appointed new statistician-general". ewn.co.za. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ www.statssa.gov.za https://www.statssa.gov.za/?p=10627. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ www.statssa.gov.za https://www.statssa.gov.za/?p=16707. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Hussain, Muhammad. "SATURDAY PROFILE | 'I never get excited about numbers' - Statistician-General Risenga Maluleke". News24. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ Mahlakoana, Theto. "Maluleke: SA not yet out of the woods despite GDP growth". ewn.co.za. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ Mahlakoana, Theto. "Maluleke: Global effects of COVID-19 were already being felt in Q1". ewn.co.za. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ "UNWDF 2018 Media". unstats.un.org. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ^ Goodall, Keely. "2020 non-financial census of municipalities: More homes using bucket toilets". ewn.co.za. Retrieved 2023-11-16.