Western Cape residents now have until 31 May to get counted in Census 2022

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By Liesl Smit


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Statistics South Africa has once again extended the deadline for residents of the Western Cape to get counted in Census 2022.

The deadline has now been extended to 31 May.

Stats SA says counted household numbers jumped from 49% just before the Easter weekend to 70% this week.

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Major losses for Western Cape due to Census 2022 uptake

Liesl Smit
Liesl Smit
Liesl is the Smile 90.4FM News Manager. She has been at Smile since 2016, with nearly 20 years experience in the radio industry, including reading news, field reporting and producing. In 2008 she won the Vodacom Journalist of the Year Award, Western Cape region. liesl@smile904.fm

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