📉 40% drop in South Africans returning home in past decade 🇿🇦 Fewer than 28,000 citizens returned to SA in 2022 🏖️ Western Cape has overtaken Gauteng as province of choice Read the full story here: theoutlier.co.za/lifestyle/2024…

🔴 A record 91 journalists were killed in 2023 🔴 80% of those deaths were in Israel-Gaza 🔴 1,600 journalists killed since 1st World Press Freedom Day Click here for more charts: charts.theoutlier.co.za/?utm_source=tw… #PressFreedom #journalism #JournalismIsNotACrime

🍔You're invited to join us for lunchtime data learning on Wednesday 8 May! In our first Out to Lunch with The Outlier webinar, data journalist Gemma Gatticchi will introduce you to the basics of working confidently with spreadsheets. It's free! Register: learning.theoutlier.co.za/outlier-lunch?…

📈 Ioannis Theodosiou is the highest-earning SA e-sports player 🎮 Football and shooting games yield top earnings 🔫 Most top 10 earners play Counter-Strike: Global Offensive More here: charts.theoutlier.co.za

We've updated our Political Party Funding Dashboard with the latest data from the IEC South Africa Check it out here: insights.theoutlier.co.za/features/party… #SAelections #elections2024 #SouthAfrica #DA #ANC #RiseMzansi #IFP #EFF #ActionSA #funding #donations #politics

Join Outlier researcher and journalist Gemma Ritchie for a free online tutorial on making maps with data on Thursday, 30 May at 1pm SAST. 👉 Register here to receive a link and reminders: learning.theoutlier.co.za/outlier-lunch?…

🗓️ The Outlier is holding a data storytelling course next week! 📍 Workshop 17 Firestation, Johannesburg 🗓️ Friday, 14 June ⌚ 9am – 1pm 🪑 Limited seats available Register here: datastorytelling.theoutlier.co.za

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🍊 SA is the second-biggest citrus exporter after Spain 🍋 South African citrus made up 12% of global exports in 2022 📉 A fungal disease threatens SA’s position as citrus exporter More charts here: theoutlier.co.za

Sign up for our Data Storytelling Masterclass. We offer: - An intro to visualisation - Transforming your spreadsheet into a visual with Flourish - Ways to make your dataviz pop in Canva 🗓️ 14 Aug or 28 Aug 📍 Rosebank, Johannesburg More here: datastorytelling.theoutlier.co.za

And that's a wrap! 👏🏿 What a wonderful end to an amazing week of in-person training for the African Data Journalism Academy. We wish our trainees safe travels back home 🛫 Learn more about the academy here: dataacademy.africa

🛑 Stop sharing boring charts in your reports and presentations. Learn to make impactful charts that make your point without you needing to say anything. Learn how by signing up for our Data Storytelling Masterclass: datastorytelling.theoutlier.co.za 🗓️ 14 August 📍 Johannesburg

There's a looming crisis on our doorstep: An El Niño-driven drought has devastated maize yields across southern Africa. 🌽 FULL STORY + 6 CHARTS: theoutlier.co.za/climate/2024-0… #DataJournalism #DataViz #SouthernAfrica #ClimateCrisis

Join our data storytelling workshop, perfect for anyone looking to visualise data effectively. Learn: 🎨 How to choose the right charts 🌟 Make your visuals shareable 🎯 Make charts that resonate with your audience 🛠️ Tools to simplify design Sign up: datastorytelling.theoutlier.co.za/#booking

SA ranks among the top countries for retail space per capita. Nonetheless, the Financial Mail reports, there are at least 101 new shopping centres in the pipeline over the next three years. 🔗 theoutlier.co.za/economy/2024-0…

Finally received our Covering Climate Now (threads: @coveringclimate) award, a reminder of being selected from over 1,250 global entries! 🌍🏆 Haven't read Perfect Storm? Dive in: perfectstorm.theoutlier.co.za Congrats Laura Grant You can call me Al 📈 Leonie Joubert Gemma Ritchie Gemma Gatticchi Tanya Pampalone Paul Botes

- Woolworths’ CEO earns 1,308 times more than its lowest-paid worker - Average retail worker takes 630 days to earn what CEO earns a day - Wholesale and retail sector is SA’s second-largest employer Read more: charts.theoutlier.co.za/chart/89318

🎟️ Don't miss our Data Storytelling Workshops in Cape Town (2 or 4 Oct) or Joburg (23 Oct)! Learn how to pick the best charts, perfect your colour choices and create social media-ready visuals using Flourish and Canva. 🔗 datastorytelling.theoutlier.co.za

🎵📈Where math meets melody – our playlist crunches the numbers with tracks that count! From counting miles to calculating problems, get ready for a data-driven jam session that adds rhythm to your algorithms. 🔗Listen here: open.spotify.com/playlist/2GJ4S…

📊 Want to create charts that tell stories? We've got a few spots left for our Data Storytelling course in Cape Town & Joburg! 🎨 Register today to take your data game to the next level: datastorytelling.theoutlier.co.za