Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) deputy director-general for statistical collections and outreach Risenga Maluleke has been appointed as successor to Statistician-General and Stats SA head Dr Pali Lehohla.
Lehohla’s tenure expires at the end of October.
Maluleke had previously been responsible for provincial offices tasked with data collection for censuses and sample surveys, international statistical development and communications, marketing and stakeholder relations.
He holds a BSc in mathematical statistics from the University of Limpopo and an MPhil in urban and regional science from Stellenbosch University. He has also completed senior executive programmes with the University of the Witwatersrand and the Harvard Business School.