Category: The Outlier
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African remittances surpass $90bn a year
Remittances, or the money workers send back to their families in their home country, are now a major part of the economies of many African (and non-African) countries. So much so that countries like Kenya are seeing more money entering the country from remittances than from some of its more traditional exports like tea and…
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The tools we use to make our charts and dashboards
We often get asked what tools power the hundreds of charts and dashboards we produce at The Outlier. From data crunching in Google Sheets to designing with Flourish and Figma, we’ve fine-tuned a process for creating both static and interactive visuals. Our special data deep dives are built with Svelte and D3.js to help bring…
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Unlock the power of colour
To help you supercharge your stories, we’ve put together a quick guide to colour that distills our insights into how to use colour effectively in data visualisation, complete with real examples, practical tips as well as some of our favourite tools. 🔗 Get your free copy of The Outlier’s guide to colour
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South Africa’s energy shift: How the just transition is shaping the future
As the world races to embrace new technologies to avert climate disaster, South Africa is rolling out a plan to ensure its energy transition doesn’t leave communities or workers behind. With global goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 45% by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050, scaling up clean energy sectors has become…
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Beef vs veg: The carbon footprint of your food choices
Food production and processing have their own negative effects on the environment, but some products carry a greater impact than others. Animal-based foods usually carry a higher greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint compared with plant-based foods. A study of 38,700 farms and 1,600 processors, packaging types and retailers across 119 countries found that beef and mutton…
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Municipal audit tracker: Visualising 13 years of SA’s local government audit outcomes
When South Africa’s auditor-general, Tsakani Maluleke, presented the 2022-23 consolidated general report on local government audit outcomes to parliament on Tuesday 27 August, she said that although a few municipalities had maintained clean audits over several years, the overall picture remains bleak. Only 34 of the country’s 257 municipalities achieved clean audits in 2022-23. This is four…