Population statistics / Akil K. Khalfani, Tukufu Zuberi, Sulaiman Bah, and Pali Lehohla -- Fertility levels, differentials and trends / Eric O. Udjo -- Age at first birth / Amson Sibanda and Tukufu Zuberi -- An examination of recent census and survey data on mortality within the context of HIV/AIDS / Eric O. Udjo -- HIV/AIDS in South Africa in the light of death registration data: in search of elusive estimates / Sulaiman Bah -- Parental survival and residential patterns / Amadou Noumbissi, Ayaga A. Bawah, and Tukufu Zuberi -- Technical appraisal of official South African life tables / Sulaiman Bah -- Racial differences in household structure / Eliya Zulu and Amson Sibanda -- Race and gender gaps in education / Amson Sibanda and Gwendoline Lehloenya -- Migration, gender and employment / Tukufu Zuberi and Amson Sibanda -- Lessons from demography: policy implications / Amson Sibanda, Eric O. Udjo, and Tukufu Zuberi.