The Medical Research Council says the 2022 South African census is unfit for purpose and may not be reliable as a source for planning and resource allocation. This follows a report by the Council which reveals that the Stats SA 2022 census population estimates of 62 Million people is overrated by a million people and that there are material discrepancies at district and municipal level. Half of this excess is attributable to overestimates of the Indian, Asian and white population groups. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Tom Moultrie, professor of demography at the University of Cape Town.