News in South Africa 19th October: 1. Gauteng – water shortage: South Africa’s major cities in the Gauteng Province – the country’s economic heartland – are experiencing major water shortages. In Johannesburg and Tshwane taps have run dry, with numerous areas experiencing intermittent supply while some areas have no water at all. The province has […]
News in South Africa 18th October: 1. Load shedding back at stage 4: Power utility Eskom has pushed load shedding to stage 4 in the early hours of Tuesday morning (18 October) following more breakdowns at its power stations. Stage 4 will stay in place until further notice, it said. The move was necessary due […]
News in South Africa 17th October: 1. Transnet strike drags on: Workers from the SA Transport and Allied Workers Union (Satawu) have rejected the Commission of Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA)’s recommendations to try and solve its wage dispute with Transnet. The CCMA Commissioner proposed a settlement between the two parties on Thursday. Estimates are […]
News in South Africa 14th October: 1. R17.4bn Sanral tender deadline moved: The end-of-September target for awarding five tenders worth R17.4 billion cancelled by the South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) in May has been shifted to this month. Sanral GM for marketing and communications Vusi Mona confirmed to reporters on Thursday that the tenders are currently […]
News in South Africa 12th October: 1. Warning over high meat prices: South Africa’s real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased by 0.7% in the second quarter of 2022. The biggest contributors to this contraction were agriculture, forestry & fisheries, down 7.7%, and pulled lower by a decrease in the production of animal products. Compared to […]
News in South Africa 11th October: 1. R350 grant criteria relaxed: Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu has apologised to recipients of the R350 Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant for problems in its administration after the end of the national state of disaster early in April. She was speaking at a media briefing in […]
News in South Africa 10th October: 1. SA on the brink of disaster: Former reconstruction and development minister Jay Naidoo says South Africa is in serious trouble and is showing signs of a failed state. Naidoo is a seasoned politician who was the founding general secretary of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu). […]
News in South Africa 6th October: 1. Water restrictions kicking in: Rand Water has urged residents in Gauteng to implement water-saving strategies to avoid necessitating the move to higher stages of restrictions in the province. Large parts of Gauteng, including the major metropolitan municipalities of the City of Joburg, City of Tshwane and the City […]
News in South Africa 4th October: 1. Water levels critical: Johannesburg Water has again shut down the supply to the northern suburbs of Johannesburg. This is the fourth time in less than three weeks. The emergency shutdown of the Bryanston reservoir and tower is to attend to another burst. There is no estimated time for […]
