News in South Africa 19th August: 1. Covid cases spike in KZN: KwaZulu Natal is experiencing a spike in Covid-19 cases, which experts say comes from super spreader events in the province – more specifically, the unrest and violent riots that took place in July. We can expect a further increase in COVID-19 case numbers […]
News in South Africa 10th May: 1. New recycling levy: The City of Joburg (CoJ) wants to charge all “affluent” households a levy of R50 per month from July to fund its separation-at-source recycling programme. This proposal is part of its tariffs for 2021/2022 tabled in council in late March, with public comments closing on […]
News in South Africa 17th March: 1. SA’s economy could take 4 years to recover: The South African economy will take three to four years to get back to where it was before the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Absa chief economist and head of research Jeff Gable. This is a very different outlook to the […]
News in South Africa 18th January: 1. Tax hike for vaccination funding: South Africa’s National Treasury is considering raising taxes as one of several possible mechanisms to fund the vaccination drive against Covid-19 it was reported. The government viewed the vaccines as a public good and was committed to financing their rollout, with or without […]
