News in South Africa 21st November: 1. Sars APN impacts imports: On 1 December, the South African Revenue Service (Sars) will implement new advance payment notification (APN) requirements in a bid to combat illicit cash flows. The changes will impact all import payments valued at R50 000 and above. An APN is an application made by […]
News in South Africa 16th May: 1. SA beats climate targets… due to load-shedding: South Africa is ahead of its target for cutting emissions of greenhouse gases due to ongoing breakdowns at its coal-fired power stations. The output of the climate-warming gases from the world’s 14th-biggest emitter is already falling even though its Nationally Determined […]
News in South Africa 15th May: 1. US won’t sanction SA over weapons row: South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said his country resolved a row with the US over allegations that Pretoria supplied weapons to Russia and it’s unlikely to face any repercussions. A furore erupted on May 11, when US Ambassador to South […]
News in South Africa 26th April: 1. Joburg loses nearly half its water: The City of Johannesburg loses nearly half of the water it provides on a daily basis. Johannesburg Water’s so-called “non-revenue water” (NRW), a bland term municipalities use to measure the portion of water lost due to leaks or non-billing, is now at […]
News in South Africa 22nd November: 1. Risk of total blackout: Energy expert Professor Anton Eberhard has warned that Eskom’s decision not to refuel its diesel open cycle gas turbines (OCGTs) increases the risk of a system failure. Eberhard is the director of Power Futures Lab at the University of Cape Town’s Graduate School of […]
News in South Africa 14th November: 1. Infrastructure collapsing: Around half of South Africa’s public infrastructure has collapsed or is close to collapsing, and needs to be addressed as soon as possible. This is the warning from the South African Institution of Civil Engineering (Saice). Something has to be done or South Africa may become […]
News in South Africa 9th November: 1. COP27 pledges $10bil to go green: South Africa is one of the winners at COP27 — the International Partner Group (IPG) of five nations pledged an extra $10-billion to support the country’s transition investment plan from fossil fuels — but it will be costly. This was announced by […]
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 10th November: 1. Restaurants load shedding struggles: Restaurants roll out generators to fight load shedding – at a cost of R1,000 per hour. South Africa’s embattled restaurant industry is being battered by load shedding, turning to petrol and diesel generators to keep the lights on. But record-high fuel prices, following months […]
News in South Africa 2nd August: 1. Primary schools back in action: Primary schooling is expected to take a step closer to normality as thousands of pupils will return to class on a daily basis from Monday. The decision to allow full attendance of pupils from grades R to 7, as well as learners attending […]
