News in South Africa 20th February: 1. Stage 8 incoming: Experts, analysts and even Eskom itself are warning South Africans to brace for higher stages of load shedding. The embattled power utility announced on Sunday night (19 Febraury) that further breakdowns at its power stations have necessitated continuous stage 6 load shedding to be in […]
News in South Africa 11th August: 1. Worries over SA being ‘greylisted’: The possibility of South Africa being greylisted by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) could make doing business with the country even tougher. Rebecca Thomson, a senior associate at Allen & Overy, told CapeTalk that if the country is deemed a high-risk jurisdiction to transact, […]
News in South Africa 11th November: 1. Mid-Term budget speech today: Finance minister Enoch Godongwana will deliver his maiden Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) at 14h00 on Thursday (11 November). The MTBPS can be viewed through several channels, including TV services like DStv, news channels, and live-streaming sources like YouTube. You can watch the […]
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 […]
