News in South Africa 2nd August: 1. Visa processing delayed: Visa processing delays are frustrating South Africans who are looking to travel abroad, with appointments for interviews with the United States (US) consulate only available from February 2023. “Visa availability continues to be a struggle for travellers,” warned corporate and online travel management company Rennies […]
News in South Africa 28th June: 1. Eskom protest progress: Eskom has put its plans in motion to end protests that have disrupted its operations and break the deadlock at its wage talks – however, unions are pushing for intervention from public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan. Historically, an intervention from the minister worked in unions’ […]
News in South Africa 11th May: 1. Cost of living rising ever higher: The upward pressure on food, fuel, and electricity prices will adversely impact all households during 2022. However, due to varying spending abilities and priorities, households in different expenditure deciles will be impacted differently, a new analysis by professional services firm PwC shows. […]
News in South Africa 10th May: 1. Load shedding continues: Eskom said you should anticipate more power cuts this week as the increase in electricity demand is overwhelming its system, especially during peak hours. The embattled power utility implemented stage 2 load shedding Monday evening after its generation units tripped. “At the same time, a […]
News in South Africa 4th May: 1. Economic risks of Covid resurgence: While the Covid-19 risk has diminished in South Africa, it has not disappeared, and a resurgence of cases in recent weeks could weigh on the economy this year, say economists at Absa bank. “New Covid-19 cases are again on the rise, with the […]
News in South Africa 4th April: 1. Petrol hike lower than feared: A stronger rand exchange rate and the government’s decision to intervene on higher costs means South Africa’s ‘record’ petrol price hike this week will be comparatively muted, say economists at the Bureau for Economic Research (BER). The government’s intervention to reduce the general […]
News in South Africa 29th March: 1. Moving away from Eskom: The National Energy Regulator of South Africa has awarded a private electricity trading licence for the first time in over 12 years, as the country looks to move away from Eskom’s power monopoly. The license enables Enpower Trading to source competitively-priced, predominantly renewable power […]
News in South Africa 28th March: 1. Costs of living soaring: The costs of the Ukraine war have started to hit closer to home in South Africa. Workers are spending more on transport, food and electricity to make it through the month. Spiralling international oil prices, largely on the back of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, have […]
News in South Africa 9th March: 1. Stage 4 load shedding: Eskom has announced that it will move to stage 4 load shedding at 09h00 on Wednesday (9 March) due to a further breakdown in units. The power utility said stage 4 load shedding will continue until 05h00 on Friday (11 March), thereafter load shedding […]
News in South Africa 24th January: 1. Drivers licence crisis: South Africa’s growing driver licence backlog has led to concerns from motorists about what happens when their licence expires and they are not able to receive a new card. Driving licence cards in South Africa are produced by the Driving Licence Card Account (DLCA) – […]
