News in South Africa 17th November: 1. Egg supply is steadily increasing: The supply of egg and poultry meat is steadily increasing following shortages triggered by a bird flu outbreak that began in April, the department of agriculture, land reform and rural development said. “We are happy that the highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak is under control […]
News in South Africa 16th January: 1. Ramaphosa stays home for power crisis: President Cyril Ramaphosa has cancelled his visit to Switzerland to urgently attend to the energy crisis back home. Ramaphosa was scheduled to travel to Davos for the World Economic Forum summit, an annual meeting of world leaders, business and civil society which […]
News in South Africa 23rd September: 1. Load shedding threatens food supply: Agri SA says it has requested an urgent meeting with Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter to discuss the outlook for load shedding in the country, ahead of the summer crop planting season. The federation of agricultural organisations says it fears the current state […]
News in South Africa 8th September: 1. Global economy worsening: The global economic outlook is getting cloudier, not clearer. While market volatility is expected, investment strategies should ideally reflect one’s personal circumstances – not current market conditions. The last week or so saw a broad sell-off across global bonds, credit, equities, and property. Commodity prices […]
