News in South Africa 20th February: 1. Rand weakens: The rand has weakened with the market worried about South Africa’s marked fiscal slippage. In the 2023 Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MBTPS), gross debt was projected to peak at 77.7% of GDP in 2025/26, far higher than February 2023’s Budget estimate of 73.6%. Investec Chief Economist […]
News in South Africa 19th October: 1. Gauteng – water shortage: South Africa’s major cities in the Gauteng Province – the country’s economic heartland – are experiencing major water shortages. In Johannesburg and Tshwane taps have run dry, with numerous areas experiencing intermittent supply while some areas have no water at all. The province has […]
News in South Africa 27th September: 1. Finally out of third wave: South Africa has exited the third wave of Covid-19 according to experts, with the country recording an average of 2,000 new cases per day last week – a 40% decline in cases from the week before. According to senior researcher at the CSIR, […]
News in South Africa 8th July: 1. SA death numbers rising: The Western Cape has warned to brace for rising death numbers in the province, while Gauteng has recorded its deadliest week on record amid a third wave of Covid-19 infections, driven by the Delta variant, with just more than 4 800 deaths from natural […]
News in South Africa 25th June: 1. Gauteng not yet at Covid peak: Politicians and scientists are begging the citizens of Gauteng to do the basics to curb the spread of COVID-19. The nation’s economic hub is in the grips of a bruising third wave, with more than 74,000 active cases in the province. Nationally, […]
News in South Africa 22nd June: 1. Gauteng lockdown to get stricter: Premier David Makhura on Monday said he was open “to exploring” putting Gauteng under stricter lockdown if need be. “Gauteng is burning, and the province doesn’t want to send out a message that everything is OK,” Makhura warned on Monday. He was […]
News in South Africa 18th June: 1. Teachers next in vaccine rollout: The Health Department said that South Africans could expect the arrival of 300,000 vaccines earmarked for educators on Friday. But the department has also warned that South Africa was in trouble, with all provinces showing an increase in new COVID-19 infections. Acting Minister […]
News in South Africa 15th March: 1. Students threaten total shutdown: SA’s 26 universities are on a knife-edge following a call by the powerful South African Students Congress (Sasco) for a total shutdown tomorrow. The planned shutdown will also be the focus of a meeting today of the central working committee of the EFF’s national […]
News in South Africa 3rd March: 1. JHB road plant down for over 5 months: The Johannesburg Roads Agency’s R50m asphalt plant ‘has been down for over five months’. The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA), an entity within the City of Joburg, is currently unable to produce asphalt at a R50 million plant it acquired in […]
News in South Africa 14th January: 1. Wasteful expenditure in hospitals: Investigations are raising questions around possible wasteful spending or corrupt spending regarding Gauteng’s field hospitals and building capacity for Covid-19 patients – which has simply not materialised. Gauteng Premier David Makhura has reported that since June 2020 Gauteng has created 2,419 new critical-care and […]
