News in South Africa 28th February: 1. Great news for braai lovers: The Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) latest food inflation brief points to an easing of meat prices in South Africa across the board – even for chicken pieces, following a heavy-hitting avian flu crisis at the end of 2023. The group […]
News In South Africa 8th January: 1. Elections pose major risk to economy: South Africa’s upcoming national elections pose a major risk to the local economy, with policy uncertainty remaining elevated and investors wary of investing in the country entering uncharted political waters. This risk was highlighted by the North-West University (NWU) Business School in […]
News in South Africa 22nd December: 1. Lights on over festive season: “We will have a festive season with the lights on,” Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said on Thursday. The country has about 27 700 megawatts available and demand is averaging just more than 24 000 megawatts, Ramokgopa said during a briefing. That’s why we’re […]
News in South Africa 17th October: 1. Food insecurity warning: The number of people unable to meet their minimum food consumption needs in South Africa is expected to marginally decline to just under one in two by 2025, according to the World Data Lab. The firm, which conducted research for Shoprite Holdings Ltd.’s food index, […]
News in South Africa 20th September: 1. Rand stuck at R19/USD: The rand has been stuck at around R19/USD as markets worry about the deterioration in South Africa’s state finances, the risk of a global recession, and the US Federal Reserve’s aggressive monetary policy stance. This is according to Investec chief economist Annabel Bishop, whose […]
News in South Africa 12th April: 1. Home Affairs in termination of ZEP system: One of the most important human rights cases of recent decades got underway in the Pretoria High Court on Tuesday, with no fewer than four separate cases challenging Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi’s decision to terminate the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) […]
News in South Africa 14th December: 1. Expected food prices in 2023: The latest food inflation brief from the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) shows that food prices in South Africa remain at elevated levels and that consumers should expect higher prices going into next year. Reflecting the higher levels of food inflation […]
News in South Africa 30th August: 1. Rampant inflation to stay: The message from the world’s top finance chiefs is loud and clear: rampant inflation is here to stay and taming it will take an extraordinary effort, most likely a recession with job losses and shockwaves through emerging markets. That price is still worth paying, […]
News in South Africa 22nd October: 1. No target set for child vaccinations: Health Minister Joe Phaahla said they had not set a target for teenagers they would like to see vaccinated against COVID-19 because adults still remained the priority. Phaahla made the comments at the OR Tambo Health Centre in Diepsloot on Thursday where […]
1. Over 6.1mil South Africans vaccinated: The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said that over 6.1 million South African were now fully vaccinated with either the on-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine or the double dose Pfizer jab. About 15% of the country’s adults are fully vaccinated compared to about 24% of those 18 years […]
