News in South Africa 20th December: 1. Reserve Bank was hacked: Finance minister Enoch Godongwana recently revealed that the South African Reserve Bank suffered an attempted hack. The revelation was very late, with the attempt taking place in August (four months ago), but the media and South Africans only found out in the past week. […]
News in South Africa 13th December: 1. Flooding disaster: Disaster management teams in KwaZulu-Natal are on high alert as the province continues to experience heavy rains amid fears that the region could face another flood disaster. The province was hit by large floods in April and May with damage to infrastructure worth an estimated R25 billion. […]
News in South Africa 22nd November: 1. Risk of total blackout: Energy expert Professor Anton Eberhard has warned that Eskom’s decision not to refuel its diesel open cycle gas turbines (OCGTs) increases the risk of a system failure. Eberhard is the director of Power Futures Lab at the University of Cape Town’s Graduate School of […]
News in South Africa 17th October: 1. Transnet strike drags on: Workers from the SA Transport and Allied Workers Union (Satawu) have rejected the Commission of Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA)’s recommendations to try and solve its wage dispute with Transnet. The CCMA Commissioner proposed a settlement between the two parties on Thursday. Estimates are […]
News in South Africa 4th October: 1. Water levels critical: Johannesburg Water has again shut down the supply to the northern suburbs of Johannesburg. This is the fourth time in less than three weeks. The emergency shutdown of the Bryanston reservoir and tower is to attend to another burst. There is no estimated time for […]
News in South Africa 5th August: 1. Stage 2 loadshedding continues: A major delay in restarting Eskom’s Koeberg unit 2 is largely to blame for load shedding rearing its ugly head again, just 11 days after it was suspended. Energy expert Chris Yelland notes that the failure to synchronise the unit to the grid is […]
News in South Africa 4th August: 1. Loadshedding at Stage 4: Power utility Eskom says that load shedding will increase to stage 4 on Thursday (4 August) between 16:00-24:00, due to the continued shortage of generation capacity. “Due to a shortage of generation capacity, coupled with the higher demand due to the colder weather, stage […]
News in South Africa 5th July: 1. Planned petrol price changes: Director of fuel pricing mechanism at the Department of Energy, Robert Maake, says the government is working on several regulatory changes to address South Africa’s high petrol price. Speaking to radio station 702, Maake said this includes: The possible introduction of a price cap; A […]
News in South Africa 4th July: 1. Basic food prices up 15%: The latest Household Affordability Index from the Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice & Dignity Group shows that the price of a basic household food basket is up by 13.6% year-on-year in June. This basket now costs R4 688 and is a R560 increase from a year ago. […]
News in South Africa 31st March: 1. Motion of no confidence fails: The Democratic Alliance (DA)’s motion of no confidence in President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Cabinet has failed in the National Assembly. After a lengthy roll-call voting process, members of Parliament completed voting with more than half of those present voting against the motion. Deputy Speaker […]
