News in South Africa 16th August: 1. Unemployment concerns: Despite a slight drop in the unemployment rate economists still believe that far too many people in South Africa remain unemployed. On Tuesday, Statistics South Africa released the second Quarter Labour Force Survey for the period starting from 1 April to the end of June 2023. […]
News in South Africa 5th July: 1. Severe water shortage: Experts are warning of a looming water crisis on a scale worse than load-shedding in South Africa as criminal syndicates have begun targeting water infrastructure to score tenders. Professor Anthony Turton from the Centre for Environmental Management at the University of the Free State warned […]
News in South Africa 8th June: 1. Deadline for new BEE rules approaches: Members of public in South Africa have just five days left to comment on the Draft Employment Equity (EE) Regulations 2023 on the proposed setting of sector EE targets. The public was given 30 days to comment on the Draft EE Regulations […]
News in South Africa 5th April: 1. Eskom testing new plan to cut power demand: Embattled power utility Eskom says it is piloting a national demand response programme in the small commercial and residential sectors in response to the electricity crisis facing South Africa. The programme is an expansion of the successful industrial Demand Response Programme, which […]
News in South Africa 15th February: 1. Inquiry into food prices launched: The Department of Trade and Industry and Competition has gazetted the terms of reference for a wide-reaching market inquiry related to the fresh produce market in South Africa, including prices. The inquiry, conducted by the Competition Commission, will investigate market conditions all along […]
News in South Africa 20th January: 1. Four day work week debate: The four-day workweek, and the flexibility it could provide, is a hot topic at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, this year. This comes shortly after the results of a six-month trial on the subject were released. It found participating companies had increased revenue and […]
News in South Africa 19th January: 1. Eskom diesel nightmare: Eskom is living hand-to-mouth in its efforts to obtain the diesel needed to continue running its open-cycle gas turbines (OCGTs), which, in the face of prolonged power generation outages, is the only way the utility can stave off severe and ongoing curtailment of South Africa’s […]
News in South Africa 10th January: 1. Eskom questioned for solutions: With chronic power cuts continuing to bedevil South Africans, Parliament wants answers from Eskom. Public Enterprises committee chairperson Khaya Magaxa said Eskom management will be called to Parliament even before it officially opens next month. The country experienced unprecedented load shedding last year, including […]
News in South Africa 9th January: 1. New goals for government: ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa said load shedding, crime, and corruption were harming the party’s public standing and should be tackled head-on in its 2023 priorities. Ramaphosa was speaking at the party’s January 8 birthday celebrations in Bloemfontein, the Free State, on Sunday. The speech […]
News in South Africa 5th December: 1. Load shedding issues worsen: While South Africa’s political space sits in a state of turmoil, the country’s power situation has been there for a long time – and is expected to get worse when Koeberg Unit 1 is pulled offline this week. On Thursday, 8 December 2022, Unit 1 […]
