Five Newsworthy Things in SA 17th June 2021:

News in South Africa 17th June: 1. New Lockdown regulations: President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that South Africa’s lockdown regulations will be tightened as the country grapples with a third Covid-19 wave. In a national address on Tuesday evening (15 June), the president said that the country will move to a level 3 lockdown from […]

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Five Newsworthy Things in SA 26th January 2021:

News in South Africa 26th January: 1. Jobs at risk due to lockdown: Nearly 1.4 million formal and informal jobs are at risk in the South African economy, with the current Covid-19 lockdown alert Level 3 restrictions having a direct impact across at least seven sectors: travel, tourism, entertainment, leisure, manufacturing, agriculture, and services not […]

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Five Newsworthy Things in SA 22nd January 2021:

News in South Africa 22nd January: 1. Repo rate unchanged at 3.5%: The Reserve Bank has decided to keep rates unchanged at 3.5%, in line with the expectations of economists. Governor Lesetja Kganyago made the announcement on Thursday afternoon, following the bank’s Monetary Policy Committee’s (MPC) first meeting for the year this week. Two of […]

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Five Newsworthy Things in SA 7th January 2021:

News in South Africa 7th January: 1. Lockdown Level 4 a possibility: South African government officials have called for stricter measures to curb soaring coronavirus infections at a meeting to discuss the state’s response to the pandemic. President Cyril Ramaphosa is hosting a meeting of the National Coronavirus Command Council on Wednesday to assess the […]

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Five Newsworthy Things in SA 4th January 2020:

News in South Africa 4th January: 1. Government aims for herd immunity: At least 67% of South Africans will need to be vaccinated against Covid-19 to ensure herd immunity, health minister Zweli Mkhize has announced during a public briefing. On Sunday, Mkhize unveiled the government’s strategy to secure vaccines and roll them out to two-thirds […]

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Five Newsworthy Things in SA 29th December 2020:

News in South Africa 29th December: 1. Return to lockdown level 3 and no alcohol: President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that South Africa will move back to lockdown level 3, taking effect from midnight tonight. In an address on Monday evening (28 December), Ramaphosa said that the move is being done to limit super-spreader events […]

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