News in South Africa 12th December: 1. NHI means more tax and less benefits: The National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill last week got the nod from the National Council of Provinces and has now been plonked in the lap of President Cyril Ramaphosa. Other than expropriation without compensation, few statutory artefacts have elicited such exasperation from those […]
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 21st June: 1. Sharp rise in riots: The Institute of Risk Management South Africa (IRMSA) has published the 9th Edition of the Annual Risk Report, sounding a new alarm on the various crises hitting South Africa. Among the biggest risks the country faces is growing social unrest, with the group already […]
News in South Africa 14th March: 1. Economy battered: According to Stats SA gross domestic product (GDP), the broadest measure of economic activity, declined by 1.3% from the third to the fourth quarter, adjusted for inflation and seasonality. This was much worse than expected and is a big number in absolute terms. It does not take a […]
News in South Africa 29th August: 1. Good news for petrol and food prices: Consumers are in for a reprieve in the coming months in South Africa as economic indicators point to food price inflation stabilising, while end-month data from the Central Energy Fund shows a likely petrol price cut for September. Stats SA published […]
News in South Africa 15th August: 1. JHB School fees could soar: The City of Johannesburg’s sudden decision to reclassify school properties, thereby raising payable rates eight-fold, will have a devastating impact on pupils in the metro, according to organisations challenging the change. Every year, the Gauteng Department of Education is faced with a scramble […]
News in South Africa 2nd August: 1. Visa processing delayed: Visa processing delays are frustrating South Africans who are looking to travel abroad, with appointments for interviews with the United States (US) consulate only available from February 2023. “Visa availability continues to be a struggle for travellers,” warned corporate and online travel management company Rennies […]
News in South Africa 4th January 2022: 1. Updated travel restrictions for SA: Both Germany and the US have eased some travel restrictions on South Africa, as global concerns around the Omicron variant continue to subside. In a proclamation issued at the end of December, US president Joe Biden said that health officials had made substantial progress […]
News in South Africa 20th December: 1. Travel hindered by Omicron: With Covid-19 cases on the rise in many parts of the world and the new Omicron variant spreading quickly, holiday travel suddenly seems a lot more complicated than it did a few months ago. The good news is that early data suggest vaccines still […]
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, […]
