News in South Africa 12th January: 1. SA to pay back R28 billion: Nations in Sub-Saharan Africa have been locked out of international debt markets for 22 months now, and investors are increasingly betting the drought will soon end as countries seek funding for a slew of principal payments coming due this year and next. […]
News in South Africa 20th October: 1. Tax filing season starts: The first deadline for the 2023 tax filing season is Monday (23 October), when non-provisional taxpayers must submit their annual tax returns. Taxpayers with more complicated financial affairs or different income streams have until 24 January next year. Taxpayers who have been auto-assessed but […]
News in South Africa 26th June: 1. Eskom’s smart meter project: Eskom on Friday announced the beginning of a pilot project that will give consumers more control over load shedding by using smart meters. The utility said selected consumers in Fourways in Gauteng will during Stage 1-4 load shedding get four opportunities to reduce their […]
News in South Africa 26th May: 1. Rand plunged to new record low: The rand crashed to a new record low overnight, reaching R19.8279/$ on Thursday night. The currency has now lost almost 26% of its value over the past year. In the past two weeks alone, since the US accusation that Russia received arms […]
News in South Africa 8th February: 1. Investors abandon SA: Investors have lost faith in South Africa’s government and have halted investment despite a wealth of opportunities, the head of the country’s biggest employer in the crucial mining industry said. More than 200 days of power cuts last year and blackouts every day so far […]
News in South Africa 27th September: 1. Hospitals in crisis: South Africa’s critical private and public hospitals are facing an onslaught of challenges making it harder to care for patients – with extended load shedding exacerbating a skills shortage in the sector. Speaking to ENCA, chairman of the South African Medica Association (SAMA) Mvuyisi Mzukwa said […]
News in South Africa 15th November: 1. 54-Hour JHB water shut down: Many Gauteng residents are bracing for water supply disruptions on Monday as Rand Water implements its 54-hour shutdown. Water disruptions can be expected from Monday morning and residents will probably notice a difference if they live in the City of Johannesburg, Rand West, […]
News in South Africa 10th August: 1. Covid death toll exceeds reports: Health officials say the number of deaths that can be attributed to Covid-19 in South Africa is likely multiple times higher than what is officially reported. A cursory look at the latest report on weekly deaths in SA, published by the South African […]
News in South Africa 24th June: 1. Gauteng infections and deaths climbing: Gauteng had 10,806 new cases of the coronavirus detected in the province in the previous 24 hours, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) announced on Wednesday night, setting a new one-day provincial record. Six out of every ten cases detected were in Gauteng. But […]
