News in South Africa 18th January: 1. Food shocker due to load shedding: The price of some staple food groups is expected to rise as load shedding takes its toll on the agricultural sector, says Christo van der Rheede, an executive director at Agri SA. Speaking to 702, Van der Rheede said that load shedding is […]
News in South Africa 21st December: 1. Minimum wage changes: Early in 2023, South Africa could have a new medium-term target for what the minimum wage should be. But it will not be a rand amount. Instead it will be a statement of intent – and a guarantee that minimum-wage earners will never fall behind […]
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 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 11th August: 1. Worries over SA being ‘greylisted’: The possibility of South Africa being greylisted by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) could make doing business with the country even tougher. Rebecca Thomson, a senior associate at Allen & Overy, told CapeTalk that if the country is deemed a high-risk jurisdiction to transact, […]
News in South Africa 4th April: 1. Petrol hike lower than feared: A stronger rand exchange rate and the government’s decision to intervene on higher costs means South Africa’s ‘record’ petrol price hike this week will be comparatively muted, say economists at the Bureau for Economic Research (BER). The government’s intervention to reduce the general […]
News in South Africa 29th March: 1. Moving away from Eskom: The National Energy Regulator of South Africa has awarded a private electricity trading licence for the first time in over 12 years, as the country looks to move away from Eskom’s power monopoly. The license enables Enpower Trading to source competitively-priced, predominantly renewable power […]
News in South Africa 24th January: 1. Drivers licence crisis: South Africa’s growing driver licence backlog has led to concerns from motorists about what happens when their licence expires and they are not able to receive a new card. Driving licence cards in South Africa are produced by the Driving Licence Card Account (DLCA) – […]
News in South Africa 9th December: 1. Infection rate accelerating: On Wednesday, South Africa’s fourth wave of coronavirus infections overtook the peak of the first wave, as the Omicron variant spreads far and fast. The 19,842 new cases added to the national tally on Wednesday is the highest one-day number since July this year, when […]
News in South Africa 22nd November: 1. Vaccine certificates for local use only: It will take some time before South Africa’s COVID-19 vaccination certificates can be available for use abroad. That’s the word from Acting Director-General at the health department, Dr Nicholas Crisp. This follows complaints from some people that their certificates aren’t accepted in certain countries […]
