News in South Africa 22nd November: 1. Inflation rises ahead of SARB decision: South Africa’s annual consumer price inflation (CPI) rose slightly in October, reaching the upper end of the South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB) target range. StatsSA announced today that annual CPI was 5.9% in October 2023, up from the 5.9% recorded in September […]
News in South Africa 10th August: 1. Inflation worsens gender pay gap: Women across the world are feeling the pinch as inflation rockets while the gender pay gap persists. South Africa is ranked at number 123 out of 146 countries in the Global Gender Gap Report for 2022. In South Africa, the issue was pushed firmly back […]
News in South Africa 10th November: 1. Restaurants load shedding struggles: Restaurants roll out generators to fight load shedding – at a cost of R1,000 per hour. South Africa’s embattled restaurant industry is being battered by load shedding, turning to petrol and diesel generators to keep the lights on. But record-high fuel prices, following months […]
News in South Africa 2nd March: 1. Unions aim high with wage demands: Union insiders stated that the decision by public-sector unions to publicly share details of this year’s wage demands was a desperate move to appear active to disgruntled members who were resigning in droves. In a pre-emptive unprecedented move, unions on Monday revealed they […]
