Five Newsworthy Things in SA 12th December 2023:

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 […]

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Five Newsworthy Things in SA 4th October 2023:

News in South Africa 4th October: 1. Eggs rationed: Woolworths and Pick n Pay are rationing eggs to customers in a bid to ensure regular supply as SA’s worst ever avian influenza outbreak continues to gather momentum. Woolworths said in response to questions on Tuesday that it had “implemented a limit on whole egg purchases […]

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Five Newsworthy Things in SA 28th February 2023:

News in South Africa 28th February: 1. Plans for stage 16 load shedding: Last week, Eskom System Operator GM Isabel Fick admitted that it is working with the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) on preparing schedules beyond Stage 8. This was confirmed later by acting head of generation Thomas Conradie on Saturday, who said guidelines […]

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Five Newsworthy Things in SA 7th January 2022:

News in South Africa 7th January: 1. Vaccines lower risk of dying to Omicron: Fully vaccinated individuals have 3.8 times lower risk of dying of the Omicron variant than non-vaccinated individuals. This is according to data by the Western Cape Department of Health, released in a digital briefing on Thursday, which showed the effectiveness of […]

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Five Newsworthy Things in SA 18th October 2021:

News in South Africa 18th October: 1. Over 20mil vaccinated: On Friday, South Africa breached 20 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine administered, with another 154,000 people added to the tally of those fully vaccinated. That makes for some 35% of the adult population at least partially vaccinated. Ignore younger people, both less at risk of […]

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