Five Newsworthy Things in SA 24th November 2023:

News in South Africa 24th November: 1. SARB keeps rates on hold: For its final decision of the year, the Monetary Policy Committee left SA’s key interest rate unchanged at 8.25% for a third consecutive meeting, in line with economists’ expectations.  This comes after annual consumer price inflation leapt to 5.9% in October from 5.4% […]

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Five Newsworthy Things in SA 20th June 2023:

News in South Africa 20th June: 1. Roads leading to food shortage: Farmers are being driven to desperation over the poor state of roads. Some are now maintaining roads themselves to get their produce to market. AgriSA says poorly maintained roads are just one of the many issues faced by local farmers. This results in […]

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Five Newsworthy Things in SA 10th August 2022:

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 […]

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Five Newsworthy Things in SA 19th May 2022:

News in South Africa 19th May: 1. South African satellite developing: South Africa is moving ahead with a plan to develop a communication satellite, Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Khumbudzo Ntshavheni said on Wednesday.  Satellites are used to relay signals used for telecommunications, broadcasting, weather forecasting, navigation, scientific research and earth observation. Ntshavheni, who took over […]

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Five Newsworthy Things in SA 16th April 2021:

News in South Africa 16th April: 1. System up for 2nd phase of vaccine rollout: Health minster Dr Zweli Mkhize has launched the Electronic Vaccination Data System for the second phase of the vaccine rollout, which is expected to start in May. The country is expecting 30 million Pfizer doses, with the first batch expected […]

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Five Newsworthy Things in SA 3rd March 2021:

News in South Africa 3rd March: 1. JHB road plant down for over 5 months: The Johannesburg Roads Agency’s R50m asphalt plant ‘has been down for over five months’. The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA), an entity within the City of Joburg, is currently unable to produce asphalt at a R50 million plant it acquired in […]

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Five Newsworthy Things in SA 10th February 2021:

News in South Africa 10th February: 1. Ratepayers have had enough: Rates and tax revolts are either underway or being contemplated by ratepayer associations fed up at being forced to pay rates and taxes to dysfunctional municipalities. They are called ‘tax diversions’ rather than revolts, and they’re of questionable legality, but several ratepayer associations are […]

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